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I was hooked from the moment I saw this striking cover and read the book's synopsis. My addiction with this book continued as I was found myself completely drawn into the unique world that Leigh has created. From her beautifully detailed setting in Ireland, to the engaging world, and fascinating supernatural powers some of her characters have to the sizzling romance between Megan and Adam, everything about this book hooked me. What a fabulous debut!

There's a great cast of characters, and two of my favorites were the main ones, Megan and Adam. Megan's just moved to Ireland with her Dad from the US. She's a genuinely nice person, she's well grounded, sincere and has an inner strength I really admired about her. Adam is also a grounded person, he's geniune, and one of his greatest strengths is his passion. He has a passion for life and a passion for those he really cares about. There's a lot of mystery surrounding Adam and his family, who are treated like outsiders, which is how they'd prefer it. When Megan moves to town, weird things start happening, and she starts to see things that about Adam and his family that no one else pays attention to.

Adam's family is made up of his guardian Fionn, his standoffish brother Rian, who I really ended up liking and his sister Aine, who's an all around fun person to get to know. I like the way Leigh drew me to Adam's family. By building on the family's mystery, she allowed my curiosity to get the better of me and I had to know what Adam's family was hiding, or keeping a secret. Normally I would have been bugged by this, but I liked the way Leigh developed the instant attraction between Adam and Megan. I did get a little annoyed with how often Megan talks about how hot Adam is (at the same time she is a teenage girl, and that should be understandable), but it wasn't something that deterred me from liking the book. The family secret, and the attraction between Adam and Megan all ties together with the story's rich Celtic mythology.

I'm a sucker for a book with a rich mythology, and one of the things that's so appealing to me about Carrier of the Mark is the unique lore and mythology Leigh has created for her story that's deeply rooted in Celtic legend. It's a mythology that's often not found in other YA books, and I really liked how refreshing this was. I also really love the fascinating powers that Megan, Adam and Adam's siblings have with controlling the elements and how that worked into the mythology which is centered on the Celtic goddess Danu.

Carrier of the Mark is an enticing read that I really enjoyed. The story is well paced, the plot line is mixed with action, mystery, and romance, and Leigh's writing is addicting. I liked how she took her time to build up some of the more action filled scenes, the way she grabbed a hold of my interest by creating a great mix of both showing and telling me parts of her story and I loved the way some of the story's mystery unravels through out the course of the book. That allowed me to feel like I was finding things out along side Megan, which made me feel like was connected to the story in some small way. It's a fun, fast paced read and a book I definitely enjoyed spending the afternoon with. I'd highly recommend picking it up!


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Carrier of the Mark Leigh Fallon Books Reviews

I was looking forward excitedly to reading Carrier of the Mark. It looked very interested and I'd heard some great things about it. However, as I started reading I found some disturbing similarities to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga. I felt Megan was a stronger character than Bella and the mythos of this story was definitely more interesting. There were parts that seemed medieval - such as arranged marriages for the Carriers (meaning females) to produce babies who could be Marked at some point.

I do worry about young women or men getting the idea they need to have a partner (boyfriend/girlfriend) to survive in life. Megan was willing to give up her awesome powers just to be with Adam. Adam and Megan's relationship is the epitome of a codependent relationship, where one or both people in the relationship is psychologically dependent on the other in an unhealthy way. I feel this is a bad example to give because in real life codependency often leads to an abusive relationship - not something I'd want for anyone.

I am interested to see where this trilogy takes us, so I will most likely read the next two books, though I will borrow them from the library.
1.5 Stars

Synopsis

So, what is this book about? Well, there is a girl, Megan, who just moved to Ireland with her dad. She starts at a new school and, before she even steps onto school property, locks eyes with the hottest guy ever, Adam, and is immediately infatuated. She is instantly popular, and of course, Adam can't stop thinking about her either. Everyone warns her about Adam and his family. They are different and there are rumors of strange happenings. Megan, of course, doesn't listen and soon finds herself immersed in a world of magic and danger.

Review

If you couldn't sense the sarcasm above, look again. This is Leigh Fallon's debut novel and my hope for her is that she learns from the mistakes of this book. I may have rated this 2-3 stars if it were not for the fact that the story outline of this book is not original at all. This book is Twilight with different details. Let me clarify. I don't mean that it is a Twilight-like story, I mean that the story follows right along with everything that happens in Twilight, just without vamps and weres. Because of this, the story is incredibly predictable.

The other major complaints that I have is that this book lacks emotion and character connection. The majority of the story reads like a report and is flat. There are parts in the story that are meant to explain the Order and the Mark, but really they just confuse the heck out of you.

I think that if I was a sixth grader, this book probably would have been better, but for a more mature reader, this just didn't do it for me. I hope that this author improves with her writing, and also chooses to create her own ideas in future books.
What had attracted me to this book was the idea of people having control of the elements and it being only 4 people as opposed to the actual Air Bender series where people are divided into nations for their ability. But, like many fellow reviewers have said the similarities to Twilight are to me, earth shatteringly obvious. The fact that their actual powers are presented to us in such a boring way considering the potential for greatness just adds insult to injury. The insta-love was just way too over the top for me as well. The only reason I finished at all is because I hate leaving a book unfinished and I didn't want to pass judgement without actually having finished the book. The most excruciating read I've been through in a while.
I was hooked from the moment I saw this striking cover and read the book's synopsis. My addiction with this book continued as I was found myself completely drawn into the unique world that Leigh has created. From her beautifully detailed setting in Ireland, to the engaging world, and fascinating supernatural powers some of her characters have to the sizzling romance between Megan and Adam, everything about this book hooked me. What a fabulous debut!

There's a great cast of characters, and two of my favorites were the main ones, Megan and Adam. Megan's just moved to Ireland with her Dad from the US. She's a genuinely nice person, she's well grounded, sincere and has an inner strength I really admired about her. Adam is also a grounded person, he's geniune, and one of his greatest strengths is his passion. He has a passion for life and a passion for those he really cares about. There's a lot of mystery surrounding Adam and his family, who are treated like outsiders, which is how they'd prefer it. When Megan moves to town, weird things start happening, and she starts to see things that about Adam and his family that no one else pays attention to.

Adam's family is made up of his guardian Fionn, his standoffish brother Rian, who I really ended up liking and his sister Aine, who's an all around fun person to get to know. I like the way Leigh drew me to Adam's family. By building on the family's mystery, she allowed my curiosity to get the better of me and I had to know what Adam's family was hiding, or keeping a secret. Normally I would have been bugged by this, but I liked the way Leigh developed the instant attraction between Adam and Megan. I did get a little annoyed with how often Megan talks about how hot Adam is (at the same time she is a teenage girl, and that should be understandable), but it wasn't something that deterred me from liking the book. The family secret, and the attraction between Adam and Megan all ties together with the story's rich Celtic mythology.

I'm a sucker for a book with a rich mythology, and one of the things that's so appealing to me about Carrier of the Mark is the unique lore and mythology Leigh has created for her story that's deeply rooted in Celtic legend. It's a mythology that's often not found in other YA books, and I really liked how refreshing this was. I also really love the fascinating powers that Megan, Adam and Adam's siblings have with controlling the elements and how that worked into the mythology which is centered on the Celtic goddess Danu.

Carrier of the Mark is an enticing read that I really enjoyed. The story is well paced, the plot line is mixed with action, mystery, and romance, and Leigh's writing is addicting. I liked how she took her time to build up some of the more action filled scenes, the way she grabbed a hold of my interest by creating a great mix of both showing and telling me parts of her story and I loved the way some of the story's mystery unravels through out the course of the book. That allowed me to feel like I was finding things out along side Megan, which made me feel like was connected to the story in some small way. It's a fun, fast paced read and a book I definitely enjoyed spending the afternoon with. I'd highly recommend picking it up!