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    Falling
    Falling
    Falling
    Audiobook17 hours

    Falling

    Written by Simona Ahrnstedt

    Narrated by Summer Morton

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    A gripping, glittering novel of scandal and suspense that ranges from Sweden to New York City to Africa, from the bestselling author of All In . . .

    Alexander de la Grip is known in the tabloids and gossip blogs as a rich, decadent, jet-setting playboy who spends most of his days recovering from the night before. With a string of beautiful conquests, he seems to care about nothing and no one. Isobel Sørensen has treated patients in refugee camps and war zones, and is about to depart Sweden for a pediatric hospital in Chad. Devoted to her humanitarian work, she cares almost too deeply. Especially when she learns that Alexander is withholding desperately needed funds from her aid foundation.

    Is it because she’s the only woman who ever told him to go to hell?

    As the two push each other’s boundaries to the breaking point, the truth turns out to be much more complicated. Pain, love, trust, betrayal. Which will triumph when safety is nothing but an empty word?

    Praise for All In

    “A compelling story that has heat and heart.” —New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown

    “Sexy, smart, and completely unputdownable. Breathtaking, from start to finish.” —New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare

    “I've been searching for this feeling all year: this book left me absolutely breathless.” —New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 25, 2017
    ISBN9781511342544
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    Simona Ahrnstedt

    Simona Ahrnstedt was born in Prague and is a licensed psychologist, a cognitive behavioral therapist, and most importantly, a bestselling author. As her novels have swept bestseller lists in her native Sweden, she has become a spokesperson for books by women, for women, and about women. Her provocative women’s fiction has been sold in multiple languages as well as audio format. She lives outside of Stockholm, Sweden, with her two teenagers.

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    • 3/5
      A page turner for sure. Plot is good enough, as far as crime fiction. But the use of crude language and expression was very off-putting. The first 30 pages didn't do much for me: I was even wondering what I was doing reading this book - the motive seemed quite feeble, Matt's and Amy's characters too trite. But in Ch. 2., as soon as FBI agent Kelly was introduced, it became more believable, and I was turning the pages faster. She and her partner Charlie (though his was a minor part) were much more convincing as characters. The "Acid Man" (the villain here) was a psychological insight, with horrible twists. But I thought the writing throughout was rather primitive. Still, it might make a good movie.
    • 3/5
      Love Christopher Pike to death, but I’m still not convinced he’s up to writing for adults. Kelly is a rather ridiculous character.
    • 4/5
      This being my long over due reintroduction to Christopher Pike, I was at first a bit disappointed. It had been so long since I'd read any of his work that I was bored by the story. But then I remembered that Pike is the kind of storyteller that *eases* you into a plot. Sure, he'll thrust you into the action - but that's wholly separate. Once I was introduced to the web of the plot it was intriguing and gripping. The gradual reveal of the twists and turns were sometimes sudden and other times not.My favorite thing about Pike, as an writer, is his understanding that when you have a conversation between two people - it doesn't have to be marred down with "he said" "she said" descriptions. They were quick and felt natural and never did I have to ask, "Who is saying what?" I was anxious to hear what was going to be said next and was glad I didn't have to wade through a river of internal thoughts and theories - there is a time and a place for internal monologue and Pike was always aware that it's not during gripping dialogue. God Bless him :DI would have given this 5 stars, but I just don't like profanity and crude language no matter how much brutality it is lending to the story - sorry!
    • 4/5
      When I was in high school, I read almost every Christopher Pike book available - finding that he had a new release that was not YA fiction, I had to read it. Overall a good story, I like the fact that there are two different-but-linked stories going on in the book...the jilted lover seeking revenge and the acid-burning serial killer.The book seems to throwback a bit to the Silence of the Lambs concept, that a law enforcement agent seeks help from a criminal that is in some way their mentor. While reading that part of the book, the idea kept coming up to bother me, but if you can look past that, this is a great read.
    • 3/5
      Pike entwines two criminals in this thrilling tale. Matt Conner plots revenge on his ex-girlfriend by kidnapping her son. Meanwhile, Kelly Fienman hunts down a serial killer called The Acid Man who kills his victims by pouring acid onto their hearts. Kelly's and Matt's stories will come together as this novel of betrayal and trust comes to its conclusion. A Kirkus review calls Falling "Literary crack cocaine". While I'm not sure that's a compliment, it's certainly true for parts of this book. Although I disliked all of the characters by the end, part of me felt compelled to finish the book to figure out how everything fit together (and I was surprised, although the ending is not unbelievable... as far as thrillers go).