Book: Darkness Falls by Jessica Sorensen

Self-Published by Jessica Sorensen

Purchased for my Nook (290 pages)

Genre: YA: Dystopic/Post-Apocalyptic/Paranormal- Vampires

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Goodreads Summary: When the disease spread through the world, people had no choice but to go into hiding. The Colony is hidden deep underground, far away from the vampires—humans that were transformed by the disease. The vampires are hideous, starving, and they will kill any human they come across.

Seventeen-year-old Kayla is a Bellator, a warrior that protects The Colony. In order to survive, there are three rules she must follow:
Rule #1—Never go out after dark.
Rule #2—Always carry a weapon.
Rule #3—No matter what, never EVER get bit.

But what happens when the rules Kayla has always lived by can no longer apply? 

The Highers run The Colony and accept nothing less than perfection. One slip up can mean death. Kayla has always worked hard to follow the rules and strive for perfection. But during a moment of weakness, she lets her imperfections show. Her punishment is worse than death. She is chosen for The Gathering and is thrown out into a world full of starving vampires. 

No one has ever survived The Gathering, at least that’s what Kayla’s been told.

But when she runs into a group who insist they were once part of The Gathering, Kayla discovers the Highers have been keeping secrets. Secrets that could lead to a cure.

Darkness Falls is interesting.  I like the premise of it- a virus that turned people into vampires.  That’s definitely unusual, but I like that it’s caused by a virus.  And the society is also interesting.  Things are definitely secretive and you’re not completely sure what is going on.  Plus, vampires have taken over, and everyone’s who left is in the Colony.  Or are they?  I have the feeling there’s more going on than what was revealed in the book.

But here’s the thing.  I didn’t like it.  I didn’t find the characters particularly interesting, and it felt convoluted.  I get the whole convoluted feel, because she’s been injected something that makes her forget things, and she starts to remember them.  It was slightly jarring to randomly see memories come back.  But it was interesting to see her remember and try to figure everything out.

There’s a lot going on, and it felt overwhelming.

That being said, I get why people like it so much.  There is a lot of action and adventure, and while I thought there were a lot of details missing, I get why they’re missing.

It’s just not for me, so I give it a 1 out of 5.