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Summary: First Time Reading the series
Review: Well, like others who are now hooked on the series I always saw the book on the shelf. I didn't want to read it b/c it looked lame. Then, I decided to read the first book in the series.I am hooked and just bought #2 Sam this past Sunday. The book is a fast paced action filled modern book. It's not a magical make belive superwoman teenage girl. She just kicks a** in karate which is perfectly acceptable. This is a wonderful book and, I can't wait to start #2 in the series.
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Summary: one of the best series ever!
Review: i have read all the way up to the 20th book already! and i just statrted reading this series about three monhts ago....this series is addicting!! i can never put down the book!!one of the best writtin series ever, i definately love it, and it did not seem like 20 books so far!i have read many, many, MANY! books but this is definately the best series. it has everything! its a must read! even people in there 20s and 30s love this book once i introduce it to them!
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Summary: Most Boring and Repetitive Books Award
Review: This review is for all those people who are interested in getting the books but are thinking "no way can twenty books in a series get almost all positive results with hardly any negative comments, there's got to be some catch!" (To Jennifer from California: your comments for book twenty were very much appreciated!) And there is a catch.
Don't get me wrong; I give books a great benefit of a doubt. I've been known to read 200 pages in before giving up. I was looking forward to reading these; it was an intriguing concept, a girl who could feel no fear. And I have read and loved many young adult books, so I knew that this would not deter me. -BUT- These books amaze me in the level of repetitiveness they contain.
Every one is a overly melodramatic soap opera, involving characters who *almost* get together or share a quick moment of happiness before it is thoroughly destroyed for the gazillionth time. This is always a result of stupidity, lack of communication (God do they need to work on their total unwillingness to ask simple questions which would clear up simple mistakes, instead of letting their problems grow until there's another book's worth of plot to write about!), or little twists like someone tells someone something, and they're devastated and decide that they can't resolve the issues until four books later.
Plus the main character, Gaia, has too many perfect things about her. She's drop dead gorgeous, secretly brilliant at chess, knew how to do complex algebra equations when she was in the third grade, speaks several languages, is extremely powerful, brilliant at martial arts, and is mysterious. Like the posing in black and white with a withdrawn expression in a Gap commercial mysterious. I've read about characters that are pretty close to perfect, but this just kept pushing it. She is [messed] up emotionally, but all those other components make her unrealisitic, less believable.
And finally, although admittedly this is a personal bias, I'm irritated in how the writer treats martial arts. If she really was a black belt then she would have learned all of the mental teachings that went with it, like using excessive force only when absolutely necessary, which she never pays attention to.
Oh, and she's really clueless to things going on around her, like all of these evil plots, and sometimes you have to stop and think "oh, come on, even my guppy would have figured that out!"
Well, to each their own I always say, but if you were wondering if anyone had anything other than rave reviews, or wanted to show what I feel is scathing honesty, there you have it. Hopefully this review helps you in making your decision on your purchase.
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Summary: Enough to get me hooked...
Review: So far I've read 7 of the FEARLESS BOOKS. When I had finished the first one, I went right in to the computer and ordered no. 2, 3 and 4'and so on. The first book isn't as great as some of the others, but it's enough to get one hooked! You have to start out with the first one and read them in order, because otherwise it gets really hard to follow. So much happens in one book. Ok'maybe not in every book, but I loved them all so far.
Gaia is just so amazing, and maybe all of her powers aren't that realistic, but you get the impression that it's not impossible that it actually could be true'
That's what I think about the books anyway. I'm 15 years old, and all I know is, that for you guys over the age of 40'you'll love it, too! My dad, who's somewhere around 45, simply can't put them down, just like me.
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Summary: Great series, but not as great of a start...
Review: When I first read this, I didnt like it. But after reading the rest of the series, I decided to read it again. This time, I liked it, because I could understand the characters better. This is a great teen series, but not for people, I say, under the 7th grade. Gaia isn't your average girl. This is because, 1. she was born without the fear gene, so she doesn't know what fear is, 2. She is fluent in 6 languages (Russian, Arabic, and French to name a few), 3. One of her favorite hobbies is beating up muggers, rapers, and drug dealers. But she still has some normal teenage girl problems, like 1. she's in love with a guy who's going out with a girl she hates and 2. Her best friend (Ed), an ex skate rat, is in love with her, but she doesn't know it, 3. She lives with a foster family, because her CIA father left her after her mother was killed by her uncle (the villian in the series). But unlike most teeenage girls, she has assains trying to kill her everyday. I really do like this series, but I don't really think that this is the greatest start to the series, because it shows you one side of the characters, but in the next book, that changes. And like I said before, this isn't for everyone (if you have a problem reading stuff with violence, drug use,sex, or like everything to be tied up nicely in the end, this isn't the series for you.)
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Summary: Thrilling!
Review: Fearless no. 1 is a thrilling book to read! Gaia leads a perfectly normal life like other teenage high school girls, except that she was born without the fear gene, she is an expert in karate, jujitsu, kung fu, and muay thai, and terrorists are after her. She has only one friend she can count on, a guy named Ed. Ed is like every else, but he needs the support of a wheel chair. Gaia enjoys taking a walk in Central Park at night, and not because of the fresh air either, she like teaching the thugs that wander in the park a lesson. Never pick on the little guys. Gaia¡¦s parents are both gone, her mom is up in heaven and her dad ran away. What Gaia doesn¡¦t know is that her dad is a CIA agent trying to protect her without her knowing. This is a once in a lifetime kind of book, so be sure to read it! Also be careful, because once you start you can¡¦t stop!
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Summary: Everyone needs a good, funny, basically trash novel.....
Review: Okay, I won't deny it; I (sadly) am in love with the fearless series. They are short, pretty well written, funny "novels" with plots to laugh over and a few entertaining characters. They are easy to read with a few words that an eight year old might not know, but definitely no advanced vocabulary if your double digits or above :). The stories have several plot twists or double agents throughout, and the dramatic irony is enough to make you rip out your hair in some parts. This is really the kind of book you get at an airport to read on the plane, because it's entertain and requires little thought...plus you are easily absorbed into the plot if you have the time; the books are really addictive. Also, once you're hooked, there a plenty more books to follow the first, 19 to date. If anyone ever sees you reading them though, and asks you what they are about, (now anyone who doesn't want the "secrets" spoiled stop reading and skip ahead to the part in CAPS) you'll have a hard time explaining that your reading a book about a teenage girl born without the fear gene living in Manhattan and beating up thugs, muggers, etc. because she was expertly trained in karate, jujitsu, kung fu, and muay thai by her CIA agent father who abandoned her after his wife (her mother) was murdered by his evil twin (he's a terrorist/assassin) who was actually trying to kill the father so he could marry the wife/mother of the girl, Gaia, so she could become his daughter and he could clone her and create a super human army to sell to other terrorists/assassins with the highest bids. Did I also mention that her best friend was paralyzed from the waist down until undergoing experimental surgery which fully solved his injury but caused him to lose his settlement (of $26 mill) that he received in a lawsuit over his accident, and therefore upsets his girlfriend, who is also Gaia's enemy, at least before they came to terms and cooperated to exploit and confuse Gaia's assassin uncle. Oh yeah, and throw in that before getting back with her Gaia's best friend, the enemy, heather, was dating the love interest of the series, Sam, who fell in love with Gaia and her in love with him and screwed everything up. Also she had several disputes with different Neo-Nazi gang members and was being watched by her legal guardian and agent of the evil twin uncle, who then saw her mistakes and changed her ways, only to then be assassinated after her newfound friendship with Gaia. So once again, she's the fearless martial arts expert with a father in the CIA who has an evil twin who is trying to capture Gaia and clone her to make an army of super humans to sell to terrorists. Oh yeah, completely plausible. START READING AGIAN HERE: Well, anyway...it's worth a read and I would recommend it to anyone who is in need of good trash novel. :)
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: This book was great. I got it becasue the author, Francine Pascal, wrote Sweet Valley book, and I used to love them. However, this book is not for people who want a clear-cut, straight-through story. The book is more abstract and it's hard to understand exactly what is going on. For me, this is great, but those who don't like those kind of story-line, I don't recommend this book for you.
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Summary: Non-stop Action
Review: This is a wonderful book for any preteen or teenage girl. It is packed with action, suspense, mystery, and a pinch of romance. Yet the topic is something many can relate to- not fitting it, trying to figure out WHO you are, and living in a commonly violent place (New York.) If you know a preteen/teenage girl who hates to read, this is what I'de recommend. It will draw her into Gaia's world, and soon she'll be demanding the 2nd book of the Fearless series.
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Summary: Gaia Moore: A girl born without the fear gene....
Review: Gaia moore is a lonely 17 year old girl stuck in the big city of Manhattan. She lives with George and Ella her guardians since she was 12 when her mother was killed and her father left her. Gaia really dislikes Ella... just one of the many things she hates. Gaia is different then everyone else... she doesn't have fear. She thrives on danger. During the day, she wonders throughout the park playing chess with others. Then, almost every night she walks throught dangerous Washington park, ignoring all the warnings... pretending not to pay attention to guys in the bushes with razors or knifes just because she hopes to get attacked. The thing is... she never gets hurt, well atleast not badly enough to put her in the hospital or killed. Gaia has a lot of strentgh and knows moves that will beat up 5 guys at one attack.
There's also her enemy; Heather. But this girl, Heather... has a boyfriend, who Gaia likes. Her and Sam(the boyfriend) seem to have a connection that neither of them wants to talk about. One of Gaia's best friends, is Ed. Ed's legs are paralyed and is in a wheelchair. Yet, one nite Ed risks his life to help Gaia in a dangerous fight in an ally. So the fact that Ed is always there to help her is a plus.
All through the book, Gaia explains her feelings... and throughout the story... after each fight,each of the problems with people at school, at home... you start to see that Gaia isn't as tough inside as she is on the outside...
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