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Alone (Fearless)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's (2002-09-02)
ISBN: 0743449312
EAN: 9780743449311
Paperback: 224 pages
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Customer Reviews
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One of the better books in the series so far !.
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-12-22
1 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
If you have felt that the fearless series has been dragging recently, I think readers will be pleasantly suprised by 'Alone'. Pascal is back on form as this installment compares very favorably with some of the earlier exciting reads in the series. Although Pascal is still guilty of using the same stalling plot devices to prevent the relationship of Gaia and Ed, it is understandable as it is necessary for there to be a wedge between them - both so we continue to feel for Gaia's loneliness, but also for the plot to move forward.
This is what makes 'Alone' such an exciting read - there is non stop action in this installment. Pascal has set up the characters to such an extent in her previous books , that we can really care about what happens to them. This character development really continues in 'Alone', as much more attention is paid to other relationships as well as Gaia and Ed. Tom and Natasha become even more crucial to the storyline, as do Josh and Heather. The development of the Heather character is one I think any regular reader of the series will find particularly interesting, as in 'Alone' she makes a choice that could effect everything she holds dear.
Of course Gaia is used to making such choices, and as usual the girl born without the fear gene has a lot to cope with. In this installment she realises a lot about who she can trust, as someone she thought she hated may just turn out to be a friend , where as someone she thought she trusted turns out not to be her friend at all. Gaia is the reason I think most people seem to enjoy the series. She is a wonderful heroine, interesting both because of her unusual characteristics - her mental and physical strength, and because of her ordinariness. The way Gaia deals with the harsh realities of her life make her another member of the 'girl power' role models we seem to have at the moment - she worthily joins the realms of Buffy, Xena, Nikita etc etc. But as is common with the creators of these other role models, I think Pascal has to watch she does not make Gaia's situation too farcical. I know it wouldn't make for much of a plot but I do wish now and then that Gaia would be allowed to be happy for more than five minutes at a time.
Ultimately though this is a little niggling point when compared to how fun in is to read about Gaia's horrible life and the fantastic way she deals with it. In the best books in the series, such as 'Alone', you get so caught up in the action,(as either someone important to Gaia dies or she makes a new discovery about her origins, or finds out that yet another person is lying to her or trying to kill her); that I personally find that only occasionally do you want to scream at Gaia to wake up and look at what's in front of her. But I think that this is the important point, that Gaia as a character is so complex you can get as involved with the story as I seem to do. She may be a mish-mash of so many other characters I have read, but she is still so interesting I don't think it matters.
Finally I think that anyone who has read any of the earlier books in the series should read this installment, as it will make you desperate to find out what is going to happen next to Gaia. But although I think it is best to have read all of the earlier books of the series to truely appreciate Gaia's situation, I would also recommend 'Alone' to readers who are not familiar with the series at all. It is such an action packed read, that you could purely read it for its merits alone. Do not be fooled into thinking that it is just a book to be read by pre-teen or teenage girls because of Pascal's previous series such as Sweet Valley High. If you have not come across the 'Fearless' series before it is much more influenced by television sci-fi such as 'Buffy' and 'Dark Angel' and so could probably be enjoyed by people not only interested in the teenage romance genre.
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Alone (Fearless (Paperback))
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-11-19
I think this is the best book out of the whole series so far. All of Francine Pascal’s books are great. I like ‘Alone’ because there is so much suspense. In this book Gaia feels alone and unloved and I can’t believe the way Loki is treating her. And what kind of father is Tom! I would really like Sam to come back so that Gaia can feel that she is loved and for all the truth to be found out about EVIL Loki. I think that Gaia is easy to relate to apart from the whole not having a fear gene. All the Fearless books keep you hocked. Who ever hasn’t read these books should, I highly recommend it!
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