Falling Under by Gwen Hayes

Hi, my name is Kelly, and I’m addicted to underworlds. And it’s the fantastic realm of “Under” that, for me, was the best part of Falling Under. Gwen Hayes uses several tropes that have become overused in YA paranormal romance, but the book is better written than many of its peers, and Hayes’ creativity bursts out of the bounds of the formula every time she shows us a scene from Under. At first, this feels like a lot of books we’ve read before… But when I was frustrated with the first half of Falling Under, the dream sequences kept me reading. Theia visits a strange place in her dreams, one that’s both beautiful and nightmarish… Later, when Theia is taken bodily into Under, it makes for terrific reading. It’s as if Twilight suddenly turned into Pan’s Labyrinth. Creepy, yet filled with strange beauty, Under is incredibly compelling… Read the rest.