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Stepbrother Fallen
Everything is going great for Madison Moriarty. She's got nice parents, good friends, and she's headed to UCLA at the end of the summer, the first step on an exciting journey towards becoming a world famous author just like her late father.
OK, so she may dress like she survived an explosion at an uptight, buttoned up Martha's Vineyard branch of Tommy Hilfiger, but she's a good girl, damn it, from her boring top-siders to her preppy sweaters right down to her stupid My Little Pony laundry day panties.
Rafe Stone... well, Rafe Stone is an asshole, and he's going to fucking jail. That's what happens when you steal your foster parents' Camry and drive it halfway across Colorado, the passenger seat strewn with empty beer cans and a homemade bong. He's been lucky so far, but this time the judge won't be satisfied with a slap on the wrist... unless Maddy's stepfather takes him in.
This is what happens when two worlds collide.
This is what happens when a nice, polite little princess gets thrown in with the stepbrother she never knew she had, a tattooed thug with a tight t-shirt, torn jeans, a pack of smokes and a bad attitude.
This is a story of love, hate and David Fucking Bowie.
You're gonna love it.
OK, so she may dress like she survived an explosion at an uptight, buttoned up Martha's Vineyard branch of Tommy Hilfiger, but she's a good girl, damn it, from her boring top-siders to her preppy sweaters right down to her stupid My Little Pony laundry day panties.
Rafe Stone... well, Rafe Stone is an asshole, and he's going to fucking jail. That's what happens when you steal your foster parents' Camry and drive it halfway across Colorado, the passenger seat strewn with empty beer cans and a homemade bong. He's been lucky so far, but this time the judge won't be satisfied with a slap on the wrist... unless Maddy's stepfather takes him in.
This is what happens when two worlds collide.
This is what happens when a nice, polite little princess gets thrown in with the stepbrother she never knew she had, a tattooed thug with a tight t-shirt, torn jeans, a pack of smokes and a bad attitude.
This is a story of love, hate and David Fucking Bowie.
You're gonna love it.
130 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 7, 2015
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Aya Fukunishi
62 books169 followersAya Fukunishi is a Japanese British author of erotic short stories. She lives in the crackling heart of Bangkok, Thailand, with her partner and spends her evenings with the bar girls and ladyboys of this smutty, XXX-rated city.
Aya shot to fame with the release of the internationally bestselling Dominated by the Billionaire series. She's also infamous for riding the length of the Bangkok subway while sitting on a vibrator (though let's keep that between us).
Aya shot to fame with the release of the internationally bestselling Dominated by the Billionaire series. She's also infamous for riding the length of the Bangkok subway while sitting on a vibrator (though let's keep that between us).
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April 8, 2015
3.5
I found this to be quite enjoyable. But I didn’t love it. I thought the buildup was good, setting up the “problem child”/previously unknown step brother…and setting up the distant relationship filled with animosity and attraction. But where I had issues was also at the distant relationship filled with animosity and attraction. This book is solely from Maddy’s POV. You only know as much as she does. So I never got a real sense of Rafe…to the point that even after finishing the book, I have trouble remembering his name.
Like I said, the buildup was good. The set up was good. But I needed more interaction between them to really feel like there was a connection…a mutual attraction. Maddy was definitely into him. That was more than obvious, but we also had her POV. There may have been a few hints with Rafe, but they spent so little time together that when they finally hooked up, I was left scratching my head wondering when the attraction started for him. Was it right away? The party where the bitch pushed Maddy down? The second party where he fought some jerks who hit and kicked Maddy? I just wasn’t sure.
My other issue came with the drama that separated Rafe and Maddy. It wasn’t so much the drama itself, but Maddy’s mother. Maddy was 18 years old. An adult. Yet when her mother refused to let Maddy help Rafe, Maddy just rolled over and did as she was told. She never stopped to think for herself or fight for Rafe after he fought for her and got in trouble because of that fight. And then seven years passed. It just kind of pissed me off. Maddy went from smart to TSTL very quickly and that just made me lose interest in her as a character.
The book did have some very good high points. The initial meeting between Maddy and Rafe was awesome! Fully of embarrassment and humor. They did have a few encounters like that. And I wish there had been more because that would have meant more time Maddy and Rafe were together and that would have meant more of a connection.
Basically, there beginning was awesome, the end was great but the middle was missing for me.
I found this to be quite enjoyable. But I didn’t love it. I thought the buildup was good, setting up the “problem child”/previously unknown step brother…and setting up the distant relationship filled with animosity and attraction. But where I had issues was also at the distant relationship filled with animosity and attraction. This book is solely from Maddy’s POV. You only know as much as she does. So I never got a real sense of Rafe…to the point that even after finishing the book, I have trouble remembering his name.
Like I said, the buildup was good. The set up was good. But I needed more interaction between them to really feel like there was a connection…a mutual attraction. Maddy was definitely into him. That was more than obvious, but we also had her POV. There may have been a few hints with Rafe, but they spent so little time together that when they finally hooked up, I was left scratching my head wondering when the attraction started for him. Was it right away? The party where the bitch pushed Maddy down? The second party where he fought some jerks who hit and kicked Maddy? I just wasn’t sure.
My other issue came with the drama that separated Rafe and Maddy. It wasn’t so much the drama itself, but Maddy’s mother. Maddy was 18 years old. An adult. Yet when her mother refused to let Maddy help Rafe, Maddy just rolled over and did as she was told. She never stopped to think for herself or fight for Rafe after he fought for her and got in trouble because of that fight. And then seven years passed. It just kind of pissed me off. Maddy went from smart to TSTL very quickly and that just made me lose interest in her as a character.
The book did have some very good high points. The initial meeting between Maddy and Rafe was awesome! Fully of embarrassment and humor. They did have a few encounters like that. And I wish there had been more because that would have meant more time Maddy and Rafe were together and that would have meant more of a connection.
Basically, there beginning was awesome, the end was great but the middle was missing for me.
August 28, 2021
I had hope that I was going to like this one, but it wasn't the case. I hated both Madison, a wanna be "geek" yet a party-girl, and Rafe, a genius smoker... Is it for the word count? But in every interaction between the main characters he was taking out his cigarettes and proceeded to smoke.... NOPE, this doesn't work for me. Also, how is it ok to . Additionally, spelling errors and changes from first person to third person in the same sentence were irritating...
April 4, 2015
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars
This was a fast, steamy read. The heroine is just a normal girl next door good kid. Her step-brother comes into her family's life when they are both 18. He's a bad boy with an abusive past. I loved how they clicked and he immediately felt protective of her. His tough guy front didn't last long when he encountered Madison. The book starts when they are 18 and most of the action takes place during a short time span. The book lost something in my opinion when Rafe's actions get him sent to jail and Madison does not write or try to see him. I just didn't understand that. Fast forward seven years to find Madison had made her dream of being a writer a reality and Rafe has turned his life completely around. They immediately reconnect and take off for their next great adventure together. It's topped off nicely with a sweet epilogue two years after that.
3.5 stars
This was a fast, steamy read. The heroine is just a normal girl next door good kid. Her step-brother comes into her family's life when they are both 18. He's a bad boy with an abusive past. I loved how they clicked and he immediately felt protective of her. His tough guy front didn't last long when he encountered Madison. The book starts when they are 18 and most of the action takes place during a short time span. The book lost something in my opinion when Rafe's actions get him sent to jail and Madison does not write or try to see him. I just didn't understand that. Fast forward seven years to find Madison had made her dream of being a writer a reality and Rafe has turned his life completely around. They immediately reconnect and take off for their next great adventure together. It's topped off nicely with a sweet epilogue two years after that.
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April 25, 2015
Ugh. Huh. Where do I begin?
The blurb was so promising and I had really big hopes for this book. It sounded like a great and original take on the stepbrother romance. And it could’ve been. The premise of the story was great.
Unfortunately, that’s where the greatness ended for me. I hate to say that I didn’t like the book. But I really didn’t. And there were many reasons for it.
The idea for the story was great, different and original. Madison is a young girl, about to go off to college who lives with her mother and her step-dad. They suddenly get a call and her stepfather finds out he has a son whom he didn’t know. A son that has his issues with the law and needs a stable home to successfully get through his probation. They meet and hate each other with a passion, but also fall for each other just as passionately.
It could’ve been so great. So perfect. But to me the characters fell flat. I couldn’t get a feel for who they really are.
Madison was a good student, with preppy clothes and dreams of being a writer. And she also enjoyed wild parties and wanted to travel. This is all I managed to learn about her from the book. I didn’t get to know her, to establish a connection with her. She was lacking personality. I didn’t see what motivated her actions, what made her tick.
And it wasn’t much difference with Rafe. He’s the son of a musician, a bad boy who ended up in jail and who likes to read, sing and play piano. He also likes to smoke, listen to music and manages to beat up people at a party. I know he had a rough childhood and that it still haunts him to this day, but again, I don’t know who he really is. Other than having some tattoos, a torn jeans, he’s quite generic and that’s sad, because the character had so much potential.
The characters relationship seriously comes out of nowhere. They go from hate, to sex and falling in love within the blink of an eye and even after I finished it I have no idea what they have in common, what brought them together – other than two conversations, a brawl at a party and sexual attraction. There was no build-up, no way to really care for either of them or their relationship. Why did they care for each other? Why could they not forget each other for years? What brought them together in the end?
The story itself feels rushed. There is no down-time in any way, just rushing from one big even to another with a lot of tell and not enough show. There was no real emotional reaction to the events that happened. It felt more like a summary than a novel.
And it wasn’t helped by the overuse of pop culture references. I love pop culture references in the romance novels I read but I like them to be there occasionally. Here, it was just too much. It felt forced and didn’t do anything for the story. Most of the time, it just made me roll my eyes.
Normally, I can overlook editing issues when the book captures my attention and wins my heart. Here, unfortunately, it was just another let-down. Not only were their multiple spelling errors but mix-ups between first and third person that drove me up the wall.
Overall, I just wasn’t wowed at all.
2 it-could’ve-been-so-much-more stars.
The blurb was so promising and I had really big hopes for this book. It sounded like a great and original take on the stepbrother romance. And it could’ve been. The premise of the story was great.
Unfortunately, that’s where the greatness ended for me. I hate to say that I didn’t like the book. But I really didn’t. And there were many reasons for it.
The idea for the story was great, different and original. Madison is a young girl, about to go off to college who lives with her mother and her step-dad. They suddenly get a call and her stepfather finds out he has a son whom he didn’t know. A son that has his issues with the law and needs a stable home to successfully get through his probation. They meet and hate each other with a passion, but also fall for each other just as passionately.
It could’ve been so great. So perfect. But to me the characters fell flat. I couldn’t get a feel for who they really are.
Madison was a good student, with preppy clothes and dreams of being a writer. And she also enjoyed wild parties and wanted to travel. This is all I managed to learn about her from the book. I didn’t get to know her, to establish a connection with her. She was lacking personality. I didn’t see what motivated her actions, what made her tick.
And it wasn’t much difference with Rafe. He’s the son of a musician, a bad boy who ended up in jail and who likes to read, sing and play piano. He also likes to smoke, listen to music and manages to beat up people at a party. I know he had a rough childhood and that it still haunts him to this day, but again, I don’t know who he really is. Other than having some tattoos, a torn jeans, he’s quite generic and that’s sad, because the character had so much potential.
The characters relationship seriously comes out of nowhere. They go from hate, to sex and falling in love within the blink of an eye and even after I finished it I have no idea what they have in common, what brought them together – other than two conversations, a brawl at a party and sexual attraction. There was no build-up, no way to really care for either of them or their relationship. Why did they care for each other? Why could they not forget each other for years? What brought them together in the end?
The story itself feels rushed. There is no down-time in any way, just rushing from one big even to another with a lot of tell and not enough show. There was no real emotional reaction to the events that happened. It felt more like a summary than a novel.
And it wasn’t helped by the overuse of pop culture references. I love pop culture references in the romance novels I read but I like them to be there occasionally. Here, it was just too much. It felt forced and didn’t do anything for the story. Most of the time, it just made me roll my eyes.
Normally, I can overlook editing issues when the book captures my attention and wins my heart. Here, unfortunately, it was just another let-down. Not only were their multiple spelling errors but mix-ups between first and third person that drove me up the wall.
Overall, I just wasn’t wowed at all.
2 it-could’ve-been-so-much-more stars.
September 14, 2015
Esta, por la sinopsis parecía ser una corta, caliente y entretenida historia New Adultos, sin embargo termino siendo cliché tras cliché tras mas clichés sin ninguna oportunidad de pasar a la historia.
Primero que nada Maddy, es una tonta rubia rosa hormonal que no hace mas que ver una foto de fiscalía de su hermanastro (hijo de su padrastro) y ya se enamora, además de que se moja. Rafe lo pintan como el chico malote que va a la cárcel por varios delitos y no resulta ser nada de lo que uno cree. Al principio te lo pintan como el chico malo, te das cuenta que no lo es pero aun tiene ese misterio que te hace pensar que sera un gran personaje una vez que lo descubras, pues eso nunca pasa ya que es un personaje completamente vacío.
Y la historia en si, fuera de los personajes bastante pobres todos, es absurda y nada creíble. La familia perfecta que se ve repentinamente desmoronada cuando descubren que "papá" tiene un hijo del cual nadie sabia, y dejenme decirles de Karl es el padre mas patético del mundo. Lo mínimo que puedes hacer es intentar conocer a este chico que repentinamente entra en tu vida y que además ES TU HIJO. Audrey o como sea, es una PERRA.
En fin ya dije que los personajes son malos. La historia, ves una piche foto de un presunto delincuente y ya te enamoras. Vives con el por un par de semana y estas pérfidamente enamorada del chico y además follas con el una sola vez y el es el único hombre con quien quieres pasar el resto de tu vida.
El libro ni siquiera me entretuvo, solo seguí leyendo para ver si mejoraría, pero cuando llegue a los 5 últimos capítulos me di cuenta que no mejoraría, sin embargo ya casi estaba listo así que decidí terminarlo. En fin, tal vez a alguien mas le guste pero definitivamente a mi me dio igual. Supongo que las dos estrellas es solo porque la escritura no es mala, aunque tampoco es la mejor del mundo.
Primero que nada Maddy, es una tonta rubia rosa hormonal que no hace mas que ver una foto de fiscalía de su hermanastro (hijo de su padrastro) y ya se enamora, además de que se moja. Rafe lo pintan como el chico malote que va a la cárcel por varios delitos y no resulta ser nada de lo que uno cree. Al principio te lo pintan como el chico malo, te das cuenta que no lo es pero aun tiene ese misterio que te hace pensar que sera un gran personaje una vez que lo descubras, pues eso nunca pasa ya que es un personaje completamente vacío.
Y la historia en si, fuera de los personajes bastante pobres todos, es absurda y nada creíble. La familia perfecta que se ve repentinamente desmoronada cuando descubren que "papá" tiene un hijo del cual nadie sabia, y dejenme decirles de Karl es el padre mas patético del mundo. Lo mínimo que puedes hacer es intentar conocer a este chico que repentinamente entra en tu vida y que además ES TU HIJO. Audrey o como sea, es una PERRA.
En fin ya dije que los personajes son malos. La historia, ves una piche foto de un presunto delincuente y ya te enamoras. Vives con el por un par de semana y estas pérfidamente enamorada del chico y además follas con el una sola vez y el es el único hombre con quien quieres pasar el resto de tu vida.
El libro ni siquiera me entretuvo, solo seguí leyendo para ver si mejoraría, pero cuando llegue a los 5 últimos capítulos me di cuenta que no mejoraría, sin embargo ya casi estaba listo así que decidí terminarlo. En fin, tal vez a alguien mas le guste pero definitivamente a mi me dio igual. Supongo que las dos estrellas es solo porque la escritura no es mala, aunque tampoco es la mejor del mundo.
April 29, 2015
Well, color me surprised. I’m going to be honest here. I was nervous when my RCR blogger boss, Miranda, assigned this book to me. But, ever the team player, I chirpily replied “sure thing” when she IM’d me about it as I internally panicked while sitting on my couch, iPad in hand, fretting as I read the blurb. First, I haven’t ventured into the stepbrother pool yet. What can I say? I’ve been ambivalent on the concept; not put off, not freaked out, just kinda “Meh” about it. I’ve been wavering lately, though, thinking about wading in but I just hadn’t gotten around to it. Second, I really couldn’t see how I was going to relate to Rafe and Maddie; they are teenagers – high schoolers – for crying out loud! How could I possibly relate to them, I thought, I’m almost 30 years older than them! Well, guess what? I freakin’ loved Maddie. She was smart, she was funny, she was insightful, and she was honest.
“This abso-fucking-lutely isn’t the first impression I was hoping to make.”
Madison Moriarity, an 18-year-old recent high school grad, is preparing to leave for college just as her home life is totally upended by the arrival of her heretofore unknown stepbrother, Rafe. Maddie, or Princess Maddie as Rafe calls her, is a self-described “normal girl.” An average B student, blonde, Maddie describes her wardrobe as “an explosion at an uptight Martha’s Vineyard branch of Tommy Hilfiger.” She dreams of becoming an author, following in the footsteps of her deceased father, but she just doesn’t have the tales to tell. Yet.
“Oh, sweet. My room comes with a free girl.”
Rafe Stone hasn’t had an easy life. The son of a former punk musician, Mia Stone, he was raised by her and her second husband, a 9/11 first responder, who used booze and his fists on his wife and stepson to beat out the demons in his head leftover from his experiences that fateful day and the days that followed. Rafe and his mom finally escape from his stepfather and settle in Colorado to start over. Mia, for reason known only to her, commits suicide leaving a 15-year-old Rafe to the foster care system. An angry young man turns angrier, and in a final act of defiance, the judge gives him a choice – move in with the biological father he has never met for one year or head to prison. He chooses his father, but he doesn’t make it easy on the man. He arrives at the Moriarity home with a chip the size of a surfboard on his shoulder, and he doesn’t give a single inch at all to his father or stepmother the entire time he is there.
“Those piercing blue eyes…those eyes cut through to the depths of my soul.”
This book chronicles Maddie and Rafe’s brief time together. Maddie developed a crush on Rafe, and she’s struggling with it for a lot of reasons. He’s her stepbrother, and despite being so hot he renders her a stupid, stuttering mess, he’s also a big, fat ass who manages to push every single button sending her straight into one heck of a pissed off girl. Their next few encounters go much like the first, but then something happens one night and Rafe swoops in to Maddie’s defense. The next morning, it’s Maddie’s turn to rush to Rafe’s defense. From there, their relationship changes drastically. That is until the consequences of that night force Rafe and Maddie apart for seven long, eventful years.
“…those piercing blue eyes…In them I see not just love, but our future rolling out ahead of us. I see endless possibilities, excitement and adventure.”
While this book was a super fast read (I knocked it off in under 2 hours), it was very well written, it was witty and it was a complete and total surprise of the best kind. This story is a great example of not judging a book by its cover, or in this case title. The author advises in the blurb, “You’re gonna love it,” and I did, I really, really did!
A gem of read and a helluva fun way to kill a couple of hours, Aya Fukunishi’s Stepbrother Fallen gets a lip-smacking 4.5 Smooches from me!!
~ Danielle Palumbo
“This abso-fucking-lutely isn’t the first impression I was hoping to make.”
Madison Moriarity, an 18-year-old recent high school grad, is preparing to leave for college just as her home life is totally upended by the arrival of her heretofore unknown stepbrother, Rafe. Maddie, or Princess Maddie as Rafe calls her, is a self-described “normal girl.” An average B student, blonde, Maddie describes her wardrobe as “an explosion at an uptight Martha’s Vineyard branch of Tommy Hilfiger.” She dreams of becoming an author, following in the footsteps of her deceased father, but she just doesn’t have the tales to tell. Yet.
“Oh, sweet. My room comes with a free girl.”
Rafe Stone hasn’t had an easy life. The son of a former punk musician, Mia Stone, he was raised by her and her second husband, a 9/11 first responder, who used booze and his fists on his wife and stepson to beat out the demons in his head leftover from his experiences that fateful day and the days that followed. Rafe and his mom finally escape from his stepfather and settle in Colorado to start over. Mia, for reason known only to her, commits suicide leaving a 15-year-old Rafe to the foster care system. An angry young man turns angrier, and in a final act of defiance, the judge gives him a choice – move in with the biological father he has never met for one year or head to prison. He chooses his father, but he doesn’t make it easy on the man. He arrives at the Moriarity home with a chip the size of a surfboard on his shoulder, and he doesn’t give a single inch at all to his father or stepmother the entire time he is there.
“Those piercing blue eyes…those eyes cut through to the depths of my soul.”
This book chronicles Maddie and Rafe’s brief time together. Maddie developed a crush on Rafe, and she’s struggling with it for a lot of reasons. He’s her stepbrother, and despite being so hot he renders her a stupid, stuttering mess, he’s also a big, fat ass who manages to push every single button sending her straight into one heck of a pissed off girl. Their next few encounters go much like the first, but then something happens one night and Rafe swoops in to Maddie’s defense. The next morning, it’s Maddie’s turn to rush to Rafe’s defense. From there, their relationship changes drastically. That is until the consequences of that night force Rafe and Maddie apart for seven long, eventful years.
“…those piercing blue eyes…In them I see not just love, but our future rolling out ahead of us. I see endless possibilities, excitement and adventure.”
While this book was a super fast read (I knocked it off in under 2 hours), it was very well written, it was witty and it was a complete and total surprise of the best kind. This story is a great example of not judging a book by its cover, or in this case title. The author advises in the blurb, “You’re gonna love it,” and I did, I really, really did!
A gem of read and a helluva fun way to kill a couple of hours, Aya Fukunishi’s Stepbrother Fallen gets a lip-smacking 4.5 Smooches from me!!
~ Danielle Palumbo
April 3, 2015
****An Advanced Reader Copy of Stepbrother Fallen by Aya Fukunishi was generously provided by the author herself in exchange of honest review.
3.5 stars, good but not exactly vavavooom to me. Why, mostly because I quite disagree with Madison's action at some point and I strongly dislike that action of hers.
Madison is a good girl. By good I mean she never did anything funny or breaking the rules, but she's not shy nor introvert, she's just a normal, everyday girl. Until Rafe come into her life. Rafe is her stepdad's son. He's a bad boy, this close away from jail time and need a place to stay, so he live in Madison's house. But apparently, Rafe's not what Madison's thought he is. What will happen the sparks flies between them but the situation forced them away from each other?
Basically, I enjoyed the plot. I squealed with giddiness when Rafe's acting like a jerk yet not in a creepy and dominating way. I've read plenty of stepbrother themed romance before and almost all of them have this, alpha and cruel guy as a Hero and even though I love it, it's good to finally read a different type of Hero. It's refreshing. Rafe's an annoying guy, but annoying in the teenage way.
The storyline is simple and quite predictable actually, but to me it's fine because I don't really like plot twists. Plot twits are not good for your heart, people! Anyway, what I don't really like is Madison's actions toward Rafe. I mean, sure he's acting a bit like psycho, but after everything he did to her (he's basically safe her in that party right?), after he told her about his background, his past, how come she never wrote to him? Or visit him? I mean really? For seven years? "I tried to get over him, Penny," she said at some point, but why? He didn't do anything wrong, right? He didn't force Madison to do anything she didn't want. Why did she try to "get over" him and not being on his side when he needed her the most? He's basically alone, right? Jeez.
That's why I can't give this book 4 stars, nor add it to my favorite shelf, because I'm just too mad at Mad. But overall, I enjoyed this book. It's my first Aya Fukunishi book I read and I definitely look forward to read her other books. Plus I liked how she incorporated songs and movies I've never heard or seen before. Will look them up after this! :)
3.5 stars, good but not exactly vavavooom to me. Why, mostly because I quite disagree with Madison's action at some point and I strongly dislike that action of hers.
Madison is a good girl. By good I mean she never did anything funny or breaking the rules, but she's not shy nor introvert, she's just a normal, everyday girl. Until Rafe come into her life. Rafe is her stepdad's son. He's a bad boy, this close away from jail time and need a place to stay, so he live in Madison's house. But apparently, Rafe's not what Madison's thought he is. What will happen the sparks flies between them but the situation forced them away from each other?
Basically, I enjoyed the plot. I squealed with giddiness when Rafe's acting like a jerk yet not in a creepy and dominating way. I've read plenty of stepbrother themed romance before and almost all of them have this, alpha and cruel guy as a Hero and even though I love it, it's good to finally read a different type of Hero. It's refreshing. Rafe's an annoying guy, but annoying in the teenage way.
The storyline is simple and quite predictable actually, but to me it's fine because I don't really like plot twists. Plot twits are not good for your heart, people! Anyway, what I don't really like is Madison's actions toward Rafe. I mean, sure he's acting a bit like psycho, but after everything he did to her (he's basically safe her in that party right?), after he told her about his background, his past, how come she never wrote to him? Or visit him? I mean really? For seven years? "I tried to get over him, Penny," she said at some point, but why? He didn't do anything wrong, right? He didn't force Madison to do anything she didn't want. Why did she try to "get over" him and not being on his side when he needed her the most? He's basically alone, right? Jeez.
That's why I can't give this book 4 stars, nor add it to my favorite shelf, because I'm just too mad at Mad. But overall, I enjoyed this book. It's my first Aya Fukunishi book I read and I definitely look forward to read her other books. Plus I liked how she incorporated songs and movies I've never heard or seen before. Will look them up after this! :)
October 12, 2015
Pensé que sería genial cuando la protagonista empezó a citar a Batman. Pero al final, fue todo muy cliché (lo cual no siempre es malo) pero en mi opinión, le faltaron vaaaarias páginas de desarrollo u-u
March 30, 2016
After rereading Aya Fukunishi's Stepbrother Fallen, I had to amend my original review. It is, as I said"a sweet short story with a beautiful epilogue. Well plotted, a fun romantic interlude". But it's so much more. Madison Moriarty is a good girl, from a good home & she wants to be a writer like her father. He died when Madison was young & her mother remarried; into her good life comes Rafe Stone, the son her stepfather never knew about! And he's trouble. His father agrees that Rafe chan come & live with them to avoid going to jail for some misdemeanors he's committed while in foster care. Rafe's not easy to get to know, but after initial problems, he & Madison get together & then it all goes haywire. Rafe is arrested & goes to prison & Madison decides college life is not for her...
Stepbrother Fallen doesn't come under the banner of the current stepbrother trope; it's definitely not a taboo love story, but it is a story of two different worlds clashing & melding into a deep abiding love.
Rafe and Madison find what they are looking for & prove that what matters is love, not people's opinions, not what happened in the past, not how different you are, but how similar you are. Aya Fukunishi's tale is splendid - it's worth reading - go grab it!
Stepbrother Fallen doesn't come under the banner of the current stepbrother trope; it's definitely not a taboo love story, but it is a story of two different worlds clashing & melding into a deep abiding love.
Rafe and Madison find what they are looking for & prove that what matters is love, not people's opinions, not what happened in the past, not how different you are, but how similar you are. Aya Fukunishi's tale is splendid - it's worth reading - go grab it!
September 14, 2015
1.5 estrellas.
Al principio todo muy lento, después siete años pasaron súper rápido y un amor de un día duro todos esos años en los cuales nunca se vieron ni tuvieron contacto, o sea, wow.
Al principio todo muy lento, después siete años pasaron súper rápido y un amor de un día duro todos esos años en los cuales nunca se vieron ni tuvieron contacto, o sea, wow.
September 17, 2017
Nice to read
April 20, 2018
3 Estrelas!
Um romance fofinho e querido, mas nada de especial!
Um romance fofinho e querido, mas nada de especial!
February 14, 2021
Le faltó mucho desarrollo
April 5, 2015
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this book. From the first word till the last, I was hooked. It was written from Maddy's point of view and in the first person so it felt like she was talking to you personally. This helped to form a connection with her so that you had trouble putting the book down.
I loved how we got to see what she was thinking and there were a few times that I had a little chuckle at her thoughts.
One thing I really liked was the fact that it didn't make such a big deal of them being step brother and sister, cause let's face it, they aren't blood related at all and they never knew the other existed until they were both 18.
There were times that I was disappointed in Maddy and her choices but then I think of how my 18 year old is and I realize that you can't expect an 18 year old to have the maturity to deal with things the way we, as adults, would.
I loved this book. From the first word till the last, I was hooked. It was written from Maddy's point of view and in the first person so it felt like she was talking to you personally. This helped to form a connection with her so that you had trouble putting the book down.
I loved how we got to see what she was thinking and there were a few times that I had a little chuckle at her thoughts.
One thing I really liked was the fact that it didn't make such a big deal of them being step brother and sister, cause let's face it, they aren't blood related at all and they never knew the other existed until they were both 18.
There were times that I was disappointed in Maddy and her choices but then I think of how my 18 year old is and I realize that you can't expect an 18 year old to have the maturity to deal with things the way we, as adults, would.
April 3, 2015
This story pulled me in from the get go. Maddy, her Mom, and Step-Dad are anxiously, very since he has a long juvenile record, waiting for Rafe, her step-dads son he didn't know he had, to show up. Maddy is really nervous because after seeing his picture he's all she can think about. When he does get there, Maddy is caught with her pants down, literally. She is totally in lust. However he is her step-brother. What can happen, right?
I was really surprised when I read this book. I have to admit it's my first by this author and she blew me away. She is a very talented writer and the book has a flow. I do recommend reading it but only to adults because of the theme and all. It's a hot read!!!!! I did receive an ARC from the author for my honest review!
I was really surprised when I read this book. I have to admit it's my first by this author and she blew me away. She is a very talented writer and the book has a flow. I do recommend reading it but only to adults because of the theme and all. It's a hot read!!!!! I did receive an ARC from the author for my honest review!
April 21, 2015
This kind of book transports me back to teenage years... I had a lot of posters back then! The style of writing is addictive, fast-paced, and "real".
Basically, this is a story of good girl meets bad boy. The twist is that this bad boy is much more than what he first appears. I loved the way their relationship developed, and the way they got to know each other.
Towards the end, it seemed a bit rushed, even though it had that wonderful HEA ending. Overall, a great coming of age read.
Basically, this is a story of good girl meets bad boy. The twist is that this bad boy is much more than what he first appears. I loved the way their relationship developed, and the way they got to know each other.
Towards the end, it seemed a bit rushed, even though it had that wonderful HEA ending. Overall, a great coming of age read.
April 30, 2015
4.5 SMOOCHES!!
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October 25, 2016
Creo que es un libro con muy buen argumento, pero al que la autora no le ha terminado de exprimir todo su potencial, también creo que se la ido un poco la pinza cuando la prota viaja a Mongolia
Aun asi, un libro muy entretenido que me he tragado en una tarde
7/10
Aun asi, un libro muy entretenido que me he tragado en una tarde
7/10
April 15, 2015
this is a well written story. I loved the concept but I just didn't really get into the characters. but overall a decent read.
October 25, 2015
Básicamente superficial se narra los pensamientos de Madison, los deseos de Madison, como ve a Rafe pero nada más. esta chica es un poco tontorra, y el chico es un idiota total, muchos clichés
September 11, 2015
Fue como leer 2 libros, aunque admito que me divertí.
December 9, 2015
I have three issue with this book.
The mother of the h, the father of the H and the second part.
The mother of the h, the father of the H and the second part.
February 17, 2018
Contrario de lo que esperaba y según los comentarios nada favorecedores de esta historia, el libro me ha gustado. Quizá uno se encuentre con una que otra falencia en su construcción pero no es nada exagerado así que de pronto lo dejé pasar. No me gustó completamente la construcción de la protagonista porque el tipo le hacía algo y ella simplemente lo dejaba pasar, no tomaba cartas en el asunto ni hacía que él respondiera por sus actos. Por otro lado, es una historia entretenida, rápida, divertida y un poco común, pero nada que un buen romance no pueda salvar.
April 3, 2018
no sabría como expresarme sobre esta historia.
es la tipica novela donde el malo y la chica se enamoran, pero a la vez no lo es, ya que no se enamoran a fuerza de las idioteces de él...
él es el hermanastro con el que ella se lleva mal, si, pero tambien es quien la anima a seguir sus sueños.
en ese aspecto yo quisiera tener un hermanastro como él, y en el que defiende a las mujeres ¿no? (obviando que es un chico que está para el infarto)
es la tipica novela donde el malo y la chica se enamoran, pero a la vez no lo es, ya que no se enamoran a fuerza de las idioteces de él...
él es el hermanastro con el que ella se lleva mal, si, pero tambien es quien la anima a seguir sus sueños.
en ese aspecto yo quisiera tener un hermanastro como él, y en el que defiende a las mujeres ¿no? (obviando que es un chico que está para el infarto)
July 15, 2020
Cute But Short
I liked this story a lot but I was envisioning more passion, lust, build up. It seemed to be rushed quickly and the book was short. I read it all within a couple hours. But it was still a great story with a nice HEA.
I liked this story a lot but I was envisioning more passion, lust, build up. It seemed to be rushed quickly and the book was short. I read it all within a couple hours. But it was still a great story with a nice HEA.
May 24, 2019
Un libro con muchos cliché, me gustan los cliché en una unos libros, pero siento que la historia pasó muy rápido. Me hubiese gustado más desarrollo en la trama, porque daba para más.
August 9, 2020
2,5/5
Empieza bien pero luego se precipita
Me pareció una copia mala de stepbrother dearest
Empieza bien pero luego se precipita
Me pareció una copia mala de stepbrother dearest
October 31, 2023
An entertaining, exciting and titillating romance. I enjoyed going on this ride with Madison and Rafe.
November 11, 2024
I wish I could add. -1star because this was so bad
April 5, 2015
THE PRINCESS AND THE FALLEN PRINCE !!!
AN ADVANCED READER COPY WAS PROVIDED FOR AN HONEST REVIEW
Wow! I've read quite a few of Aya Fukunishi's books but this one, Stepbrother Fallen, is unlike any I've read to date and I must say, I really loved it! Some might say, if you've read one stepbrother romance, you've read them all. No, that's not the case with this one. Although the basic premise of the stories may be the same, the characters make all the difference in this story. The primary characters have an uncommon depth that is slowly revealed as the story progresses that I haven't experienced in other stories of this type. The story is exciting, well written, heartwarming, heartbreaking, romantic and arousing. The dialogue is intelligent and flows smoothly. The characters are well developed, captivating, endearing and engaging. Fukunishi does a brilliant job of artfully crafting these elements into a unique and entertaining read. Maddy Moriarty hasn't always had a perfect life. She and her parents were in a horrible automobile accident caused by a drunk driver resulting in her father's death when she was only five years old. Her mother met Karl Moriarty, a former musician, when Maddy was only 8. Her mom, Aubrey, and Karl who now owns is own record label, married when she was 10 so Karl is pretty much the only father she remembers and he's been a good dad and a good provider. Maddy has a comfortable life and has always been a perfectly normal "good girl". She has just graduated high school and plans to enjoy her summer vacation before starting college but then her perfect life is interrupted by an unexpected phone call. Karl, it seems has a son he never knew existed from a brief previous marriage. Huh? And he needs a place to live or he's going to be sent to jail. What? Rafe's mother committed suicide three years ago and he's been bounced from one foster home to another. Apparently his favorite hobby has been collecting convictions on his juvenile record and his latest fiasco was stealing his foster parent's car so to prevent a prison sentence, Rafe finally produces a birth certificate showing Karl as his biological father. Karl is stunned, Aubrey is furious and innocent good girl Maddy, well she's just smitten. Oh my! Rafe acts like a rogue but looks like an angel with the body of a young god and eyes as blue as the sky and just looking into their ocean depths, you would think you had died and gone to heaven. But in Rafe's own words, "Never judge a book by its cover". Oh my! What will happen when two young people from totally different worlds meet under less than desirable circumstances and fall in love? Well, you will have to read the book to find out! Let the games begin! No spoilers here! This is a stand alone book with no cliffhangers. Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!
AN ADVANCED READER COPY WAS PROVIDED FOR AN HONEST REVIEW
Wow! I've read quite a few of Aya Fukunishi's books but this one, Stepbrother Fallen, is unlike any I've read to date and I must say, I really loved it! Some might say, if you've read one stepbrother romance, you've read them all. No, that's not the case with this one. Although the basic premise of the stories may be the same, the characters make all the difference in this story. The primary characters have an uncommon depth that is slowly revealed as the story progresses that I haven't experienced in other stories of this type. The story is exciting, well written, heartwarming, heartbreaking, romantic and arousing. The dialogue is intelligent and flows smoothly. The characters are well developed, captivating, endearing and engaging. Fukunishi does a brilliant job of artfully crafting these elements into a unique and entertaining read. Maddy Moriarty hasn't always had a perfect life. She and her parents were in a horrible automobile accident caused by a drunk driver resulting in her father's death when she was only five years old. Her mother met Karl Moriarty, a former musician, when Maddy was only 8. Her mom, Aubrey, and Karl who now owns is own record label, married when she was 10 so Karl is pretty much the only father she remembers and he's been a good dad and a good provider. Maddy has a comfortable life and has always been a perfectly normal "good girl". She has just graduated high school and plans to enjoy her summer vacation before starting college but then her perfect life is interrupted by an unexpected phone call. Karl, it seems has a son he never knew existed from a brief previous marriage. Huh? And he needs a place to live or he's going to be sent to jail. What? Rafe's mother committed suicide three years ago and he's been bounced from one foster home to another. Apparently his favorite hobby has been collecting convictions on his juvenile record and his latest fiasco was stealing his foster parent's car so to prevent a prison sentence, Rafe finally produces a birth certificate showing Karl as his biological father. Karl is stunned, Aubrey is furious and innocent good girl Maddy, well she's just smitten. Oh my! Rafe acts like a rogue but looks like an angel with the body of a young god and eyes as blue as the sky and just looking into their ocean depths, you would think you had died and gone to heaven. But in Rafe's own words, "Never judge a book by its cover". Oh my! What will happen when two young people from totally different worlds meet under less than desirable circumstances and fall in love? Well, you will have to read the book to find out! Let the games begin! No spoilers here! This is a stand alone book with no cliffhangers. Fabulous entertainment and an awesome read!
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