All Fall Down

January 16, 2015 ARC, Book Review 2

I received this ARC from Publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

All Fall DownEmbassy Row Book 1: All Fall Down by Ally Carter
Published by Scholastic Inc. on January 20th, 2015
Pages: 320
Source: ARC from Publisher
Amazon-Indiebound
Goodreads

A new series of global proportions -- from master of intrigue, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Ally Carter.

Grace Blakely is absolutely certain of three things:

1. She is not crazy.
2. Her mother was murdered.
3. Someday she is going to find the killer and make him pay.

As certain as Grace is about these facts, nobody else believes her -- so there's no one she can completely trust. Not her grandfather, a powerful ambassador. Not her new friends, who all live on Embassy Row. Not Alexei, the Russian boy next door, who is keeping his eye on Grace for reasons she neither likes nor understands. Everybody wants Grace to put on a pretty dress and a pretty smile, blocking out all her unpretty thoughts. But they can't control Grace -- no more than Grace can control what she knows or what she needs to do. Her past has come back to hunt her . . . and if she doesn't stop it, Grace isn't the only one who will get hurt. Because on Embassy Row, the countries of the world stand like dominoes, and one wrong move can make them all fall down.

My Thoughts:

I was thrilled when I saw the announcement about Embassy Row. A new series from Ally Carter? Heck to the yes!!! I loved Ally’s previous two series and I was so excited that we get more from her. And that was before I even read it! Once I got my hands on a copy of All Fall Down I immediately devoured it. My quick review on goodreads was, “Ally Carter is basically amazing. My heart was racing as I finished this one up!” And that is so true!

Grace makes for an incredibly compelling narrator. I felt like the more I learned about her, the less I knew what to think. This kept me on the edge of my seat, so to speak. Plus, seeing her adjust to a new situation was interesting. The fact that it’s embassy row makes it that much cooler! Each character you meet has such a unique background. And the whole mystery with her mom’s death!!

Basically every single aspect of this book drew me in. There were twists and turns and, at times, I didn’t know which way was up… all in the best possible way. All Fall Down is a solid start to Ally Carter’s newest series. Fans of her previous books will be engaged, as well as readers new to Ally’s writing. It’s almost enough to make up for not knowing Hale’s first name! (That’s a Heist Society reference for you!!!)

2 Responses to “All Fall Down”

Leave a Reply