Kalona's Fall: A House of Night Novella (House of Night Novellas, 4)
FROM WARRIOR AND LOVER TO ENEMY AND BETRAYER, THE TERRIBLE SECRETS OF KALONA'S PAST ARE REVEALED He was laughing with her as he spread his wings and lifted her from the ground, twirling her.
Nyx gasped and clutched his neck. Kalona tightened his arms around her.
"Trust me, Goddess. I would never let you fall."
From the Sun and from the Moon, two winged brothers are born: golden Erebus, playmate and friend, and mysterious Kalona, Warrior and lover, companions of the Goddess Nyx.
From the first, Nyx loves them both deeply, but differently. With Erebus, she can talk and laugh and dance, and take joy in the games he plays among the humans of the Earth. With Kalona, the fire in her body burns bright, and she can rest in the solace of his strength and protection. But for Kalona, Nyx's nights are not enough. Every second he is not with her he is filled with doubt and longing, and every time he fails to please her, he cannot forgive himself. Ruled by anger and jealousy of his brother, and consumed by his love for his Goddess, Kalona seeks the power to prove his worth, and to claim once and for all that Nyx eternally belongs to him.
And at the edges of the Earth, a Darkness is stirring, waiting for its chance, for the doorway in through a heart that it knows will welcome it…
With more than 12 million books in print, rights sold in almost forty countries, and more than three years on The New York Times bestseller list—reaching as high as #1—the House of Night series is an international publishing sensation. Now, the excitement continues as the Cast mother-daughter duo shares the back stories of a few of the House of Night's most important—and mysterious—characters. In Kalona's Fall, the shadows in Kalona's past will finally come to light.
Reviews (183)
Villain Backstory You'll Love!
Kalona’s Fall is a wonderful backstory for such a complex character in the House of Night series. We are able to see his beginnings and struggles. And we also are able to see Nyx in her element. As always the worldbuilding in this book is amazing. However, I didn’t enjoy how the tests Kalona and Erebus face and how Kalona’s “fall” feels rushed. I honestly wish there could have been more development in that part of the story. Overall, I think this novella gives a fantastic insight into Kalona and Nyx’ relationship and how he ends up outside of her grace.
The book was great, but...
Every Amazon order now, I have to search for. They are now always marked as "handed to the recipient", when in fact they were just thrown on the door. Or, in the case of this one, it was "Left in the mailroom". I don't have a mailroom! I know these reviews are for the quality of the product, and the quality of this one was great, but the shoddy manner of getting the product to you these days by Amazon, and the false entries of which they represent they delivered it (quite often, rain soaked because they didn't even ring the bell or knock, even though a resident was home", is making the end state of what could have been a good product, a sloppy mess. Since Amazon no longer has an area to comment about the "packaging", where else can one put this poor quality practice and illustration of outright lies now? Tell me Amazon, unless you elect to sensor this review too, as I can't be alone in this frustration.
Good Novella about a Great Character
May Contain Spoilers: I liked Kalona's Fall because Kalona was one of the most well developed characters in the series. My only concern with this book is that it seemed to skip over the most important parts of the story. The beginning where Kalona and Erebus were created and won over Nyx was good, but I really wanted to be more involved with the struggle Kalona had with darkness. His "fall" was only really contained in one chapter of an already short novella. I just feel like this part could have been a little more detailed. Otherwise, this book gives far more information on all of the immortals than we had previously seen in the regular House of Night Series.
Kalona's Fall from Grace
Not simply written like the HON series. But, overall very intriguing. When I started reading the book I was uncertain if I could follow it thru to the end. After a few pages I was hooked. I kept reading and couldn't lay it down. I was sad to see "The End". Would recommend anyone who is a HON fan to read Kalona's Fall. I loved reading the details of why KALONA fell. And, I now have a new found love for Erebus. Made me wish Nyx had chosen him in the beginning instead of Kalona. He's so sweet and so sincere. He truly exists to make Nyx happy even if it means helping her to get Kalona back.
LOVE. LOVE. LOVE
This novella is a truly rich addition to the H.O.N. series. While I have not yet read Neferet's curse, I have read the other 2 and this is thus far my favorite. I do not wish to risk spoiling anything for those interested in the novella but you will definitely come to understand Kalona, Nyx, and Kalona's brother a lot more after reading this novella. This novella provides the context that allows readers to understand these 3 characters and the motivations behind the decisions they made- ultimately leading up to the events in the main H.O.N. series. I would definitely recommend this novella!
Kalona my favorite
Kalona was one of my favorite characters. I’m so glad the authors gave us a history on Kalona and Nyx’s history and how he fell to earth. I do wish there was more of after his fall, however I thoroughly enjoyed his story.
Great!
Love this series. Bought every book from amazon, mostly used, and they all were in great condition! And came on time.
Must buy if you are a House of Night fan
This is just a inside story of one of the characters from the House of Night series and like with every book they have written it is just as fantastic as the series and got bee you just so much more understanding to the actual depth of these special characters
Obsessed
Full obsession will all the house of night series/books. Get them all. All of them. 10/10
Freaking awesome
Such a house of night fan of Zoey and the gang and Kalona story always made me wonder... And now that I've read his story and his past I understand his role... And he's my favorite character for he struggles with his feelings and understanding. He must over come himself and his ways before he can move on and be what he wishes to Nyx.
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