THE FALL is book two in the Strain Trilogy. This book is not a sweet and feel good vampire story like the ones geared towards young tweens. THE FALL will scare you and make you think. Picking up right where the first book left off, we are thrown right into the action. The vampires have taken over Manhattan and are expanding, and they must be stopped.

I enjoyed many of the characters and their conflicts in this book. Being a parent myself, it was interesting to watch Eph Goodweather try to protect his son Zach from being converted by Kelly, Zach's mother. Having people like Gus, Vassily, and others fighting against the vampires for their cities makes for a strong story. I only hope that we have people like this in the real world willing to fight for what they believe in. My favorite character has to be Angel, the aging ex-wrestler turned vampire hunter. He is willing to step-up and be a hero.

As the world tries to find a way to beat the Master and his minions, we see the relationships develop between our heroes and hope that they will succeed in ridding our world of these terrors. THE FALL is a scary story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

If you have not read the first book in this series you may want to start there, since the reader is thrown right into the fray. THE FALL is a good story full of action and mystery that keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next.