The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen; The Stolen; The Chosen Kindle Edition

The Nine Lives of Chloe King is about a teenage girl who learns she is a descendent of an ancient society made up of God - like beings. Specifically referred to as the Mai, this group of supernatural cat people are said to be the children of Sehkmet. Not only does Chloe discover that she isn't human she also learns that she is the Chosen One, a very special figure in her ancestral legacy. If this isn't overwhelming enough she finds herself at the top of the hit list for The Order of the Tenth Blade. As it turns out most humans aren't aware of the existence of the Mai but those who are aware are much less than enamored by them. Because of this Chloe is faced with danger around every corner she turns. Sometimes the danger is the eminenent threat of The Order of the Tenth Blade against her and sometimes the threat is the danger she herself poses against the human beings she has grown to love in her previously assumed human life.In this edition the author has bound together the three books in the series and I must say I enjoyed being able to jump straight from one installment to the next. It is well known that this series has been adapted for television. The first season has just wound down on ABC. The TV series and the book series similarities end with the basic plot (explained above). It is true that many of the same characters are present but they have been interpreted a tad differtly. There are a few characters that you will only find in the book and likewise, the TV series. I felt the characters personalities were more individual in the book and in some ways more complex (contrary to many reviews I read before reading the book myself). Personally, I enjoyed the book/s more than the TV series. Having said that, I still enjoy the TV series and look forward to seeing more.As a parent, teacher and a young adult writer I feel it necessary to raise a few red flags to parents in regards to recommending this book. First, the "F" word is used way more than is necessary. Second, there are several instances where the adult characters in the story allow and facilitate the consumption of alchohal by minors. Not including those exceptions, I felt the book was written with the young adult reader in mind.My overall impression of The Nine Lives of Chloe King was outstanding. It was engaging and creatively unique and I look forward to reading more books by this author.I give the Nine Lives of Chloe King 5 stars!Amy Jones, author of The Soul Quest Trilogy[...][...]

I was introduced to Chloe King on netflix. Late one night, with nothing on tv I went to netflix and saw an instant stream of the first season of the tv series. After only a few minutes of the first episode, I was hooked. I must have stayed up until 3am that morning watching as many episodes as I could. I did it again for several more nights and finally saw all episodes of season 1. I then went online to find out when season 2 was coming on only to devastatingly find out that there would be no season 2. They had chosen to discontinue the series! I was crushed. What would happen to Chloe? Who was going to help her mom? What about Brian? Would Alex recover? What about the Mai? As I'd been searching for info on season 2 I found out that it was based on a trilogy of books. YAY ME! I went to Amazon to see if they had them. They sure did. They had all the individual books separately but just when I was about to buy them, I saw this book that had all 3 included in one and so I bought this instead. As soon as it arrived, my son ended up having an early bedtime (more sleep is good for him) so that I could get started reading. Although the book series is much different from the tv series, it is actually better. It is much darker and more real than the teeny bopper sabrina the teenage witch type show that was being shown on tv. I devoured this book. It's the fastest that I've read anything since Harry Potter. A great plot, excellent relatable characters, just the right mix of action, thriller, suspense and comedy and love combined. All my questions and more were answered. I do hope that they someday do make a season 2 since it would be nice to know where that particular plot and story line ends.... once you read the book, you'll understand.... it is completely different in characterizations than the book.

I got really drawn into the TV show when it was on, and then it got cancelled. So, of course, nearly 10 years later I finally got around to buying and reading the book.This book has so many excellent story seeds that never come to fruition, in addition to being very poorly written. It's almost as if the author went with their first draft, leaving in all of the potential ways of revealing an idea and then not editing out the extras. The main character's appearance is eventually described in detail, but not even in the first third of this text; I had to completely reconfigure my mental image of her. Most of the characters have no likable qualities until you're most of the way through the book.All of these things I can kind of look past, though they definitely take it down a star. The 3-star rating is for presenting so much potential and interest and not giving fulfillment. There are plots that aren't seen through! I'm going to die not knowing what the author (maybe) knows were the answers to some of the juiciest of questions! I'd say more, but I don't want to spoiler. It's still a decent read, especially if you like cats. To top it off, the resolution of the story was extremely anti-climatic and left some pretty glaring holes that I feel should have been obvious to the author. Even if you can suspend disbelief (and I'm a pretty open-minded gal), there are some things that make this ending just plain NOT WORK. Unless there's going to be a sequel. Even so, I felt a little let down and sad.I can't say not to read it, because it's still interesting and I did have moments of enjoyment, but it's definitely a book where using your own imagination to make it better than it was originally written goes a long way.

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Good condition very cheap and I love this book its a twist to the tv series and I really enjoyed it.

Bought this book for my daughter at her request. Must be a great book as she never put it down!

Really enjoyed Chloe's adventures - shame no longer running!

Arrived in less than a day as promised. I love the TV series. Can't wait to start reading.