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Falling by Design (Falling series) Paperback – March 11, 2014

by Valia Lind (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 82 ratings
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Brooklynn Summers has a plan for her life: graduate from high school, get into a top fashion school, prove to her family that she’s not a failure. She wishes someone in her life understood her need to create because her parents sure don’t support her dreams, her sister hates her, and the deadlines are soon approaching. Enter Grayson Banks. There are a few things in life Brooklynn can’t stand: mismatched patterns, cheap polyester, and Grayson. No boy has ever publicly humiliated Brooklynn like Grayson has. When he suddenly moved away in eighth grade, Brooklynn happily wished him good riddance. But on the first day of senior year, Grayson comes back, with his piercing blue eyes and a smile that melts icebergs, he is not exactly the boy Brooklynn remembers. She quickly realizes that Grayson’s intentions have completely shifted, but she’s not sure if she can put their past behind her.Grayson understands Brooklynn’s creative ambitions and he devises a plan to showcase her work to the world. When the two agree to work together, suddenly, there is more than just fabric paint that’s having a chemical reaction to its environment. Brooklynn cannot help but feel pulled into Grayson’s arms, but memories and misunderstandings surface, putting in danger whatever small comradeship these two childhood enemies have constructed. Can Brooklynn overcome her own insecurities, finally making her dreams come true? Even a dream she didn’t know she had.
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    Falling series
  2. Print length
    340 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    March 11, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.77 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1495967808
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1495967801
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Author. Photographer. Artist. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, Valia Lind always had a love for the written word. She wrote her first full book on the bathroom floor of her dormitory, while procrastinating to study for her college classes. Upon graduation, she has moved her writing to more respectable places, and have found her voice in Young Adult fiction. Falling by Design is her debut young adult novel. You can visit her online at www.valialind.blogspot.com or follow her on twitter, where she spends way too much time, @ValiaLind.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 11, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1495967808
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1495967801
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.77 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 82 ratings

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USA Today bestselling author. Photographer. Artist.

Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, Valia Lind has always had a love for the written word. She wrote her first published book on the bathroom floor of her dormitory, while procrastinating to study for her college classes. Upon graduation, she has moved her writing to more respectable places, and has found her voice in Young Adult fiction. Her YA thriller, Pieces of Revenge is the recipient of the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Award.

You can visit her online at http://valialind.com or follow her on Instagram, where she spends way too much time, @ValiaLind.

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meticulouskat
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great, Wholesome Love Story
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2014
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Fantastic book! Ms. Lind has such a way with developing characters that makes everything they do seem natural and progressive. Her dialogue is spot-on and the plot was very sweet. Brooklynn and Grayson are such a cute couple, but I definitely related more with Dakota (which makes me so excited to read the companion novel Edge of Falling (http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Falling-2-Valia-Lind/dp/1500694126/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408730671&sr=1-2&keywords=the+edge+of+falling) which I just received in the mail a few days ago.

Brooklynn and Grayson's love story is very sweet and naive; I think the perfect audience for it would be a young, female tween who hasn't had her first bout of falling-head-over-heels-in-love-with-someone yet. The entire story is very wholesome while still leaving great, big grins on my face from Ms. Lind's awesome wit. I will be gifting a copy of this book (yes, I bought two!) to my young cousin and I can't wait to read more from the author.
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Jake T
5.0 out of 5 stars Mmmmhmmm
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2015
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OMG! I love to read and this book let me just tell you... It was AMAZ!! I was captivated to the point that I just could not put it down! As a female growing up in Brooklyn it is very hard to impress me but I connected with it and I really related to these young characters. Very easy to read and very touching and inspiring. Never heard of this author before but I will def be on the look out ( . )( . ) (eyes) for what is next to come. GET ON DIS BOOK PPL!!!
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Manon
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet romance worth reading
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2017
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I really like this story. It was well written and exciting. Love the romance component, didn't really like one of the best friends. still worth reading
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Jenny
3.0 out of 5 stars An easy read with nothing that makes it stand out
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2014
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What I Loved

1. Brooklyn, our main character, is an aspiring fashion designer. She's dedicated, smart and determined to make it into a good fashion school to follow her dreams.

2. The love interest, Grayson, is actually a great guy. He takes care of his baby brother, volunteers and sticks around for all of Brooklyn's indecisiveness.

3. I thought this was going to be a case of insta-love, and while there was some pretty unrealistic attraction in the beginning, the romance actually played out pretty slowly.

What Bugged Me

1. There's nothing about this book that stands out. It's a pretty straightforward girl sees boy again after a long period of time apart, boy used to be a giant jerk to her but now he loves her. Wow, talk about a run-on sentence. I kept reading it expecting something to happen, but at 90% in I realized, this was it. There's not really any big conflict that drives the book forward. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of smaller things, but nothing that kept me hanging to see what happened. I pretty much already knew the ending before it happened.

2. The writing style. It's not bad, but the writing is kind of stilted. Conversations don't flow naturally, and there are some spelling/editing errors. A lot of what bugged me is the "show vs. tell" problem. A lot of the issues in the book that could have been demonstrated through the actions of the characters were just told to you. And that makes for a pretty dry book to read.

3. The conflicts in the story that Brooklyn addresses are repeated almost word for word throughout the story. Family drama makes up most of it, and you can predict the conversation before it happens. Also, a bigger opportunity for some action later in the book is kind of dropped in with no follow up.

4. Brooklyn is the most indecisive, wishy washy character ever. Grayson goes out of his way to do everything he possibly can to help her, make her trust him, etc. and she just continually pushes him away beyond all logical reasons. It drove me insane!

5. The story ties up neatly with a bow at the end. Conflicts magically resolved, no loose ends! It's like a fairy tale. Except well, it's not supposed to be.

6. Minor spoiler ahead ----> At the very end of the book, after pushing Grayson away forever, they kiss once and both immediately start exchanging "I love you's." Ugh. Could not have helped ruin the ending for me anymore.

So after writing all that, I realized I should downgrade my rating. I started writing this at a 3 but I've moved it to a 2.5. There were just too many things wrong that bugged me to no end.
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Cassandra Dudley
5.0 out of 5 stars Book for everyone!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2014
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Love this book. So easy to read and follow along. I was completely invested in this story right away, it is a story everyone can connect with. I highly recommend any person of any age read this book I don't believe its just for women or young adults it's a story for every person. I love a car has the same name as me that is definitely a part I laughed about when I was reading. All I am going to say since I don't want to give anything away about this book.
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Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Do What You Love
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2014
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I loved this book! First off, what drew me to this book was the GORGEOUS cover. But the story was so beautiful. It was about two people falling in love sure but it was also about going for your dreams and doing what you love. Not doing what others expect you to do and I found it very powerful as a high school student who has no idea what she's doing. So thanks Valia for pushing me to do what I love:)
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MICHELLE WILLIAMSON
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching and sweet
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2014
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Falling by Design is a fun read from start to finish! It centers around the angst of young love when you first learned how to let go and trust someone for the first time with your heart. Ms Lind did an excellent job showing her readers a glimpse into the minds and hearts of today's youth. This is listed as YA but as a definite adult at 36 I enjoyed it immensely! Can't wait to read her next novel!!!
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Nicole
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2014
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pretty good. got a little bored after awhile
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