40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good series, but not for everyone, April 3, 2000
This review is from: Fearless #1 (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a good series, and not like many other teen books. It does confront a lot of the regular teen problems: popularity, dating, drugs, etc (no, it's not one of those sappy book series about teen facing and overcoming their problems), but it does it in a different way.
Gaia has no fear, literaly. She was born without the fear gene. This doesn't, however, stop her from having all of the normal teenage problems. She's in love with the boyfriend of the girl she hates more than anyone else in the world. Her best friend is in love with her, but she doesn't know it. She lives in foster care because her mom died and her dad left her. Her foster-mother hates her. People keep trying to kill her. OK, maybe she has more than the normal teenage problems, but it does make for some interesting reading.
Gaia's not the only interesting character in the book. There is Heather and Sam, her enemy and her one true love. Mary and Ed, her friends, and other characters you meet in each book. Each character is completly different in their own way and contribute to the plots.
There are only two things I don't like about this series:
1. The indicisivness of Heather and Sam's relationship. In each book they seem to be at a different level of it, braking up, getting back together, both. It can get on a person's nerves. This probably wont bother you until you get deeper into the series though.
2. Each book depends on the other books for you to completly understand the complete plot, and all of the characters and why they do what they do. Fortunatly the books come out once a month, so this problem isn't as bad as it could be.
Despite these two things I realy do like this series, though other people might not. Give it a try and see what you think.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Teen Books out there!, November 26, 2000
This review is from: Fearless #1 (Mass Market Paperback)
This is probably one of the best teen series books I've ever read. It is written in many different POV's giving you different perspectives of everything. This series tackles real life issues, living in New York. It's not some sappy, corny novel. It is exciting, intense, witty, adventurous, and even a little romance is put in. I'd reccommend trying to buy as many of the books in the series at once, because once you finish reading one, your dying to know what happens in the next book. Francine Pascal has done a wonderful job writing these books. They are a big change from her normal Sweet Valley books. Put this book in your shopping cart now, and don't forget to get the rest too! A new book comes out every month!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is the best book ever!!, December 2, 2001
This review is from: Fearless #1 (Mass Market Paperback)
Fearless is an amazing story for any teenage girl. It is about a girl born without the fear gene, whose father trained her since she was little to be a fantastic fighter. She enjoys walking through Central Park of New York City, just to prove thugs wrong who think they can attack innocent teenage girls. The story has humor with her witty thoughts about what is going on in her head, along with what is going on in other character's heads. There is also a person who broke the wall she built around her heart, Ed, her new best friend. Then there is Sam, who likes/hates her, and who also happens to be going out with Gaia's enemy. I love this book because it is action-packed, with a little romance, but it also relates a lot with me, and probably other teenagers as well. She deals with trying to fit in, starting a new school, being self concious about the way you look, and thinks about a lot of the other popular issues with teenagers. The story isn't too believable when you think about it, but while you read it, you believe she has no fear, and it is just a part of her life. I enjoy thinking about all the different things that I would do or would happen to me if I had no fear as well.
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