For fans of adventure stories with a touch of mystery, this is probably a good pick. But for me, this is not my main interest in fiction and I feel like I've read this story so many times in the last couple years. The plot was to familiar to engage me enough to finish the book.

Emily is the sole survivor of a plane crash. Now recovering in hospital her counsellor suggests she writes down her story to work through her feelings of survivor guilt.

The story is narrated by Emily so right from the start I’m wary but she is a convincing narrator telling the horror of the crash and how her and a few classmates managed to survive the initial crash into a river and pull themselves out of the rushing waters.

What follows is a gripping story of survival in the Amazon jungle. Personalities clash as school rivalries come to the fore. Friendships are made and broken whilst crushing secrets are revealed.
We follow the teens as they have moments of hope and moments of despair. The strong become weak and the weak become strong.

We see flashbacks of Emily’s life as the narration alternates between her life before the crash, her time in the jungle and now, recovering in hospital.

The story was totally engrossing and I felt the teens time in the jungle was very realistic.
The story reminded me of The Life of Pi as in it was an account by a sole survivor. They can tell ‘their’ story the way they want it to be.

The ending was outstanding. I didn’t see that coming!

A recommended read.

I had thought this would be a simple "survival of the fittest" type of YA book but it is much more than it seems.
Emily is looking forward to a school trip to South America (without her mother's permission but I digress) when disaster strikes. The plane goes down in the Amazon and Emily and a handful of other survivors must not only fight for their lives in the jungle but also face their deepest and darkest impulses and desires.
The physical aspect of surviving in a jungle environment is so well done and I am sure the author did much research. I kept picturing Survivorman in my head but with a twist with teenagers who are not quite as skilled in survival situations as Les Stroud. What made this type of novel refreshing for me is that it was not just a story about teens trying to survive against all odds but also an examination of how people might potentially act under certain negative circumstances. There are a few twists as well and also an "in your face" shocker at the end. All in all, I found this book to be enthralling and I really was reluctant to put it down until I finished.

This was a surprisingly good book. Though targeted for young adults, I really think other adults would enjoy it like I did. Emily and her friends survive a plane crash, but are stranded in the jungle. This story tells of what they have to do to survive. The emotional rollercoaster of the six survivors kept me interested throughout because of the ways in which they changed their behavior towards each other. I really enjoyed this book.

There were quite a few things that I enjoyed about this novel. I liked that the author skipped back and forth in time for certain portions of this story. It may have been a bit confusing at first, but it really added to the intrigue and mystery of the story. This novel was really action-packed and it was very easy to get caught up in the story. The one thing I didn't really like was Emily's character. She wasn't a character I felt very interested in and her personality was a little blah for me. The ending was a cliffhanger, which I both liked and didn't like; it was a unique twist but I generally just like to have a completely finished story. Overall, this was a strong YA novel that was action-packed and gripping, and I think many teens would enjoy reading this book!

I wasn't sure quite what to expect going in with this book. But as you are lead deeper and deeper into the story, it grasps you and draws you in deeper. You question what you think you know and I promise that it's not what you think!

feel me fall by james morris.
Emily is the only survivor of air Brazil the plane that crashed in the amazon jungle carrying 134 passengers. While in the hospital Emily is told to write everything down, that it will help her comes to grips with her grief. Why did she survive and not Molly Nico Derek Ryan and viv. Who were with her after the plane crashed.
This was a really good read with good characters. I really felt for Emily and what she went through. I've never been on a plane and I'm glad. this was very cleverly written. I was surprised with the ending. Didn't expect that. 5*.. Netgalley and xpresso books.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read Feel Me Fall.
This book centers around a terrible accident - a plane crashes in the rainforest and six students are left to find their way out.
Good reading. Young adults will like this one.

I was sold as soon as I read the blurb. I like books with a different setting and this survival story (partly) set in the Amazon jungle definitely triggered my curiosity. Feel Me Fall is basically about a bunch of teenagers first surviving a plane crash and then having to find a way to survive in the middle of the Amazon jungle until help arrives. These survival scenes are mixed with typical high school scene flashbacks and short chapters where the sole survivor Emily tells her story. This mix of contemporary and adventure definitely made Feel Me Fall into a very interesting read! The story started out strong and I really enjoyed the writing style; it's very engaging. It's a quick read with a fast pace and especially the survival chapters stood out for me. One thing though: I would have probably enjoyed this story even better without the many high school cliches and more importantly multiple love triangles. The first I can live with, but the love triangles and 'forbidden' love parts didn't really add anything substantial to the story and distracted from the main plot (which is interesting enough on its own). That doesn't take away I still very much enjoyed this story and Feel Me Fall will also have a plot twist or two that will surprise you. And that ending!

FEEL ME FALL is reminiscent of LORD OF THE FLIES but because it is told be a single narrator, we get a deeper look into the backstory that informs the survivors' actions. I enjoyed how Morris displayed the complexity of teenaged thought processes. All too often, we discount the inner lives of adolescents, thinking that they are either completely ruled by hormones or incapable of complex inner lives. FEEL ME FALL gives us a peek into the teenaged brain, and it is illuminating. The characters were believable - full of flaws and heroism simultaneously. I thoroughly enjoyed it and have recommended it to my own teenager.

Wow. I am completely drained. Emotionally, mentally and even physically.
I started this book yesterday, then binge read until 3 AM when I finally forced myself to put it away and go to sleep, only to wake up again at 8 AM and immediately go back to reading.

This book was absolutely brilliant. Painful, dark and brutal, but brilliant nonetheless. It was like a twisted mix of William Golding's Lord of the Flies and that early 2000's movie The Hole.
James Morris has created an unapologetically honest and scarily realistic tale of a group of six young plane crash survivors, suddenly faced with death, despair, secrets and deceptions, slowly losing their minds and humanity in the oppressing green of the Amazon rainforest.

The narration was amazing, the characters so multi-layered and inscrutable you'll never be able to anticipate their next moves, and still you can't help but care for them. The plot was addicting and full of twists and bone-chilling revelations.

This book will be staying in my mind for a good while, that's for sure.
Book hangover, here I come!

A big thanks to James Morris and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

Higher school students on a flight over the Amazon heading to an inter-disciplinary summer field trip crash into the river. Six survive and trek through the jungle searching for civilization and rescue.
Emily, the lone teenager to make it to s hospital, begins the story by following her counselor's advice and tells her story of high school caste systems as well as wilderness survival skills to her laptop. She's not strong enough physically or mentally to tell any adult. It's apparent from the beginning she has much to hide as well as to heal.

Immediately alpha males butt heads. One in particular, Derek, has mad Boy Scout skills as well as rough camping experience that is put to (good? Nefarious?) use as the group traverse the forest, foraging for food, fleeing flash floods, building shelters, but he grows power-hungry and delusional. The girls become a jungle version of FLDS hostages in his harem. So bizarre.

"I've come to believe events don't change you; the reveal you."-the perfect summarizing quote. What these kids discover about each other and themselves when they must live off instinct isn't something they can face. But face it they must, especially Emily.
Excellent work, Morris. Quick read that picks at ones own conscience.

Once I started this terrific novel, I could not put it down. Plenty of suspense and character development. Author really seemed to get into the mind of a teenage girl. I would recommend this. I will now search for other books by this author.

Feel Me Fall was the edge of your seat kind of good that most bookworms dream to get their hands on. It kept me glued from start to finish - I just had to know what happened. Every dark and twisted little part of it; this book was definitely much darker than I imagined in fact!

Emily is the lone survivor from a plane crash in the Amazon Jungle. Her counsellor encourages her to write down what happened to her, and how she came to be the only living student to survive the wreckage and the jungle. This is that story.

Emily's narrative is smooth, fast-paced and kept me hooked. She tells us about her relationships with some of her classmates who also escaped from the wreckage, but didn't make it back home. The story flashes between life in the jungle whilst they search for help, life now as Emily is in hospital recovering, and life from before the crash to give you a taste of each of the remaining students. As you can imagine, you're about to find out how each of them died.

The story isn't tame. It has some pretty gore filled elements! But it isn't mindlessly bloodthirsty. The author explores some of the genuine struggles the students might have faced in the jungle, but also more interestingly, how a change in dynamic from the school environment when the bullies are in charge to a jungle where the only goal is to survive has an impact on the relationships and personalities in the group. Emily often describes this as the devolution of her group which was an intriguing concept to play around with.

Ultimately this is a story of what it takes to survive, and the psychological impact this might have on people, but also a question of what you would be willing to do to obtain that. I especially liked how the author looked at how people distance themselves, and cope in various ways, with traumatic or threatening situations - this really made me think.

This is a very easy book to recommend. It is full of suspense, an interesting plot to see play out and was a really fun, quick read because of how engaging it was. It left this dark, eerie feeling in the pit of my stomach; a sure sign of a great book!

We come to learn Emily's past and how she ended up on a plane to Paraguay. And what happened in the jungle. And how her guilt is eating her up inside. She did what she had to do to survive. Their fear and desperation were palpable. Throughout most of the book I really liked Emily. I thought she was a headstrong young woman who made the best of what she'd been dealt and tried to do the right thing. I really enjoyed the story. It was a page-turner. I had to know how Emily came to be the only one left. What happened to the others? I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't as gruesome as I thought it would be. But the ending just didn't work for me. I did not like it even a little bit.