This was a great installment. I will be looking for a bit more growth in Jayne the next few books, but hope she never loses her inner voice.

My only caveat is that if you hate cliffhangers, wait for the rest. Go try Elle's other books!

Favorite Quotes:

Run for it! ... Rat turd alert! Rat turd alert!"
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I glanced at her, praying her robes wouldn't open up to reveal anything, knowing it would scar me for life to see her two-thousand-year-old boobs hanging down to her knees.

Awesome continuation of the War of the Fae Series! Each book has drawn me deeper into the trials and tribulations of the indomitable and irascible Jayne and the merry band of misfits she calls friends. Just as each of the first four books made me cry with compassion as well as laugh until it became uncomfortable, so did this one. My only complaint is that Jayne's romantic through-line is beyond frustrating! ( )

Review from Elysian Fields Book Reviews.
Synopsis
The setting opens up almost exactly where the final book of the War of the Fae Series ends. Ben and Jayne have just been bonded, to save the entire Fae race from the inevitable invasion of demons from the Otherworld. They are both powerful elementals, and together, they control all four of the elements; earth, fire, water, and air. It is only with them together, the Mother and Father, that the demons can be stopped, saving both the Fae race and the humans as well. The Light Fae and the Dark Fae are now living together, working together to help prevent the inevitable. The Gray is falling, and until they can find the tear between the worlds, demons will continue to enter the Earth plane. Jayne is now part of the Council that makes the decisions for all of the Fae, but she is still young and clueless. With the help of her friends, old ones and new Dark Fae that she never thought she could like, can she stop the demons before the world burns?
My Thoughts
After the Fall began exactly where New World Order ended, which I was ridiculously excited about. I hated how the War of the Fae Series ended, with Ben and Jayne in a bonding ceremony- basically getting married. This book was kind of slower than the previous installments, with more "meetings" between the council than actual action. Tim, as always, is one of the funniest book characters that I have had the pleasure of reading. Now that his wife and baby are living with Jayne, the humor only intensifies. I found myself with tears rolling down my face when the baby pixie stuck pollen balls up Jayne's nose and she sneezed them out in front of everyone. The addition of Garrett- a vampire from the Underworld and Shayla- an angel of the Overworld was a welcome surprise as well. I am enjoying the new characters that were added in this series, but I'm hoping the next couple books have a lot more action than this one did. I have a feeling Ben is going to turn out to be a demon, trying to impregnate Jayne to fulfill the prophecy. And it looks like Spike and Jayne may end up together after all. Sigh. Chase was mentioned a few times, but no appearance of the Guardian Angel yet. All in all, this book was well written, the characters, as always Elle Casey, are fantabulous. I recommend reading the War of the Fae Series before diving into this one, as the characters are mostly the same and the plot line follows.
Excerpt from the Book

"The last thing I remembered thinking before my brain completely shut down was how difficult it was to breath through my nose when there was a naked pixie baby attached to it." -Jayne compliments of Elle Casey

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I don't know how Elle Casey does it but somehow each book just gets better and better! Clash of the Otherworlds picks up immediately right after New World Order (War of the Fae book 4) and doesn't let up until the very last page. I love how each book leaves off in a cliffhanger and not a normal to be continued cliffhanger either but a Lol OMG WTF, My brain will explode unless I get to read the next book cliffhanger. Jayne and all her friends are back but this time around they have to deal with problems on a cosmic scale. New friends and enemies are introduced and Jayne is still nearly clueless when it comes to her abilities and the fae world in which she inhabits although she still manages to kick serious butt. Her language is still just as colorful and having Tim and his family around make it so hilarious. Nothing like a baby pixie going around repeating the one word or words that you don't want him to repeat to brighten your day. This is truly a great book, so good in fact that I went ahead and put off getting the Infernal Devices 3 which comes out in a few days so that I could buy the rest of this series along with the first book in the Apocalypsis series. There's just something infectious about Elle Casey's writing. I'm a fast reader but not usually this fast. I couldn't put this book down and have missed a lot of sleep these last two weeks and I've enjoyed every minute of it. Be sure to read War of the Fae first so you'll know what's going on and enjoy this book even more. You might not get much sleep reading them but you'll have a blast. Once again Elle Casey has outdone herself proving why she has so quickly become one of my favorite all time authors.

One of my many favorite passages from Clash of the Otherworlds Book 1 After the Fall:

"I'll have you know that the fruit of my loins? ... It's passionfruit, baby. Passionfruit"
"More like fruit loops,"

I've never used bookmarks or highlights on my Kindle but some of the stuff being said in this book was just too funny so now I have Mrs. Casey to thank for learning how to use these features :) ( )

Seriously.. I love Elle Casey's writing! After the Fall is a wonderful start to this series. It still has my favouite characters and I still laughed my ass off! Jayne is the most kick ass heroine I've ever read. She is impulsive to a fault and often has to learn the hard way but she tries! But one thing is for sure.. NO ONE will give her any shit! I just purchased the second book, and am rushing to write this review so I can see what's going on. I miss Chase, but can't wait to see how Jayne and Ben's relationship forms from here.

I would HIGHLY recommend this book as well as the previous series.. War of the Fae. They are highly entertaining, enthralling, magical, and a literal riot!

(Edits to come!) ( )