Has its moments, but is not what I'd call good. Oscillates between interesting and hilariously confounding. It should have been longer, like the other books in the trilogy, just so the authors could explain more about the major plot devices and develop the characters more. A lack of explanation on both counts detracted from the experience and left me guessing. The Strain was by no means the most cleverly-written book, but The Fall reads even worse, like it's just a filler between two other books the authors actually wanted to write.

However, The Fall still provides interesting source material for the FX TV adaptation. I could easily see the events of this book filling two seasons instead of just one on account of the amount of stuff which happens in the book and is never given enough time for explanation there.