Fallen by Lauren Kate

Fallen (Fallen, #1)

by Lauren Kate

The first book in the worldwide bestselling FALLEN series--soon to be a TV series from the director of The Handmaid's Tale!

#1 New York Times bestseller
A USA Today bestseller
One of NPR.com's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
More than 3 million series copies in print!


Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen by Lauren Kate is a page turning thriller and the ultimate love story. 

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.

Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.

"Sexy and fascinating and scary . . . I loved loved loved it!"--New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast

Reviewed by CrowNoYami on

2 of 5 stars

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This novel was a pain to get through. I had to DNF it twice while listening to the audiobook and only just got through the remainder of the book on paperback after serval days. Giving it a two-star review is generous. The main problem with this novel is the length, the only interesting parts were in the last fifty or so pages. It's over four hundred pages long. Is it worth it? You do the math.

While I am interested in knowing what Luce has that a bunch of angels want, it's not enough for me to pick up the next book in the series. Ever.

Luce herself is a boring character who becomes infatuated with a boy so much that even when he is outright rude to her she falls for it every time. She supposedly witnessed another love interest dying before her by being burnt alive only months before and now she's perfectly okay to pursuing Daniel and Cam at the same time? There are mentions of her past love having negative reactions to her present but in no way is it realistic.

Nothing about this book is realistic.

I understand that this is a fantasy book, but you don't know that for certain until the last fifty or so pages, up until then it's your basic love triangle story. And I do mean basic. There's a 'bad' boy and a 'good' boy, there's even a fight between them over Luce. 0 points for originality for four hundred pages.

My advice if you want to pick up this book? Don't.

If you're forced to read it against your will for some reason? Read the last fifty pages only. Luce is the MC, Daniel is the 'good' guy and Cam is the 'bad' guy.

I just saved you 400 pages of filler.

You're welcome

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