Fallen by Lauren Kate

Book: Fallen by Lauren Kate

Release date: December 8, 2009

Publisher: Delacorte

From: Publisher

Summary:
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.

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

*****

Wow! Just wow! Fallen was another book I really wanted to like but wasn’t sure that I would. It had a lot of mixed reviews but I finally decided to put all of those out of my mind and read the book for myself. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I loved it!

Fallen is a fallen angel story. Who would have guessed? =] This is only the second that I have ever read but I really hope for more in the future if they are anything like this one. Fallen was full of suspense, mystery, romance, and betrayals. And boy were there some unexpected betrayals. They were just so surprising and I love that.

Luce was a great heroine, except for the whole stalkerish thing in the beginning. It kind of creeped me out how obsessed she was with Daniel but in the end it all made sense. I think the thing I liked most about the character of Luce was how no matter what happened, I rooted for her to come out ahead. I genuinely liked her. And of course I loved Daniel. He was a bit of a jerk at first but he was also so mysterious and sexy. Just what every girl wants in their dream guy, right? Well, I mean without the jerk part.

One of the things that was so spectacular about Fallen was how quickly I was drawn into the story. Usually it takes me a while to get into a story but this one pulled me in from the very beginning and kept me reading until the bitter end. I wasn’t disappointed by the ending, necessarily, it just left me with some unanswered questions and wanting so much more.

Overall, I do recommend Fallen. I also recommend doing what I did. If it sounds like something you might enjoy, ignore all the bad reviews and read it for yourself. It’s worth it, or at least it was to me!

Writing: 10/10

Characters: 9/10

Plot: 10/10

Ending: 9/10

Originality: 9/10

Overall: 47/50= A-

Cover: 10/10=A++

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8 comments

  1. I agree– even though reviews are good to help potential readers decide whether or not to read a book, sometimes the best advice is to just go for it if you want to read it, ignore the opinions about it.

    I’m glad that you liked this book so much– I got a copy for Christmas and I plan on reading it soon. 😀

    Enjoy,
    TBQ

  2. Everyone has there own opinion about a book, so when you hear mix reviews either you just got to go for it or pick a book blogger that has similar reading taste to your own and trust them. But I agree Fallen is a amazing book. It’s the 2 top best book of 2009 in my opinion.