Fallen by Lauren Kate

Description from the Publisher (Delacorte Press):

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.

Book: Hardcover (464 Pages)

Published: December 8 2009

Date Read: February 10 2010

Book Source: ARC
My Thoughts:
Fallen is the first book in a young adult series by Lauren Kate. I was initially so excited to read this book because of the subject matter seemed right up my alley, and I was drawn to the beautiful cover. However, I ended up liking this book but I didn’t love it.
The pace is very slow. It kept my interest, but not a lot of plot happens in the first half of the book. The action picks up towards the middle, but overall the ending did not satisfy. I still had a lot of questions remaining.

I liked the setting and the descriptions used in the book. It was easy to visualize the dark, depressing school the author describes. And I enjoyed some of the side characters as well.

Fallen takes place in Savannah, Georgia and tells the story of Luce, a teenager who is placed in a reform school because of her mysterious involvement in a classmate’s death. At the school she finds herself in a love triangle with two students, Daniel and Cam. Meanwhile she is still dealing with the aftermath of the events that led her to the Sword & Cross school. There are some twists and turns and mystery that keep it interesting. I was sometimes frustrated with Luce and some of her choices.

However, I am intrigued enough with the story to pick up the sequel and see where it goes.

3 Stars
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One thought on “Fallen by Lauren Kate

  1. ishie08 says:

    me too. Sometimes, I think Luce is kind of stupid. I’m also puzzled if who’s more important to the fallen angel’s war? It it Luce or Daniel or both of them? Why is it that Luce always explodes whenever she learns of the whole truth?

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