Fallen

By Lauren Kate

Publisher Delacorte Press

Published Date December 8th 2009

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.

REVIEW

I can’t get the story yet, though I’ve finished reading it. What’s the meaning of fallen angels’ battle? How about the dark shadow Luce always see? How can Luce die after knowing the truth in her past lives? I have to wait for the second book to understand it. Very frustrating.

The book is thick enough and boring at the first. Then, the story become interesting from page 250’s. Daniel and Cam fought each other. Not the kind of highschool student fighting over girls, but of creatures beyond human. Hard, cruel and killing.

Lauren Kate’s style reminds me of Stephenie Meyer. I mean in adoring someone we love. Bella in describing Edward and Luce in Daniel. But I prefer this book. Though it’s a little cheesy (feeling safe when Luce’s around Daniel, knowing where to look at and find Daniel watching her, rejecting and yearning of being together from Daniel, etc.), I still feel the maturity from this book. Not too embarassing – no offense but sorry for Twilighters.