Fallen by Lauren Kate

Synopsis:Seventeen-Year-Old Luce is a new student at Sword & Cross, an unwelcoming boarding/reform school in Savannah, Georgia. Luce’s boyfriend died under suspicious circumstances, and now she carries the guilt over his death with her as she navigates the unfriendly halls at Sword & Cross, where every student seems to have an unpleasant—even evil—history.

It’s only when she sees Daniel, a gorgeous fellow student, that Luce feels there’s a reason to be here—though she doesn’t know what it is. And Daniel’s frosty cold demeanor toward her?

"What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours?"

My Review:
Wow, I mean wow! When I first opened this book and began reading the first few chapters I had no idea where the story was going. We meet Lucinda (Luce) who is plopped into reform school which was an interesting setting I thought. Then you meet the cast of colorful characters which I fell in love with because every one of them had a different quirk and personality and seemed confident and strong. Then we meet Daniel who, like the main character Luce, has you in the palm of his hand with the way he stares at Luce and the things he says to her. Then he suddenly acts cold and aloof sending you in the other direction wondering what you ever did wrong yet you still want to be with him. I felt like I connected to Luce and loved that Lauren Kate did not rush through the story to the action and has a gift for subtle build-up. After I finished I wanted to turn back to the beginning and start all over again because I did not want the story and the feeling I got when I read it to end.

There were many times I laughed out loud and found myself smiling like an idiot at some of the things the characters would say. The pacing was great and I loved the storyline and the fact that it’s about angels and mythology, forbidden love, and friendship. Angles will be the next heroes to emerge from the Vampire era, mark my words.

I read this book in 33 hours counting the five hours of restless sleep and all the other things I have to get accomplished during the day. I say restless sleep because I kept dreaming about this book and had to wake up early to continue reading. The fastest read I have ever completed a book was in 30 hours so that is saying something about “Fallen.” This is one of my all time favorite books and I can’t wait until the sequel “Torment” comes out later this year (Ironic title, right?)!!!