Series and Book #: Fallen Series #1
Pages: 452
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 Sword &
Cross boarding school in Savannah. He’s the one bright spot in a place where
cell phones are forbidden, the other students are screwups, and security
cameras watch every move.
Except Daniel wants nothing to do with
Luce—he goes out of his way to make that very clear. But she can’t let it go.
Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, Luce has to find out what Daniel is so
desperate to keep secret…even if it kills her.
I appreciate Lauren Kate didn't initially push Luce and Daniel together. Of course, there was the whole "I-recognize-him-from-somewhere-but-I-can't-exactly-remember-where" mixed with "Oh-my-God-he's-so-hot". Daniel's rude reception of Luce kind of puts off their romance until later in the novel, after Luce gets tangled with other people. Still, it's a little unbelievable the amount of time Luce spent fawning over Daniel.
Luce wasn't a terrible main character but she was shallow. First, she's all upset that Daniel doesn't seem attracted to her. Then she's upset that Cam likes her instead of Daniel. I mean, she has two attractive guys vying for her attention and she still has a poor-me attitude? Her commitment to her friends was a good quality. Luce loves Penn and Arriane to no end.
So, altogether it wasn't bad, but it wasn't my favorite. I loved the side characters more than anything, especially Gabbe and Arriane. Luce didn't really undergo any character developments as the story went on. I hope she becomes a more three-dimensional character as the series continues.
The Cover: The background of the forest surrounding Sword & Cross is good, as well as the darkness. The model looks a lot like Luce is described.
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