Series and Book #: Fallen Series #4
Pages: 448
Summary:
The sky is dark with wings….
Like sand through an hourglass, time is
running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they
must find the place where the angels fell to earth.
Dark forces are after them, and Daniel
doesn’t know if he can do this—live only to lose Luce again and again. Yet
together they face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies…and angel
dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed.
And suddenly Luce knows what must
happen. For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse
they’ve borne has always and only been about her—and the love she cast aside.
The choice she makes now is the only one that truly matters.
In the fight for Luce, who will win?
The final book of the Fallen series redeemed the series for me. Daniel and Luce have resolved whatever doubts they have had in their relationship, there is serious conflict, and Luce has gotten past her selfishness and is actually becoming someone I like as a main character.
Luce being an angel wasn't as big a reveal as I think Lauren Kate was intending. I had the inkling of the idea from the get-go. The dramatics were unnecessary, and I'm not entirely sure it needed to wait until the final book for it to be revealed. I realize that whenever Luce becomes aware of her holy heritage, she spontaneously combusts, and I know Daniel doesn't want that to happen ever again, but its already established this incarnation of Luce is different because she wasn't "claimed" to one side of the holy war. Since Luce figures it out in the fourth book, and nothing happens, I think it should have been brought to light earlier. Dragging out the series for this long was a little unnecessary.
Rapture was a good finale for this series. There's some true character development from Luce, there's actually a climax that made me really want to read the book, and the side characters were lovely. Dee, Arriane, and company will always be my favorite part of these books.
The Cover: Thankfully, they're back to normal. I think she's supposed to be on the Mount in Israel? Anyway, I like the return to the dark covers.
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