Fallen by Lauren Kate

Book Name: Fallen

Author: Lauren Kate

Series: Book #1

Total Amount of Pages: 452

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal romance

Blurb: 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. 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 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.

Favourite Character: Must I pick?

Comments: To say that I didn't like this book would be an understatement. Keep this is mind while reading the review because it may be harsher than it should be.

SO. Where do I begin? The shitty characters? The shitty excuse for romantic chemistry? The shitty plot(if you can even call it that)? Or the dangerous message that it can potentially send?
Might as well start at the beginning of this terrible experience. I have to say though the first few pages weren't bad, I was intrigued and wanted to continue reading. The dark reform school definitely had me interested. I felt like the story had a set up that could have lead to something amazing.

THEN BAM. We meet Daniel. Why she liked him? I have no clue. Well I guess the shitty ending explained why but it wasn't a good explanation. He was a jerk and they barely connected and yet she was like "OMG MARRY ME." Honestly, even if they were meant to be together the author could have tried to make it seem like that ACTUALLY WANTED TO BE WITH EACH OTHER. Daniel and Luce's connection was horrible that I was actually disgusted that I was reading this.

I think the author was trying to go for a strong female character who could stand up for herself. But let's face it, Luce was incredibly helpless and she was in love with a guy who obviously was not interested in her until the last hundred or so which was just a mess. Which brings me to the dangerous this book can send.

Being flipped off on the first meeting isn't something I would call romantic at all. So being treated like dirt for the first half of book is romantic. And what makes it even worse is that the main character swoons and is STILL in love with this boy. Wonderful to know that's what I have to look forward to in my love life.

As for the plot, it left me mind-fucker (for lack of a better term). So yup. Not even sure how you could turn shit into even worse shit in less than 20 pages but she managed it.

So, I guess you can see that I will not be reading the second book. EVER.

Rating: *

Sequel: Torment