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breezy610's review
4.0
Pretty good. it's definitely like twilight with the two guys going for the girl. and it's an interesting with the recarnation and entral love thing going on.
blurrypetals's review
3.0
Real rating: 4.5, though I suppose I rounded up.
It was a nice little story. I liked all the characters. I liked the story. It was captivating enough to make me go and buy Torment before I was even finished.
Sad thing...I liked Cam. I thought he was going to turn out to be the poor nice guy whose heart gets broken. Sad day. I still like him, though, even though he's apparently an evil douche. Ah well.
My only issue was how it ended. It was far too open ended for the beginning of a series, IMO. But whatevs. At least I have the sequel in hand.
EDIT AS OF APRIL 25, 2011
Down to three stars, because the more I think about this book, the more and more I dislike it. Ah well.
It was a nice little story. I liked all the characters. I liked the story. It was captivating enough to make me go and buy Torment before I was even finished.
Sad thing...I liked Cam. I thought he was going to turn out to be the poor nice guy whose heart gets broken. Sad day. I still like him, though, even though he's apparently an evil douche. Ah well.
My only issue was how it ended. It was far too open ended for the beginning of a series, IMO. But whatevs. At least I have the sequel in hand.
EDIT AS OF APRIL 25, 2011
Down to three stars, because the more I think about this book, the more and more I dislike it. Ah well.
sarasprout's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
cds_mind_palace's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
curlyquinnreads's review
5.0
This book, this series has me in a choke hold. Idc what anyone has to say. There may have been things keeping it from a five star but I read this as a teen a writing this review just remembering and looking back on it.
The romance, what I think opened me to paranormal romance
The romance, what I think opened me to paranormal romance
tsimpampis's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn't a big fun of the book simply because I personally didn't like the writing style.
This is mostly address to the people who say "they fall in love in two days ew wnfnjskf*
Having read the whole series they don't exactly fall in love immediately. They are connected by fate and the protagonist knew the male lead in all of her life times, yada yada yada, there's no point in analyzing it further tbh.
But yeah I can see why that might be confusing to the people who've only read the first book :)
This is mostly address to the people who say "they fall in love in two days ew wnfnjskf*
Having read the whole series they don't exactly fall in love immediately. They are connected by fate and the protagonist knew the male lead in all of her life times, yada yada yada, there's no point in analyzing it further tbh.
But yeah I can see why that might be confusing to the people who've only read the first book :)
nathalyalvarez's review
2.0
Mi principal motivación a leer este libro fue que Jeremy Irvine es parte de su adaptación al cine y no quería ir a ver la pelicula sin tener idea de que trataba el libro.
Empece a leer y estaba como oh, interesante pero tambien era un poco confuso y no entendía nada excepto que a la protagonista la dejaron botada en un instituto; aunque ella es medio emo, solitaria y nostálgica y se viste de negro, y de alguna manera consiguió que los dos tipos mas atractivos del internado estuvieran interesados en ella.
Estuve confundida durante gran parte del libro y algún punto me di cuenta que era sobre ángeles caídos y ya no me gusto. Simplemente no entiendo el interés de las personas por los ángeles en general. Quiero decir, no entiendo muchas de las cosas que le gustaron a las personas que leyeron este libro antes de mi. Como por ejemplo, el amor instantáneo entre Luce y Daniel, yo sé que se supone que van a estar juntos pero no deberían hacer algo tan apresurado, deberían tener el tiempo suficiente como para volver a enamorarse de nuevo.
Aunque sí me gusto el comienzo, con el misterio y la intriga. Y siguiendo a la protagonista tratando de averiguar sobre el internado y los personajes secundarios como Penn o Cam, que hicieron emocionante el pasar de las paginas. Y los pocos momentos en que Daniel y Luce hablaban y se sentía como el comienzo de una relación.
fabian21's review
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
cobycoyle's review
1.0
Good Lord if it wasn’t for my insistent OCD I wouldn’t read the next one.
I normally love YA books, even crappy ones, but this is like…bad crappy and not appealing crappy.
Luce gets flipped off by some rude, cold dude on first day of school and rather than the proper response of being like “wtf” and ignoring him, she’s like “I have to know more. I have to talk to him.” Yeah yeah, we find out she reincarnates every 17 years and they’re meant for each other or something (which is never explained how/why). Then Luce justifiably asks 10000 questions when things are finally revealed at the end and the angels refuse to answer them, which helps the reader not at all either. Through the entire book I kept frustratingly asking myself “a crumb of context??? Anywhere??? Please??”
Also almost all of the students were angels except Penn? Huh??
Ugh.
I normally love YA books, even crappy ones, but this is like…bad crappy and not appealing crappy.
Luce gets flipped off by some rude, cold dude on first day of school and rather than the proper response of being like “wtf” and ignoring him, she’s like “I have to know more. I have to talk to him.” Yeah yeah, we find out she reincarnates every 17 years and they’re meant for each other or something (which is never explained how/why). Then Luce justifiably asks 10000 questions when things are finally revealed at the end and the angels refuse to answer them, which helps the reader not at all either. Through the entire book I kept frustratingly asking myself “a crumb of context??? Anywhere??? Please??”
Also almost all of the students were angels except Penn? Huh??
Ugh.
outoftheblue14's review
3.0
I might be a couple of years behind in reviewing this title. To be true, I did read it for the first time shortly after it came out; like many other readers I was attracted by the pretty, melancholic cover. I didn't really like it much, back then. But now that the series is coming to a close with the publication of the fourth book, Rapture, I decided to give the books another go.
Fallen is the story of Lucinda (Luce) Williams, a sixteen-year-old girl who is forced to attend a peculiar boarding school in Georgia, Swords and Cross. Luce has to attend it by decision of the judge, after a strange accident in which her close friend Trevor died in a fire, while she was unharmed. Luca also has the uncommon ability to see "shadows" lurking around her, but doesn't talk about it with anyone in fear of being judged mentally instable.
At Swords and Cross, Luce is immediately attracted to Daniel and has the feeling they've known each other for a long time, even though he denies it and keeps his distance from her. Another student, Cam, seems attracted to Luce at once and they start going out, but then she regrets it as soon as Daniel begins to show interest in her. Meanwhile, dangerous shadows lurk around Luce and the school...
The first time I read this book, I was irritated at how Luce appears stupid. Even with her recurring dreams and visions, it takes her the whole book to guess Daniel's true nature. The reader obviously knows everything since the beginning, thanks to the prologue and the back cover, so it can be frustrating that the main character won't get a clue.
More to that, Luce makes some poor decisions and hangs out with Cam even though he appears dangerous, and then has to be saved like the proper damsel in distress. To tell the truth, on this second reading I almost found Cam more attractive than Daniel. I mean, Daniel is sort of boring. He's another Edward Cullen who leaves his love interest wondering why such a perfect creature would ever choose someone as plain and boring as her. Cam, on the other hand, has more of a "bad boy" allure. While I usually roll my eyes at similar characters, this time I felt like his badass nature compensated his being angelically beautiful. I'm not sure about this, but I almost think I'd root for Cam in future books. Not that it seems he really gets a chance with Luce.
As for the whole "damsel in distress" thing, if you can't stand it, you might have to stay clear of this book. I can think of at least four big moments in which Luce needs to be saved by Daniel. She might not be quite as stupid or as helplessly clumsy like Bella Swan, but really, Luce needs to start saving herself at least once in a while.
I'd recommend you try this series if you're a fan of paranormal romance, especially with angel themes (this was one of the first series about angels to be published, then a whole lot of them appeared.) I've read many not-so-enthusiastic reviews of Fallen, but this series seems to be quite successful all the same, so maybe you'd like it.
Cover attraction: I already mentioned that the beautiful cover was what prompted me to read the book for the first time. The Fallen series is like the poster child for "girl-in-a-beautiful-dress" covers. This one has a melancholic quality that matches the book's mood, even though it doesn't really tell you much about the story. I think it's a good choice for the target readers.
Fallen is the story of Lucinda (Luce) Williams, a sixteen-year-old girl who is forced to attend a peculiar boarding school in Georgia, Swords and Cross. Luce has to attend it by decision of the judge, after a strange accident in which her close friend Trevor died in a fire, while she was unharmed. Luca also has the uncommon ability to see "shadows" lurking around her, but doesn't talk about it with anyone in fear of being judged mentally instable.
At Swords and Cross, Luce is immediately attracted to Daniel and has the feeling they've known each other for a long time, even though he denies it and keeps his distance from her. Another student, Cam, seems attracted to Luce at once and they start going out, but then she regrets it as soon as Daniel begins to show interest in her. Meanwhile, dangerous shadows lurk around Luce and the school...
The first time I read this book, I was irritated at how Luce appears stupid. Even with her recurring dreams and visions, it takes her the whole book to guess Daniel's true nature. The reader obviously knows everything since the beginning, thanks to the prologue and the back cover, so it can be frustrating that the main character won't get a clue.
More to that, Luce makes some poor decisions and hangs out with Cam even though he appears dangerous, and then has to be saved like the proper damsel in distress. To tell the truth, on this second reading I almost found Cam more attractive than Daniel. I mean, Daniel is sort of boring. He's another Edward Cullen who leaves his love interest wondering why such a perfect creature would ever choose someone as plain and boring as her. Cam, on the other hand, has more of a "bad boy" allure. While I usually roll my eyes at similar characters, this time I felt like his badass nature compensated his being angelically beautiful. I'm not sure about this, but I almost think I'd root for Cam in future books. Not that it seems he really gets a chance with Luce.
As for the whole "damsel in distress" thing, if you can't stand it, you might have to stay clear of this book. I can think of at least four big moments in which Luce needs to be saved by Daniel. She might not be quite as stupid or as helplessly clumsy like Bella Swan, but really, Luce needs to start saving herself at least once in a while.
I'd recommend you try this series if you're a fan of paranormal romance, especially with angel themes (this was one of the first series about angels to be published, then a whole lot of them appeared.) I've read many not-so-enthusiastic reviews of Fallen, but this series seems to be quite successful all the same, so maybe you'd like it.
Cover attraction: I already mentioned that the beautiful cover was what prompted me to read the book for the first time. The Fallen series is like the poster child for "girl-in-a-beautiful-dress" covers. This one has a melancholic quality that matches the book's mood, even though it doesn't really tell you much about the story. I think it's a good choice for the target readers.