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, Georgia. 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 though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce–and goes out of his way to make that very clear–she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.
This book is not worth reading...or even looking at for more than 3 seconds. Nothing about this book is special except the cover. Lately I've been in a YA rut, picking books JUST because of their covers--unfortunately I noticed this after reading Fallen.
Fallen is essentially about a girl who falls for a guy so hard that she stalks him (badly I might add). That's all I can say about this book. Nothing happens. The one death in the entire read is mentioned briefly and then forgotten.
There weren't really any characters because the author never gave you a chance to know any of them, even the MAIN character. She had no flaws, other than everyone thinking that she was crazy (but the author makes sure that you know she's not so I don't think this actually counts as a flaw). The characters that peaked my interest in the beginning quickly faded into the background because they weren't the love interest, Daniel, who was the main focus of every single page. Luce was always like, "Oh Daniel's ancestors wrote a book...I HAVE to find it!" or "Today Daniel flipped me off. I should get to know that guy." Her train of thought is just so random. I bet she would test positive for ADD.
I would love to explain in detail why I hated Daniel but that's difficult when you don't know one thing about they guy. I hated him simply because there was never any motivation to like him. Luce would see him and say something like, "His stance was so familiar. Like I knew where he was going to lean at the exact moment he did." WHAT THE HELL KIND OF DESCRIPTION IS THAT?!?!?!? I know where this dude's gonna lean next?? Who even notices that???
She didn't say anything about his hair, build or anything else that could help me picture this so-called amazing hotness. She mentions his eyes and 'purple vibe' a couple times, but I don't know what to do with information like that so Ms. Kate fails there.
Also, the villian of this book is so obvious from the beginning that it's painful to experience Luce going through the realization process. From the first appearance this dude makes you KNOW he's the villain. He is pretty much wearing a neon sign reading: EVIL--AVOID AT ALL COSTS. But Luce is a complete moron and falls for him too, because what would a PNR be without a love triangle??
I am so sick of authors using the classic plot over and over again but each time expecting a best seller. I mean seriously, with writing like this it's a miracle people even responded at all. I got to the point where I would just scan the dialogue on the page to get the gist of the story. I could still follow the story. Perfectly. That's when you know something's wrong. Dialogue alone should not be the essence of a story. Dialogue should help further the plot or make the characters more realistic...not actually tell the story!
I would recommend this book to people who love painfully slow and obvious plotting, anti-climactic endings and stalker-type behavior. Overall this book is worth 1 star (or less). I was able to finish it, so I guess that counts for something.
I will NOT be continuing this series ever. I would rather read any textbook, dictionary or manual for fun. At least I might learn something...now please excuse me while I clean my melting brain from the floor.
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