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LOL. I really tried to like this one, just couldn't.

Thank you! :)

I liked your review alot and I totally agree. I also don't plan on continuting with anymore books in this series. Its was just too uneventful and the characters were just as boring as the plot.

Thank you Kirsten. :) I totally agree, didn't grab my interest... at all.

Gonna take a peak at your book shelves so see what you've read and liked recently. Happy reading!

love ur review. Fallen just gave me a headache not to mention it was very very depressing. throughout the book i was asking questions, but at the end i was left with more questions then answers. to me, Daniel and luce are 2 very boring people with no substance I liked cam better. what made me mad was the author kind of tricked us into reading the next book. the book was unnecessarily long and towards the end I wanted it to over. felt like the author was building up the suspense just to leave us hanging at the end. almost half the characters were villains and why did all those angel end up coming to the same school? this book was very dissapointing. still I'm willing to read the next book, only to see how the story unfolds and if it improved.

A wrote: "love ur review. Fallen just gave me a headache not to mention it was very very depressing. throughout the book i was asking questions, but at the end i was left with more questions then answers. to..."


Thanks A. I completely agree with you. I could understand infusing intrigue into a novel, but it was so sloppily done in this case I just got a headache too. I felt the same about Cam, I liked him so much more than the other characters and then the annoying plot twist occured and there was no one left for me to connect with. Good question about the angels ending up at the school. Hmmmm????

Happy reading!
arlene....

I´ve just finished the book and I must say I totally agree. It´s really stupid. Some ideas are interesting but it just doesnt fit together.

Dorothy wrote: "I´ve just finished the book and I must say I totally agree. It´s really stupid. Some ideas are interesting but it just doesnt fit together."

Agreed, some concepts were good, others not so much. Sorry you didn't care for the book Dorothy, I'm right there with ya. :)

A few more questions to add to your list:

How did Luce and Daniel first meet? What made them fall in love with each other?
What exactly is the point of Gabbe, Roland, Arianne and Molly? Why are they at the school? How did they get to the school? - if they're enemies then why are they there together?!?!
What happened to the angel statue? How did that fall? Who made it fall?
Mr Cole?!
Why did Miss Sophie have that sheet of paper with everyones names on it?
So was it Cam who killed Trevor? What really happened to Trevor?
Why are people out to get Luce? Why do they wanna kill her?
Etc, etc, etc...

Sorry about the question overload...I just finished the book and i've got to agree with you, definetly not going to bother with the sequel.

:)

LOL Kully, no worries! Great questions!! hahahaha!

Sorry you didn't like the book. :( And, I agree with you, as much as was left untold, I'm really not that curious to continue reading. Oh well, not all books can be hits.

I also would like to know how the entire balance of good and evil in the universe hinges upon the love/survival/I'm confused as to what else of two of the most insipid, horrible people I've ever read. If the world does hang in the balance of these two, WE. ARE. FUCKED.

LMAO SKB!!! Well said! :D

I'll drink to that SKB XD

Arlene, this wasn't my cup of tea either, I honestly don't know how I made it to the final page. But I do want to read Torment. Slap me.

Kim wrote: "I'll drink to that SKB XD

Arlene, this wasn't my cup of tea either, I honestly don't know how I made it to the final page. But I do want to read Torment. Slap me."

Yeah, I have it out from the library. I think I just like writing ranting reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. But the danger is that reading this shit is making me stupider.

SKB wrote:"Yeah, I have it out from the library. I think I just like writing ranting reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. But the danger is that reading this shit is making me stupider.
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Yeah, I know what you mean, I really love writing those ^^ I don't think it's making us more stupid, these type of books definitely bring more... color... to my vocabulary ;)

I agree wholeheartedly with this review.. IMO a book, whether part of a series or not, should leave the reader feeling satisfied and not wondering the answer to the millions of little mysteries that are never explained!!!

Yeah this book bugged me... Sorry you didn't care for it either. :(

Arlene, first off, I must say, I’m sorry you didn’t like Fallen and I have to agree with you when you said “This book came across as an incomplete story, where there were many questions left unanswered�, but this is a series. You can’t expect all the answers to be given in one book if the book is to have a sequel. Also I have to agree that Daniel wasn’t “squee-worthy or engaging enough�, but that didn’t stop me from wanting to read on. I realized I’m not going to think the same thing the author wants me think about a character. For instance I found myself liking Cam & Roland instead of Daniel and Arriane instead of Luce. I don’t think Lauren meant for that to occur, but we’re all unique and will be attracted to different things for different reasons. When I read your review I was getting the sense that you didn’t like it because of all the unanswered questions, but I can assure you, the sequel, TORMENT, answers a lot of your questions.

Daniel’s reason for his hostile behavior and him flipping her off I believe was answered in FALLEN. I can’t be sure of that since I’ve read both FALLEN & TORMENT, but the reason he did it was to separate them. He didn’t want her attracted to him. He cares deeply for her even when he flipped her off, but knew if they had a relationship (even just as friends) it could kill her. So his way of stopping her death, was by avoiding and acting like a complete ass hole. Yes, Luce is dumb for still being attracted to him after all the things he says and does to her, but, I believe, that was Lauren’s way of showing us how attracted they are to one another.

You learn more about the shadows/announcers in TORMENT. I know this for a fact. The are actually portals into the past (Luce’s past). I know you know she has past lives. Well these portals are like windows into those lives. They’re not dangerous. They are actually helpful. In PASSION (Book 3) You actually get to go back in time and see those past lives. Perhaps then more answers will be reveled. I don’t remember the difference between the dark/silver/gray shadows/announcers, but I have a feeling it was answered in TORMENT. I remember reading it.

I don’t know what is up with Roland other than the fact that he is a demon. I don’t know what caused the fires and I don’t remember know one caring that Todd had died, because I think people did (could be wrong), but I absolutely don’t know what went down the night Trevor died (perhaps that answered will be reveled). I do know that those dozen characters you speak of (even though they didn’t play a big part in FALLEN) are brought back in TORMENT. They play a role.

Also I believe the angels/demons are fighting over Luce (I could be wrong). I don’t really remember why they are since neither side will ever be victorious, but I think It was mentioned in TORMENT and if not I believe it will be mentioned in PASSION. I also believe you find out why, finding out the truth would physically kill Luce, in PASSION. There is a secret Daniel isn’t telling her. A secret he desperately doesn’t want and hopes she never finds out.

I get the fact that you think this book could’ve survived on it’s own instead of being a series, but I don’t think that could’ve happened. There is always the possibility, but I think if that were the case, this book would be extremely long. There is so much your not seeing because you haven’t read TORMENT. In my opinion, If you combined all the important parts of FALLEN & TORMENT and, the upcoming book, PASSION I believe the book would be thicker than the last Harry Potter book.

Alaska, thank you for taking the time to go through my review and attempt to respond to the unanswered questions I had. Very thorough! I understand it was a series, but at the same time I still felt it should have some sort of conclusive ending and not so many plot holes to leave me wondering if I missed something, but it's good to know those pieces of the puzzle reveal themselves as the series progresses.

I agree with you, David just didn't do it for me either; and yes, Cam was a lot more intriguing and captivating until that little twist that left me with no team to root for. Good point about why David fl!pped Luce off, but didn't you feel that was so contrived and unnecessary? If he didn't want to call attention to himself, fl!pp!ng someone off will do anything but that and it seems like his plan just backfired because their attraction seems inevitable. ^^

Also, thanks for shedding light on the shadows/portals and the other aspects of the book I was confused about. I didn't know that, but as you said it's revealed in the subsequent books.

I'm glad you enjoyed and continued with this series and your post might just have me picking up the next few books later in the future, but for now I think I'm going to hold off on continuing with the Fallen series. Books on fallen angels seem to be a miss for me. However, I've heard great things about Unearthly, so I might give that one a try first.

Happy reading!
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Arlene wrote: "Alaska, thank you for taking the time to go through my review and attempt to respond to the unanswered questions I had. Very thorough! I understand it was a series, but at the same time I still fel..."

Ummm as someone who has read TORMENT, I say: Don't. You can read my review for the skinny. And I'm sorry, a book should be able to stand on its own, even as part of a series. I don't mean everything should be resolved, but it should still feel like a story. The sequel shouldn't be justified because you farted around for 300 pages before you got to the plot.

Arlene, Torment is no better. Don't waste your time.

I tried to slog through Torment because I liked Cam and wanted to see where that went, but I couldn't drag myself to finish it. (I'm pretty much on Team Anybody-But-Daniel.)

I agree with you about all of the unanswered questions. Out of all the series I've read lately, Fallen is the worst about holding its cards too close and revealing way too little for being almost 1000 pages of reading. The whole mythology is confusing and unexplained.

I'd read Unearthly or Angelfire instead. Better characters, better plot development, better mythology, and some of the most squee-worthy guys all year.

Thumps up to this review. I remember trying to read this book a couples a times and I just couldn't handle it. The characters were just not interesting enough for me to keep reading.

Hush-Hush is just as bad, I remember feeling so disappointing it being the first Fallen Angel book I read. but at least I cared bit more to read the second book but vowed not to continue with the series.

Seriously, Both Novels bring a whole new meaning to the saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover'.

@SKB, I will definitely read your reivew of TORMENT. Thanks! Oh and well said, I completely agree. :)

@Sandy, LOL about Daniel. I did not like him AT ALL. I will definitely give Unearthly a try. I need to check out Angelfire. Thanks for the rec!

@Mayomi, Hush, Hush was just as bad...agreed. I didn't like that one either. That's when I started to suspect maybe fallen angels aren't my preferred theme. What a waste of great art cover, huh? LOL

I went to Boarders recently, found UNEARTHLY, and almost picked it up. I’m guessing I should’ve since I’ve been hearing good things about it. I honestly can’t tell you why I left it. It looked interesting and sounded good, but I guess I was thinking more about my other books at home I need to finish.

I will defiantly pick UNEARTHLY up the next time I go out regardless of what I’m thinking. LOL!

@Alaska, I'm being stubborn and hoping/waiting for B&N to come out with the eBook version. I swear I check their site about every other day! LOL I hope you enjoy it if you decide to read it. Oh and thanks again for taking the time to answer some of my questions about Fallen. :)

I'm actually only halfway through this one and so far I love it.
But I guess it will get worse?
Cuz everyone seems to hate it.

@ Veronica, this book seems to be a hit or miss for many, so you might still end up liking it. I hope you do. :) I have several people on my flist that really enjoyed it, so it might just be me.

your a fuckin idiot. it was amazing

Abbie wrote: "your a fuckin idiot. it was amazing"

Funny, that's what I call trolls that create fake profiles to hide behind. Seriously though, if you love the book so much, why the hell did you read my review? :/

WTH?? Abbie your comment is way out of line. If you love the book go find others who do as well and join in a conversation with them. There is no reason to call somebody names just because they have a different opinion than you do about a particular book.

How rude is that comment? Arlene, love your review and Crystal you tell her :)

@Abbie....

Not sure how old you are, but typically GR is not a place for juvenile trolling on random people's reviews. If you loved it so much, feel free to post your raving review about it.

If you disagree, you can just say so without the insults.

Thank you Crystal, Nic and Wendy. :)

Agreed I'm sure there's some raving reviews out there to enjoy ...somewhere...

@Abbie really? Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ is to learn about books, share your thoughts, OPINIONS and write reviews. Arlene was voicing her opinion. Did she go to your review and tell you that you are a "frickin idiot" no clearly not because she has class and respects others opinions. I am not certain if you have been told however if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all unless you are asked your opinion. Happy reading.

Thankies JJJ. :) Yeah calling someone a fidiot for not liking a book is pretty harsh. :/

Arlene I am starting to think your reviews attract those who feel just the opposite. There must be a subliminal message saying please comment and say something nasty!

LOL JJJ. You might be onto something. ;)

Oh.my.
A beautiful use of the English language and a masterful display of its grammar is showcased tonight by Abbie.

So glad to know there are still intellectual heavy weights like Abbie here-- inspiring all of us with their wordsmithing abilities.

Well said Hannah!:)

Thank you so much for your review .. It was very helpful

I agree with everything. There were sooo many unanswerred questions that it mad be angryost of the time. I expepected answers in the next book but still nothing. I'm pretty sure it will be the same in the other books so I doubt il read them. Horrible book. Plain. Dull. Boring.

@ Apollina. You're welcome!

@ Laura. Thank you! Yes, too many unanswered questions and I was left quite irritated with this book. Sorry you didn't care for it either.

thank god we feel the same way. i wasted my money on this book

My mom bought me the first two books awhile ago (god knows why) and I just want them gone. Going to take them to half price books tomorrow and hope for at least a few pennies lol