Fallen - Lauren Kate

I realize I am a little behind the times. Both with this book that's been out for awhile and with it being Thursday...I completely thought it was Wednesday today. President's Day threw me off. But I digress. I usually like to read newer books, but this one was our book for this month's book club so I decided to add it into my blog posts for today. 

After a tragic accident with Luce's sorta-boyfriend, Luce is sent to an alternative-type school for troubled teens. The school is dark and mysterious and not at all where Luce thought she should be. Of course, it doesn't help that Luce keeps seeing creepy shadows everywhere and usually when she sees them, something bad is about to happen. When she gets to the school, Luce meets all sorts of strange people, one of which is the dark and mysterious Daniel Grigori, who just so happens to be hot. Unfortunately, Daniel is pretty rude. I mean, he flips Luce off the first time she looks at him. Despite Daniel's rudeness, Luce is intrigued by him. After all, who wouldn't want a hot guy who is rude to her and flips her off? Sign me up.

 Progressively throughout the book, Daniel has his nice moments, but it seems like he is constantly trying to push Luce away. Another classmate, Cam, is constantly trying to not push Luce away...he stays in her face and is a bit clingy. Typical situation for a teenage girl. Lust after the bad boy and push away the boy who tries to pay too much attention to you. Fortunately for Luce, this is exactly what she should be doing. Cam gets weird, clingy, and downright creepy throughout the book. I'd try to get rid of him too.

 Finally, after pages of this Daniel-Luce-Cam triangle mixed in with the weird school atmosphere, the book finally gets to the real point: there is a battle of good and evil among the fallen angels. Luce is caught in the middle and then finds out that because of a curse, she is destined to keep falling in love with Daniel and then dying. She gets reincarnated in a sense every 18 years. When she comes along, Daniel tries to push her away, but it always ends the same way. They still fall for each other and she still dies. Talk about toxic relationship! However, this time something is different. When Luce and Daniel get closer, she doesn't die. This foreshadows that the upcoming battle will be the most epic battle yet.

 What did I think about this book? Well, it started off with an interesting premise. It got me engaged, but then it lost me. The middle of this book was boring. Luce is a pretty boring character. The majority of the book was just her describing the school or longing after Daniel or trying to get rid of Cam. Nothing too exciting happened apart from a disaster in the library. The ending was much more captivating. The truth about who the characters are was revealed and a battle ensued. Damage was done, a life was lost. It was the type of excitement that I wish had been laced throughout the book. All in all, I did not love this book but the ending was intriguing enough that I will probably read the next book.