Fabulous Find: Fallen

Okay it's been a long while since I've posted a Fabulous Find. Well I have one but I'm so torn about it's level of fabulousness (like the word? It's new!) that I almost didn't want to post it but after I read the book and felt compelled to read its sequels, I thought "Why not?" So here it is:

Fallen by Lauren Kate

 

 

This is the book description taken from Amazon.com:

 

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.

Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen is a page turning thriller and the ultimate love story.

 

This is my description of Fallen:

 

Luce is a teenage girl who has some serious problems that just can't seem to let her go. She finally seems to have escaped feeling like an outcast at her new school, Sword & Cross. That is until she runs into Daniel Grigori.

 

Daniel is a boy that Luce is unexplainably drawn to. She can't place it, and she can't resist it but that's because their pasts are so twisted up in one another that she can't avoid it.

 

Once Luce starts looking into Daniel's past and realizes their divine connection, she seems like nothing has been solved. The truth is SPOILER: Daniel's a fallen angel and they are the epitome of true love. She is constantly looking for more answers and Daniel evades her questions in an irritating way.

 

The storyline is indeed fabulous. I had never heard of such an interesting plot and was curious on how it played out. However, in the end of the book when the great battle begins, it ends just as suddenly, with no real winner. I went on to read the sequels, Torment and Passion because I often feel attached to a series and need to see it to the end even if I didn't LOVE it. This is my dilemma with Fallen.

 

However, this is just my opinion. Feel free to read the book yourself and see if you disagree. To each their own!

 

Happy Reading!!!

-CM (just starting to read "Cinder" by M. Meyer)



Summer is finally here!!!!!

So here is an interesting blog twist, I'm currently working on my Master's in Reading and in a course I'm taking (Adolescent Literature), one of the assignments is to create a literary blog. When I read this, I was like, "Well I've got that completed!" I guess I can check that one off my assignment list. However, according to my assignment, I am required to read and talk about 8 different books on a prescribed list. I looked over this list and was pleased to see that I have read and own a couple of the books. I wish I could say that I am familiar with all of them but I suppose adding them to my collection at this time isn't terrible. Better late than never!!

In other news: remember back a few months ago when I was terrified of a certain query letter? Well I've been cyberstalking reading a blog by Janet Reid, a well-known literary agent. She has 2 literary blogs but the one I'm stuck on is aptly called "QueryShark". This is a blog that authors submit their query letters for Ms. Reid to critique and analyze. Sometimes she'll post their letter with her opinions and editing on the blog for the world to see. This is so that others reading will attempt to avoid those same cliche mistakes. I briefly thought about submitting my recently revised query letter for her opinion but seeing all that color on my screen makes me think I'd better polish my query as much as I can beforehand. I'd love to have her suggestions and may submit in the future when I feel more confident in my work.

BTW- I've recently finished not one but two fabulous finds! Sadly, I'll have to post about them later, possibly tomorrow if time allows. I've already had my warm milk for the night and my eyes won't stay open much longer!

Happy Reading!!
-CM (currently rereading "Catching Fire" by S. Collins)