• Fallen

  • A Fallen Novel, Book 1
  • By: Lauren Kate
  • Narrated by: Justine Eyre
  • Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,391 ratings)

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Fallen

By: Lauren Kate
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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Publisher's summary

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.
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©2009 Lauren Kate (P)2009 Listening Library

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    2 out of 5 stars

This again?

I guess this is my own fault, because I should know better than to go searching for something in the YA category of substantial depth with decent writing. This was a quickie impulse and I cant bring myself to finish it. The writing is mediocre, the plot is maddeningly predictable, and the angst isn't very convincing. What angers me the most is how flimsy the characters are. The heroine is practically non-existent aside from her run-of-the-mill tortured past, and the main love interest is simply attractive and mysterious. They're paper thin characters that never made it off the page to become more than just words, and the "He's so mysterious, I wonder what he's hiding behind that cloak of mystery" thing is getting old. It doesnt help that everytime Daniel gets around Luce he's absolutley torn between loving her (because she has such a personality!) and doing the right thing (which causes the paper thin angst). The "I cant tell you anything, but look at the sadness in my eyes" bit is played out!! And where do I start with the reform school they are attending? Oh the treacherous reform school with cameras and barbed wire and students who carry pocket knives and permanent markers! Cliche much? I rolled my eyes at the fact that the students rarely go to class, but when Luce slept through an entire morning of her classes I realized I couldnt go on very much further. But I did, and when another student has a car and driver pick Luce up to bring her to a bar, where he hangs out most days, cause, you know, reform schools are cool with that, I put the brakes on this book. I was down with Twilight and knew to take it for what it was, but this is just a sad attempt to cash in on the teen saga mania of today. I actually want my credit back.

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Slow start to a mysterious romance

The pace of this book lags a bit, but if you can hang in there the story will entice you to come back for more to see who Luce chooses; Daniel or Cam.

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    3 out of 5 stars

Slow moving...

This book was recommended to me from a friend, she really enjoyed it... But I didn't. I feel that the build up to the "climax" was extremely long, and when the climax finally came, it was a let down. I like the idea of the fallen angles, good vs. evil. I know this is in the YA category, but it is extremely young adult. If you are looking for a little more romance, and suspense, then I doubt this series is for you. I did also listen to the second book. And I think that if you had a hard time with finishing Fallen, then you will not enjoy Torment.

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Late Bloomer Worth the Listen

I was quite interested in Fallen's plot and once it began to actually unfold I found this book to be sort of thrilling. The downside is that the unfolding doesn't actually begin until about hour seven. The narrator was quite good; the stubtleties of her narration set a haunting tone which lent to my enjoyment once the plot actually unfolded. If you have real interest in supernatural teen angst, stick with this late bloomer.

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    5 out of 5 stars

Very Romantic

Wow! This was one of the best romances I have read this year. The mystery of what was really happening to Luce and Daniel made this book so, so difficult to put down. The author's writing style and the narrator's reading of this audiobook, almost lyrical at times, kept me so engrossed. Luce, clueless at times, did make me want to shake her. But that is only because I became so invested in her story. And Daniel, hot and cold by turns, at first baffled me. But by the end of the book, I definitely understood why he behaved this way. This is a very romantic story about star crossed lovers and the battle between good and evil. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

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  • 08-22-18

Fallen series

I had recently watched the film which I had discovered in the credits was based off of this book, I'm not finished with this book yet however I'm glad I watched the film first or I would've been greatly disappointed in the adaptation of the book into film from what I'm gathering thus far. No matter, I'm anxiously awaiting for the release of the second film in the series, I'm hooked, I have a hard time concentrating on any book, be it visual or audio, but I'm able to focus on this one quite well, excellent writing and narration

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LITERALLY COULDN'T GET INTO IT

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Someone really bored

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I usually could continue working for hours while listening but I seriously couldn't it was just background noise. I honestly tried to listen but it was just too slow and boring to me.

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  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Fallen

Wonderful...different.

I hoped there would be a sequel, even as I realized the story sort of lays it out that one isn't needed, it's open enough to have one. A brand new kind of tale, a redeemable Fallen Angel such as you see in Legion, where one or more just did as they felt or thought and so "Fell" but not really such dark things. A shining example of how there are lighter and darker aspects of every species and how every ethereal thing is more or less touchable than once thought possible; planets, clouds, scientific facts now, were once acts of the heavens incomprehensible.

I would recommend this book and Angelology, though this one has a more happy young feeling.

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Nice to have a book that doesn’t have curse words

I love the fantasy stories but have noticed the language is getting worse. I listen in my car and it never fails the “F” word pops up when I’m at a light or a drive thru. Geez... my husband walks in the room and somehow that’s all he gets out of the story. Finally a story I didn’t have to worry about it being overheard.

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Not what you expect

I kept on hoping something would happen right up until the end. I was very disappointed that the story has no real depth and very few characters have substance

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