It is hard to recommend, or review, a series without it being complete. However, it seems like the Fallen series by Lauren Kate should be one to watch. The first book sets up a twilight-esque love triangle but then shatters all of your expectations based on that model. Far from a damsel-in-distress, Luce is independent and is not afraid to stand up to the boy (or Supernatural angel)who is in love with her (Daniel) and what she is told is fate.
Luce attends (for reason's the reader comes to learn later) a reform school in Savannah, GA. It has a creepy old-South Gothic vibe to it, so you know something is going to go wrong, but you never know who the villain is until the very end. Every character is multidimensional including the adults (a rarity). This means that when a character dies, no matter who they are, the reader feels for them. There are four books planned so far for the series. Two are out thus far. The first one takes place in a school in Savannah.
The second one expands the world and gives the reader into the world of angels (aside from witches, angels are the coolest growing trend in pop-culture--far more interesting than vampires; that trend really needs to end soon). The third book is a prequel into the past lives of Luce and Daniel which is a really good thing because Daniel is not an entirely reliable source. Luce is exploring her past on her own; she is going to figure out what is going on in her own terms. The fourth book ends the saga, but there has been a lot of secrecy about what this book will entail. It is a great testament to this book that I have no idea where it is going or what Lauren Kate’s plan is for the series.
If you liked this: The Wicked Lovely Series by Melissa Marr, Wither by Lauren Destefano, and Delirium by Lauren Oliver
No comments:
Post a Comment