Fallen by Lauren Kate

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.

Pro's/Con's
I must admit, I had very high hopes for this book. I had heard so much about it and I think that that might be the reason that I feel somewhat disappointed. It is a good book, it really is but I had expected something mind blowing while Fallen is more of a nice read. One of the main things that annoyed me was Luce. She is filled with doubt, all the freaking time. I understand that life isn't easy after all she has been through but come on, pull yourself together! And the beginning of the romance between her and Daniel, it feels more like a delusion from her!
Now that that is off my chest...
I love Fallen.
I love the story, it is amazing. I'm not especially familiar with the bible or anything but I like how well known elements of it return in the story. And while the beginning is starting of a little bit slow the ending is a big bang. And I think that it fits the story very well. Luce is changing from this everyday girl (with some little weird aspects) into the the love interest of a fallen angel. This change is slowly and you don't always directly notice it but when you look at it afterwards you can see it clearly and it fits the story very well. It helps with the slowly growing dramatic, dark and mysterious feeling that the story is having. I just very much love it, the feeling and the plot are making this story a nice read for a free Saturday.
I love the characters, especially the side ones. Luce and Daniel are okay but not my favorite ones ever. But all the other fallen angels and humans surrounding them definitely are. I especially love Ariadne and Roland, if I had to pick two they would be my favorite. I love their attitude, their actions and how they are oh so very sassy. I would love to get to know them in real life.
I love the cover. I really really really love the cover. Even if I would have hated the book I would still have kept it on my shelf just for the cover. I love the mystery of it and it was truthfully the thing that grabbed my attention in the store. I'm hoping that the other books will look just as beautiful as this one.

Recommend it?
Yeah, I would recommend this. Even though I felt some frustration with Luce I still enjoyed the story. It took a while for Luce to find everything out, even though you can feel that most of the characters weren't human. But it still surprised me on what team some characters were. The ending was also surprising and epic and it left me a bit sad. Fallen is a great book for everyone who loves an epic impossible love story. And I can't wait for the next book.