#TeaserTuesday: Fallen by Lauren Kate

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Purple Booker.

Grab your current read, go to a random page and share a few teasers, try not to include spoilers.

Title: Fallen

Series: Fallen #1

Author: Lauren Kate

Publisher: Corgi Children

Published: 1st July 2010

Genre: YA Fantasy

Buy: Amazon UK / AmazonUS / BookDepository

About the Book:

SOME ANGELS ARE DESTINED TO FALL.

Instant. Intense. Weirdly familiar . . .

The moment Luce looks at Daniel she knows she has never felt like this before. Except she can't shake the feeling that she has . . . and with him - a boy she doesn't remember ever setting eyes on.

Will her attempt to find out why enlighten her - or destroy her?

Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic.

I am currently rereading this one after watching the movie, my thoughts in the previous post. I do like the first book so wanted to read the series again. There are so many amazing quotes from Fallen so it was hard to just pick a few.

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#MovieMonday: Fallen (2017)

*Movie Monday* is where I will share my thoughts on a movie I have seen in the past week. Please note that I am NOT a movie reviewer. I  will "review" a movie like I would a book. Just telling you how I feel about the movie. I hope you enjoy.

*I take NO credit for the title, as after I searched it I noticed it was already taken.

 

Movie: Fallen

Cert: 12

Studio: Lionsgate

Release: 10th March 2017 (UK)

Genre:  Teen, Drama, Fantasy

Directors: Scott Hicks

Writers: Michael Arlen Ross (screenplay), Kathryn Price (screenplay) | 2 more credits »

Stars: Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Harrison Gilbertson See full cast & crew » 

My Rating: 3 out of 5

About The Movie:

When Luce (Addison Timlin; That Awkward Moment) is sent to Sword & Cross reform school, accused of a crime she didn’t commit, she finds herself torn between two students; dangerous Cameron and mysterious Daniel (Jeremy Irvine; War Horse). Tormented by strange visions, Luce begins to unravel the secrets of her past and finds she must choose where her feelings lie, pitting Heaven against Hell in an epic battle over true love. - Amazon UK. 

Having read the book, Fallen had the potential to an epic movie. Fallen Angels. A love that transcends a thousand years. One girls struggle between two hotties. A battle between good and bad and one hell of a Gothic setting. Yet in the process of adapting this from paper to screen just falls flat. It just didn’t work which is so disappointing because I really enjoyed the first book in the series.

I remember when I first heard this was getting a movie (and we are going years back) I was soooooo excited because I loved the book. Then when information starting being released about the casting, I can honestly say I was not that impressed. Then when I watched the movie. It did not help me changed my mind much. Mainly for the casting of Luce and Cam. I was Team Cam in the books. I loved him. He had the ultimate bad boy appeal. "Bad" Fallen Angel. Full of charm. He was a fantastic character. And to me actor was way off. He couldn't pull off the Cam Charm. Luce, oh dear god. She may not have been my perfect Luce in looks (I always picture Kaya Scodelario as Luce) but I could have overlooked that if her acting was fantastic. And I am sorry but dear god she was a bore feast. I am sure that Addison is wonderful actress, I haven't seen anything else she is in. However, her portrayal of Luce is awful. Her acting was so flat. There was no emotional at all in her. No passion, no energy. Very lacklustre. I will say though I loved that they got the dress into the movie and she rocked it. She is a stunning girl and can totally pull off that look.

Now I wasn't completely upset about all of the casting. Jeremy as Daniel is actually pretty spot on looks wise. He was nice to looks at and got that smoldering thing going on. I think he did a good job with bringing Daniel to screen. However, I think he could have really stepped up on the nastiness. As in the books he was a bit of an arse to Luce.

I know that you are never going to get a perfect book to movie adaptation. Even my favourites have some major changes, e.g. Harry Potter and Twilight. However, I still expect some of the most important details and scenes to be kept in. And sadly it had just way too many mistake and BIG mistakes for me to really enjoy it. Yet, I think if you haven't read the book you might actually enjoy it more. Once I managed separated the two it wasn't overly terrible. It wasn't the worst movie I have ever seen. But it was a far cry from being great. And don't get me started on the pace. It was soooooo goddamn slow. It wasn't until the last 20 minutes that we got any sort of "excitement" and even then it was still pretty meh compared to the ending of the book. 

It wasn't all bad. Let me just take a moment to drool over the setting. The thing I loved most about the book was the setting. It is Gothic and dark and I loved it. The movie really managed to captured that. And I really want to go to Tura, Hungary to see this place close up. Swords & Cross was everything I imagine it would be. So hats off to those film crew and who ever decided on the where this movie was going to the film.  I also want to applaud the cinematographer. The way this film was shot really brought the Gothic feel alive. It was mesmerising and breath-taking. For me this saved the movie and brought my overall rating up to a 3. If they had messed up setting and overall feel of the movie it would have been a complete disaster.

Overall, Fallen was a sort of watchable movie. It was far from amazing. Personally, I think too many YA book to movie adaptations are falling because they all are trying to get that Twilight and Hunger Games success. Unfortunately, Fallen is one of many that have failed. Given more time and a bigger budget, Fallen could have been amazing!!!! It really could have. If they dedicated more time to making sure the actors acting was spot on, they could have been forgiven for changing a lot of the book if they still had the original spirit of the characters.

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Passion (The Fallen Series #3) by Lauren Kate

Format: ARC Paperback

Published: 23 June 2011

Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books

Genre: YA Fantasy, Paranormal

Description:

Before Luce and Daniel met at Sword & Cross, before they fought the Immortals, they had already lived many lives. And so Luce, desperate to unlock the curse that condemns their love, must revisit her past incarnations in order to understand her fate. Each century, each life, holds a different clue. But Daniel is chasing her throughout the centuries before she has a chance to rewrite history. How many deaths can one true love endure? And can Luce and Daniel unlock their past in order to change their future?

Review: 

First I just want to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU!!! To Random House Publishing for providing me with a manuscript/ARC copy of Passion. Second I am so glad I enjoyed it. I was honestly a little disappointed with Torment and was really worried that I wasn't going to like Passion. Boy was I wrong.

Passion is the third installement in the Fallen series and it is completely different from books 1 and 2. It follows Luce as she goes on a journey visiting her past lives trying to to break the curse that causes Luce to die and be reborn. Will she find a way to break this curse or are they doomed to live through this curse forever?

I really enjoyed this novel. It was rather different from the first two book as we dive into the past going back 5000 years. It was a really interesting journey for Luce. I'm torn when when it comes to Luce. One one hand, I really do like her, she is strong enough to go through the pain of visiting all of her past lifes and trying to break this curse. However, on the other hand all she went on about was Daniel and trying to prove how much he loved her and wasnt with her just because of the curse. In this book there aren't really alot of characters unless you count the past Luce and Daniels that we meet. It really is all about Luce's journey and how Daniel is trying to find her traveling back in time but always just missing her.

At first I found the story a little slow but when we are introduce to a new Character called Bill I was hooked. Bill is very funny and I really like him. He helps Luce on her travels and they form a great bond and it was hard not to like him.

Now as I said at first the story is a little slow but it picked up on Chapter Five and it was really good. I loved that we get to see so many past lives and experience so many emotions that Luce went through. There are so many different time periods that we go through and no doubt everyone will have their favourites. I loved reading about Chichen Itaz, Mesoamerica Period that was 555CE. This is the Mayan's and Lauren has managed to create in a way that even though I have no idea what it was like back then I really think it would have been like how she describes.

One of the big downsides to this story is Cam. We hardly see Cam. However, we do get to see him a little bit of him and its totally different side to him. I do love Cam. Its the bad boy image lol. I love it.

If you have read the Fallen and Torment then this is a must read! It's a captivating story full or drama and emotions as well and one heck of a twist in that my god I never saw coming but it was pure genius and you are going to love it!!!

Rate: 4/5

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Torment (Fallen #2) by Lauren Kate

Pages: 452
Published: 30th Sept 2010
Publisher: Doubleday Children's Book
Genre: YA Fantasy, Romance

Description:

Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students -Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.

At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something - something dangerous. What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?

Review:
As with the Fallen Cover art. Torment is beautiful again. When first seeing the cover I wasn't disappointed. Its still had the dark gothic theme as the first cover and yet another gorgeous dress that I have to say I want. However, after reading the book I don't think the cover fits the story line. Also the edition I have I got a poster of the cover with and its so nice. I'm going to get it put on a canvas to hang in my room.

Torment is the second installement in the Fallen series by Lauren Kate and having totally fell head over heals in love with Fallen I was really disappointment.  However, it was still a must read in needing to know what happened next. And no doubt I will get the next one.

So let's get on with the review. Torment takes place where Fallen ended. And we see Luce being put into a different surrounding in the form of the Calfornian Coast in a new school where its pupils are a mix of Nephlim and Human. I have to say this was one of the big negavites for me because the main reason I fell in love with Fallen was the gothic surrounding and dark atmosphere. With Torment I wasn't just getting it all.

We are introduced some amazing new characters though. Luce very quickly makes friends with Shelby and Miles. They are both really nice characters and you very quickly become fond of them. For me especially Miles. I am not in a Team Battle between Cam and Miles now lol. However, with Luce being in her new school its great we get to meet new charactes but we dont get to see enough of all the old characters that we grew to love in Fallen. So that was another huge negitive for me.

The ending of Torment seemed very rushed me. And very disappointing compared to amazing last few chapters for Fallen. Half the story could have been cut down and they ending should have left me begging for Passion. However, it didn't.

Overall though, if you are a fan of Fallen is it a must read even though I found is very slow, we still find out new and interesting things about Luce and get to meet some amazing new characters.


(Sorry If I'm talking gibberish and not making sense. Was having trouble doing a review for this one)

Rate: 3/5

Lauren Kate Website: laurenkatebooks.net 

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Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate

Pages: 452
Published: 17th December 2009
Publisher: Doubleday
Genre: YA Fantasy, Romance

Description:

Fallen is the first in Lauren Kate's series of dark, romantic novels featuring 17 year old Lucinda and Daniel, her doomed angel lover. What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? 17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross ...only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good & evil forces plot to keep them apart. Get ready to fall...

Review:

I bought the book firstly because of the beautiful and gothic feel to the cover. Its really eye catching and as soon as I seen it online I knew I just had to get it. So when I read the book descritption I ordered it start away and I am so glad I did. It was simply WOW!

Fallen is the first book in the fallen angel series by Lauren Kate. It's dark, intriguing and every bit worth the read.

Fallen is about a a girl called Luce who is seventeen and after an unfortunate accident ends up being sent to Swords & Cross Reform School. There she meets some really interesting and mysterious characters. However, its when she first sees Daniel that her story really picks up and will have you hooked. Luce is straight away is Obessed with Daniel from her very first day at her new school. She wants to know all about him and knows she is hidding a secret. As well as obessing about Daniel, there is another boy, Cam who takes an imediate interest in Luce and wants her. Luce struggles with her emotions. However its clear who she wants. The love triangle is sure to get people hooked and have everyone picking a Team. (I'm Team Cam all the way).

As well, as these three characters there is sa bunch of other that are really interesting and sometimes very fun to read about. One that really stands out is Arrianne. She is (in the nicest way) Butt Crazy but awesome.

As much as I loved this story I do have a couple of negavites. First. I don't like Daniel. The way he treated Luce was just terrible and time and time I wanted to jump in the pages and slap the boy. Second negavite, I hated one of the twists involving one of Luces friends. (cant tell or I will spoil it)

Overall, Lauren Kate has create a dark, beautiful piece of YA literature that can be enjoyed by older readers. With its gothic setting and captivating storyline you are sure to be pull into a world full of twists and turns you honestly won't see coming until they have smacked you in the face.

Rate: 4/5

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Lauren's Website: laurenkatebooks.net

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