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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Fallen in Love, el tercio y la mitad libro de la serie Fallen por Lauren Kate, no era en absoluto lo que yo esperaba que fuera. Yo sabía que iba a ser historias cortas, pero pensé que iba a ser historias cortas acerca de Luce y varios días de Daniel en San Valentín a través del tiempo. En cambio, todas las historias tuvieron lugar al mismo tiempo y se narro desde diferentes puntos de vista de los personajes.
No puedo entrar en demasiado sin revelar algunos spoilers, pero he decidido que la tercera historia -"El día de San Valentín de Arriane" era mi favorito.
Fallen in Love fue un agradable, rápida lectura con algunas historias interesantes.
PS: La cubierta del libro es magnífica, como siempre, pero se puede descargar una aplicación para el iPhone que trae la tapa a la vida al apuntar la cámara del teléfono en ella. Eso fue muy bueno.
No puedo entrar en demasiado sin revelar algunos spoilers, pero he decidido que la tercera historia -"El día de San Valentín de Arriane" era mi favorito.
Fallen in Love fue un agradable, rápida lectura con algunas historias interesantes.
PS: La cubierta del libro es magnífica, como siempre, pero se puede descargar una aplicación para el iPhone que trae la tapa a la vida al apuntar la cámara del teléfono en ella. Eso fue muy bueno.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I have mixed feelings about this series. The first two I enjoyed, the third was okay and the fourth was annoying. This book also fell into the "annoying" category. I think I would've liked it a little more if more of it wasn't focused around Luce and Daniel. There were two stories that didn't focus on them, but even those stories mentioned them.
Honestly, I wish the stories didn't revolve around the same Valentine's Day. I would've liked to see different snippets of these characters' lives rather than the one moment. I did like the character development offered, but some of it felt incredibly rushed. Especially with Shelby and Miles.
As for Luce and Daniel, I always wish there was more to their love story than what we're always given. Even in past lives we're never given reasons to why they love each other. Which, incidentally, was a similar problem with Shelby and Miles's "romance". They were just suddenly attracted with each other.
There once was a promising series. I wish I could find it again.
Honestly, I wish the stories didn't revolve around the same Valentine's Day. I would've liked to see different snippets of these characters' lives rather than the one moment. I did like the character development offered, but some of it felt incredibly rushed. Especially with Shelby and Miles.
As for Luce and Daniel, I always wish there was more to their love story than what we're always given. Even in past lives we're never given reasons to why they love each other. Which, incidentally, was a similar problem with Shelby and Miles's "romance". They were just suddenly attracted with each other.
There once was a promising series. I wish I could find it again.
I knew this wouldn't add anything to the series. I knew this. And yet. I'm not entirely sure what forcing Shelby and Miles into a hastily laid down relationship achieves. Or why Roland's story had to be plagued with cliché ideas, and, conversely to what the tile implies, isn't particularly about love at all. His and Arriane's make the tagline look like an embarrassing mistake, because they very clearly do get their hearts broken (sorry to all three fans of Roland and Rosaline and Arriane and Tess out there). Apparently every single fallen angel has to have some kind of doomed relationship. I've got to hand it to Kate, she's found a way to inflate by a further 200 pages a series already so filled with bloat that it struggles to make all its various characters actually have anything to do for 400+ pages in each mainline book.
Muy bellos relatos, la primera la encontré muy linda, que ambos se miraran con otros ojos fue muy romántico. La historia de Ronald la encontré muy triste, como me hubiera gustado que las cosas para los ángeles pudiera ser diferente, pero al final el hizo algo bueno por su amada para que no volviera a sufrir. Arriane, vaya no me lo imaginé pero igual fue muy difícil, pero ella sabía lo que quería y confiaba en que existía el bien y el mal y que ella estaba en el bando que creía correcto, en ese sentido lo encontré muy especial. Y para terminar, una simple historia de Daniel y Lucinda del pasado, no fue muy ostentosa pero aún así se vio el romanticismo y amor que lo demostró en el libro anterior. Me hubiera gustado saber más de otros personajes que no les han dado mucha importancia, conocerlos un poco más o hasta incluso saber más de Cam, pero hay que conformarse con lo que se ofrece. Muy lindo ♥
2,5 stars
This novella is a collection of short stories that take place during Passion and revolves around the only Valentine's Day that Luce and Daniel have shared.
I knew going into this that it wasn't going to add much to the overall series, so I was able to go with the flow and enjoy it for what it is. There's also only one short story that is told from Luce's PoV and the other four stories are about characters who I like such as Shelby, Roland and Arriane.
Here are my thoughts about the short stories:
★ Love Where You Least Expect It: The Valentine of Shelby and Miles (2 stars)
Shelby and Miles are not the most developed characters, but they are likable and they're great friends to Luce. I like the idea of Shelby and Miles as a couple, but their romantic attraction appears out of the blue and seems awkward and forced. There are no hints of the potential for romance between them in previous books of the Fallen series, so it's weird to read about it here.
★ Love Lessons: The Valentine of Roland (2,5 stars)
Roland is an intriguing character in the Fallen series and he's an enigma so it's interesting to see his more lovestruck side. This story is sad and bittersweet, but ultimately, I didn't care much for it.
★ Burning Love: The Valentine of Arriane (4 stars)
This is the only story worth reading. It shows a side of Arriane that we don't get to see in the Fallen series and is full of emotion, love, pain, heartache, anguish and doom. The relationship in this short story is more epic than Luce's and Daniel's is made out to be. Also, an aspect related to Arriane that has intrigued me since reading Fallen is answered
★ Endless Love: The Valentine of Daniel and Lucinda (1,5 stars)
I don't like Daniel. I don't like Luce. I don't like their relationship. This story consists of their usual shenanigans; a little bit more on the sweeter side, but still very cheesy.
Fallen in Love is what I expected it to be, but it was more tolerable than other books in the Fallen series because it is a short, light and breezy read, it doesn't have the same level of cringiness and cheesiness, it had more of characters that I like and less of Daniel and Luce being Daniel and Luce. I would recommend this novella just for Arriane's story.
This novella is a collection of short stories that take place during Passion and revolves around the only Valentine's Day that Luce and Daniel have shared.
I knew going into this that it wasn't going to add much to the overall series, so I was able to go with the flow and enjoy it for what it is. There's also only one short story that is told from Luce's PoV and the other four stories are about characters who I like such as Shelby, Roland and Arriane.
Here are my thoughts about the short stories:
★ Love Where You Least Expect It: The Valentine of Shelby and Miles (2 stars)
Shelby and Miles are not the most developed characters, but they are likable and they're great friends to Luce. I like the idea of Shelby and Miles as a couple, but their romantic attraction appears out of the blue and seems awkward and forced. There are no hints of the potential for romance between them in previous books of the Fallen series, so it's weird to read about it here.
★ Love Lessons: The Valentine of Roland (2,5 stars)
Roland is an intriguing character in the Fallen series and he's an enigma so it's interesting to see his more lovestruck side. This story is sad and bittersweet, but ultimately, I didn't care much for it.
★ Burning Love: The Valentine of Arriane (4 stars)
This is the only story worth reading. It shows a side of Arriane that we don't get to see in the Fallen series and is full of emotion, love, pain, heartache, anguish and doom. The relationship in this short story is more epic than Luce's and Daniel's is made out to be. Also, an aspect related to Arriane that has intrigued me since reading Fallen is answered
Spoiler
, how Arriane got the scars on her neck.★ Endless Love: The Valentine of Daniel and Lucinda (1,5 stars)
I don't like Daniel. I don't like Luce. I don't like their relationship. This story consists of their usual shenanigans; a little bit more on the sweeter side, but still very cheesy.
Fallen in Love is what I expected it to be, but it was more tolerable than other books in the Fallen series because it is a short, light and breezy read, it doesn't have the same level of cringiness and cheesiness, it had more of characters that I like and less of Daniel and Luce being Daniel and Luce. I would recommend this novella just for Arriane's story.
I love getting to know the minor characters more. Shelby & Miles are amazing. And Roland! I love him.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No