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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I love this series and am looking forward to number 4.
Não é o meu preferido dos 3, e por vezes até o achei um pouco confuso, no entanto estou ansiosa pelo próximo... e vou pegar nele de seguida :-)
I did not finish this book. I got to page 118, which was pretty miraculous seeing as the whole plot was Luce going back in time to her past lives and Daniel following her, but always missing her. I mean, that's not even a plot!!! Where's the action? The adventure? The characters introduced in Torment made me give it a better rating than it deserved. The only characters in this book were Luce, Daniel, their past selves, and Bill, who is some magical gargoyle guy. None of the good characters from Torment were even in this one!!! The book hints that she needs to do this to help her understand/break the curse, but did the author really have to have 420 pages on it? Couldn't she have shortened it considerably and put it in the beginning of the next book?!?! Well, I give it one star because even though Torment made me think this series was getting better, Passion proved me wrong.
Oh my goodness.
I read this series as it came out - I started in 2009 or 2010 (whichever date it was), a 13 or 14 year old lass, much more optimistic, immature, hopelessly romantic than I am now. I read this book in 2011, the year I turned 15. At that stage I was single as anything, just dreaming of a bloke to come along - whether it be a vampire, Angel, werewolf, what have you. Deep in my supernatural phase.
The first reason this is my favourite book in the series is because of the time travel. I love a story that spans through time - thousands of years is like porn to me. The second was that this book contained more character development than the rest of the books combined. Not just from Luce, but Daniel and Cam too. It was thrilling to see how Luce and Daniel spanned the ages.
Now we fast forward to a woman of nearly 20, re reading the series. I'd still give the story a solid 4 stars, it's the leading light of the series. I feel now I have a better understanding, being a) older than Luce was in the stories (but 17 year old characters are always written with the maturity of someone in their 20s, have you noticed? Except when they're making brainless decisions like only a toddler can) and b) now in a relationship I can safely say I am in for the long haul (3.5 years and counting). I understand much better now what it's like to be really and truly in love. I understand better now why they did what they did. Do I still think Luce is a drippy excuse for a heroine? Yes. However I understand her desire to be there for even the gruesome, wrenching parts like her fiery death. She wants to understand how her love works. Don't we all? At the heart of it it's hormones, pheromones, survival of the fittest. Yet it feels much more than that. With your significant other (SO) you feel safer, happier, better in general. I didn't know that when I read this book first time round. I can say that if I was doomed by some ages old curse, I'd also jump through time searching for answers.
At one point, during the chapter in China then Egypt (Lu Xin and Layla) I used to think Luce was selfish for considering what she did. Now I get it. I think of 'us' and 'our' life, how his pain hurts me too, and I'd sacrifice a hell of a lot to make it go away.
Maybe I am a drippy heroine after all.
More to come: I may change my 1 star review of Rapture. We'll see. I still see it as a train wreck no matter what.
I read this series as it came out - I started in 2009 or 2010 (whichever date it was), a 13 or 14 year old lass, much more optimistic, immature, hopelessly romantic than I am now. I read this book in 2011, the year I turned 15. At that stage I was single as anything, just dreaming of a bloke to come along - whether it be a vampire, Angel, werewolf, what have you. Deep in my supernatural phase.
The first reason this is my favourite book in the series is because of the time travel. I love a story that spans through time - thousands of years is like porn to me. The second was that this book contained more character development than the rest of the books combined. Not just from Luce, but Daniel and Cam too. It was thrilling to see how Luce and Daniel spanned the ages.
Now we fast forward to a woman of nearly 20, re reading the series. I'd still give the story a solid 4 stars, it's the leading light of the series. I feel now I have a better understanding, being a) older than Luce was in the stories (but 17 year old characters are always written with the maturity of someone in their 20s, have you noticed? Except when they're making brainless decisions like only a toddler can) and b) now in a relationship I can safely say I am in for the long haul (3.5 years and counting). I understand much better now what it's like to be really and truly in love. I understand better now why they did what they did. Do I still think Luce is a drippy excuse for a heroine? Yes. However I understand her desire to be there for even the gruesome, wrenching parts like her fiery death. She wants to understand how her love works. Don't we all? At the heart of it it's hormones, pheromones, survival of the fittest. Yet it feels much more than that. With your significant other (SO) you feel safer, happier, better in general. I didn't know that when I read this book first time round. I can say that if I was doomed by some ages old curse, I'd also jump through time searching for answers.
At one point, during the chapter in China then Egypt (Lu Xin and Layla) I used to think Luce was selfish for considering what she did. Now I get it. I think of 'us' and 'our' life, how his pain hurts me too, and I'd sacrifice a hell of a lot to make it go away.
Maybe I am a drippy heroine after all.
More to come: I may change my 1 star review of Rapture. We'll see. I still see it as a train wreck no matter what.
This trilogy is super dark about fallen angels and forbidden love...which seems to be all the rage these days :) I read this one mostly because I hate not finishing series once I start them, but I wasn't crazy about it.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Passion unlike the previous two, Fallen & Torment, is more of a history lesson. It gives all of the previous lives that Lucinda had. It offers an array of new characters such as Bill ( who calls himself the Scale), Lilith (semi reincarnates herself), and the ever present Lucifer. Although enduring each one of Luce's previous lives is kind of tedious it is also incisive. You earn a little more about why everyone keeps saying that Luce and Daniel's curse is bigger than just the two of them. I liked the beginning because of how interesting it was. Both the Elders and the Outcasts seemed to be drawn to a meeting. I love how the elders in the novel contradict the way you would view them. They don't seem to be afraid of arguing with "the throne", wh i took to understand as God. I found each chapter to repeat a little. Luce thrust back into her past and Daniel always too late to see her. Although this series plays upon the "Cursed/Doomed Love" mantra of today's teen fiction, it still manages to captivate me.
I wish the characters would have spent more time together, wish Luce would have been a little smarter, and wish she would FINALLY figure out what the heck is going on! But, I still enjoyed reading it and glimpsing into Luce and Daniel's past lives.