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A review by amandalsb
Torment by Lauren Kate
4.0
I think I liked this one better than Fallen! While there is so much info we (and Luce) didn't get, it was interesting to learn more about the world that Lauren Kate created. I loved the new school setting and the new characters (um, helloooooo, Miles), and Lauren's writing just pulls me in. I had such a hard time putting this book down!
A couple criticisms (and SPOILERS) beyond the obvious of no one ever telling Luce what the heck is going on yet expecting her to take orders. My biggest criticism was with Phil - from the moment he was introduced in the book as Shelby's ex-boyfriend who wanted to know all about Luce and had to wear contacts because of his eyes, I knew he was an Outcast. How did no one else figure this out!? Was this supposed to be a shocking twist when he showed up at the end? Because it was anything but. My other main annoyance (more than a criticism) was that I thought I was reading Twilight for a second during the battle scene when Luce decided to jump in the middle of the supernatural fight because she couldn't deal with anymore people dying because of her. I swear the language could have been lifted from Twilight it was so close to what Bella repeatedly thought(plus she too had an overbearing boyfriend who bossed her around without giving her any details).
For some reason the criticisms are just so much easier to write about than the positives, but I really did love this book and can't wait to read the third book!
A couple criticisms (and SPOILERS) beyond the obvious of no one ever telling Luce what the heck is going on yet expecting her to take orders. My biggest criticism was with Phil - from the moment he was introduced in the book as Shelby's ex-boyfriend who wanted to know all about Luce and had to wear contacts because of his eyes, I knew he was an Outcast. How did no one else figure this out!? Was this supposed to be a shocking twist when he showed up at the end? Because it was anything but. My other main annoyance (more than a criticism) was that I thought I was reading Twilight for a second during the battle scene when Luce decided to jump in the middle of the supernatural fight because she couldn't deal with anymore people dying because of her. I swear the language could have been lifted from Twilight it was so close to what Bella repeatedly thought(plus she too had an overbearing boyfriend who bossed her around without giving her any details).
For some reason the criticisms are just so much easier to write about than the positives, but I really did love this book and can't wait to read the third book!