Fallen by Lauren Kate

Fallen is written by Lauren Kate. I was excited about reading this book however was quite disappointed. The book is quite clique. The book is about two people who are cursed the boy lives for many lives and the girl keeps coming back, and every time they find each other again the girl dies, so they can’t be together, however they just can’t stay away from each other. The girl has no idea of any of this. She is to attend a reform school called sword & cross. They have a strict dress code which is they all have to wear black. To me that seems like the author is trying too hard to create that sort of dark gloomy feel to the place dark and gloomy to give it that sense of something bad.  Maybe if they had a uniform instead of whatever they liked as long as it is black. Also the book is all about a girl who is trying to get over a traumatic event, and she finds her way with a new friend at this school. She falls for this mysterious boy and it is a very typical love story. I have read the first and second book in this series, I didn’t mind the first one too much, and it was a little bit interesting there are quite a few things that I did not like about the story line. However the second made me question why I was reading it, I did buy the third book and I was able to read a few chapters before I put the book down and could not motivate myself to pick it up again.

The writing itself is quite average and has a few awkward sentences which I hate to read two or three times before I could make sense of. The structure is okay, and the book does have some flow to it.

I do know people who have enjoyed reading the book, but I could not find the interest in it.