My next obsessions

So many books so little time; so then why in the world do I get caught up in series? I end up reading no Series books and falling in love only to be sucked back in....if it's not Robert Galibraith (aka J.K. Rowling), Cassandra Clare, or Sarah J. Maas then it's J.R. Ward.
I was introduced to her via my two friends Linda and Lauren. Both of who love her books and encouraged me to read them. I was not sold on the first one I read; Dark Lover. And for over two years the second book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series sat on my book shelf collecting dust. It was not until last year that I dusted it off and read it. Mainly because I was in between series and in need of an easy, uncomplicated read. It was then that I feel in love. And so here I am having read several books in that series and now I am turning to the Fallen Angel series. And man a live will these be my new obsession.
Talk about addictive; I just finished the first one and I can not wait to review it this weekend (along with three other books). These books are going to be my new obsession!

J.R. Ward; authoress of The Blackdagger Brother, Bourbon Kings and Fallen Angels series

Bookbabe Reviews: Fallen by Lauren Kate

                                  

Fallen Angels and an Earth Shattering Love: The Bookbabe Reviews  Fallen by Lauren Kate 

Let me start off as saying this is not my first attempt at reading this book. I originally purchased it in 2012 and attempted to read it. I gave up about fifty pages in because I simply could not get in to the book. The prologue was interesting but after that I was pretty much lost. I got bored. Well....fast forward to 2016 and to the downloading of the audio book from Dover Public Library and viola.....I am completely done the first book in the Fallen series. 

Fallen was exactly what I expected and I thought that I could almost predict the ending; I mean,, come on, we've all read these types of YA novels and they almost always follow the same formula. Girl falls for mysterious guy, guy tries to resist girl, he is hiding a secret...yada yada yada. We have all been there. However, Fallen was a bit different. This was the first series of I had read involving Angels; and I was pleasantly surprised. Kate weaved a good tale of forbidden love  and lost. Also, she kept it interesting by putting our main characters in a very interesting environment: a reform school. Who knew that a school full of delinquents could be so fun to read about. 

Luce and Daniel are probably going to become some of my favorite couples in a YA series. This is for several reasons: 1) Daniel seems to be a hopeless romantic (he reminds me of Darcy from P&P but without the snooty attitude); 2) Luce seems to be able to handle herself; she knows what she wants and seems to be okay with fighting to stay with Daniel. It also does not hurt that both of them are extremely relatable and likable. Also,  Luce is not the typical female love interest you would expect in a YA novel. She is not clingy or whiny and she sticks up for herself. You could say Luce is the anti-Bella (as in Bella Swan from Twilight). 

One of my favorite scenes from the book involves a bit of a plot twist; in which, someone they all trusted decides that Luce has to die because, frankly, she is a destruction for Daniel in the fight against another Fallen angel. I can honestly say that I am extremely happy to have read it. I can not wait to start Torment. I gave Fallen 4/5 Stars on Goodreads.com.

Favorite Quotes:

"The classes here are soulless, worse they'll strip you of your soul. Of the eighty kids in this place, I'd say we've only got about three remaining souls."

"Trust is a careless pursuit at best. At worst, it's a good way to get yourself killed."

"You - you wouldn't hurt me?" "Of course I would....you're the human equivalent of a migraine"

Some of my favorite quotes from Angelfall by Susan Ee

The Bookbabe Reviews....Angelfall by Susan Ee

What is not to like about this book? Susan Ee gives us all the things that we love about current YA (young adult fiction). It has fallen angels, a post apocalyptic world, a kick ass main character and a hot forbidden love interest. What I really loved about this book is that it was so different from all the others that I have read over the years. Some could say that it is like Hunger games. We have our main character Penryn trying to protect her family after Angels have descended on the world and ripped it apart. She has to deal with a Schizophrenic mother that is off her meds. She also has to support her

handicapped sister. They have little food and have made a decision to make a run for it and so that they can be in a safer environment.
Along the way the stumble across a fight between a few Angels and here is where we meet our hot, sarcastic angel named Raffe. Raffe becomes a very likeable character right off the start. He is not very much unlike many of the other male characters we find in this kind of YA
novel.  In fact when he is first introduced he reminds me so much of Jace Wayland from The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare.
   Raffe seems distant and unwilling to help Penryn after her sister is kidnapped by Angels. However, he seems drawn to her and duty bound to help. So they make and alliance that seems fragile at first but later as the book progresses we see that it so something all together deeper that will keep them together a bit longer. Another thing that I really
enjoyed about this book is that Susan Ee is not afraid to be gory and to create creatures that will scare the living mess out of you. The monsters at the end of this book will make you cringe. I can’t wait to see what she does in the next two installments of the series. I will
definitely say that this book is really worth your time and will be a great and very fast read that will keep you turning the pages.

Quote I loved:
“When I was little, I always thought I’d be Cinderella, but I guess
this makes me the wicked witch. But then again, Cinderella didn’t live
in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by avenging angels”.



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