Review: Torment (Fallen #2)
Title: Torment
(Fallen #2)
Author: Lauren Kate
Summary:
Hell on earth.
That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen
angel boyfriend, Daniel.
It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has
told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts—immortals
who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky
California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of
fallen angels and humans.
At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she
can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the
more she suspects that Daniel hasn’t told her everything. He’s hiding
something—something dangerous.
What if Daniel’s version of the past isn’t actually true?
What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?
The second novel in the addictive FALLEN series . . . where
love never dies.
Review:
Well, I was gonna say that the good thing about Torment, was
that it didn’t take me nearly as long to read it as Fallen did. But then I
realized that I skimmed so much of it anyways, it probably doesn’t count.
See, theres this problem I have with the Fallen series, and
her name is Luce. She is annoying, selfish, whiny, an idiot, a cheater, a fake,
and her inner monologue, which takes up SO much of the books, are so hard to
get through.
And that’s how I felt the entire time I was reading it. I
was just trying to get through them.
Why did I keep reading , you ask… Well, the story IS
interesting. I love angels, demons, etc (BEST book ever, POWER -The Descendant
Trilogy #1) I want to know more about the Fallen angels, those that have stayed
on the side of good, and those that have turned to demons. I want to know about
these Outcasts that were mentioned in this book. Im curious. Kate has peaked my
interest just enough for me to keep reading (though I definitely wouldn’t buy
these books)
The characters are all back. The worst MC ever, Luce. Her strange
boyfriend, who I might like if they had more time together, but as it is, didn’t
really impress me. (Though, he is still my favorite character from the series)
Cam- who isn’t actually a bad guy now, even though hes a demon?? Molly, Arriane, Roland, and Gabbe- all angels
from Fallen. Some new characters as well, Shelby and Miles.
And what a surprise… but
Luce has the hots for HIM too. That’s right, now, in the last few weeks
(maybe 1 month since the start of Fallen) she has been in love with Daniel, who
she didn’t know she knew, Cam, who is a demon, and Miles, who is a half angel
or something. And of course, the all love her too… Cam and Daniel at least have
a reason, they have known her for thousands of years and have cared for her
along the way… but Miles? Like dude what do you even see in this chick??
Anyways, that whole Miles thing made this seriously fall
below the mark. Like, I get the triangle aspect in YA books right now. You want
the angst and drama… blah blah. That’s fine. But don’t add another new guy into
the mix. Now all I think of Luce is that she is shallow, ridiculous, and all
those little adjectives I said earlier. Like, you love Daniel so much, but
youre gonna kiss another boy… in each freakin book. Like… wtf? Not an endearing
quality.
So… that’s my rant. I think the concept for this series is
good. (which is basically the same concept for sooo many out there.) but this
book did not do it for me. At all.
Im considering just reading the last few chapter of Rapture,
so that I finally get some answers and know how the story ends. But, since I already
have the 3rd book too, Im still gonna read it. And like I said in my
review for Fallen, ill hope the next book is better than this one.
Rating: 2.5 stars
I completely agree. The premise is good, but Luce is a silly character who spoils it all.
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