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Monday, June 13, 2011

Book Review- Passion

Published by Random House
To Be Released on: June 14th, 2011
Source- Book from publisher for review
4 stars- It's a good read

"Every single lifetime, I'll choose you. Just as you have chosen me. Forever."

Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.

Passion spans thousands of years of history between Luce and Daniel and in her journey to the beginning of time to find answers to their bond, Luce discovers not only the power within herself, but she sees how the curse affects Daniel. With amazing historical aspects, true love and deceit, Passion is a great edition to the Fallen series.

My favorite part of the book was the historical elements. Lauren Kate did an amazing job with bringing history to life in Luce and Daniel's story. From the war in 1941 Russia, to 1918 Italy, 1854 England and the dates keep going further and further back till 3100 BCE Egypt and back to present day. In each chapter, Lauren paints a detailed history between Luce and Daniel. I can only imagine the amount of time it took her to research each time period and it really shows in the story. Each chapter alternates between Luce, as she continues to go further into history looking for answers, and Daniel who is desperately trying to catch her before something bad happens to her. Each chapter's history really comes to life and I felt like I was there with Luce or Daniel watching a moment of their past play out.

Seeing their history was a little eye opening and I liked even though their characters change through out the course of history and civilization, their love is constant and unbreakable. Lauren threw in a few good twists, one being the answer to Daniel and Cam's history. I honestly didn't see that one coming at all. Now I feel like I finally understand him and his motives. I loved seeing both Daniel and Luce's points of views, and getting to see how the curse first started. When Luce left at the end of Torment, so did everyone else on their quest to find her. Though the secondary characters aren't as present in Passion like they are in Fallen and Torment, they are still there through out Luce's history. I can't talk about the characters and not mention Bill. What a fabulously new twisted character he is. His character added elements of humor and surprise to a story that at times can be a little tense, and he completely surprised me towards the end. Another twist I did not see happening, and I was torn between shouting I knew it and no way. Lauren wrote him in away that made him enduring and I quickly pushed my first suspicions of him out of my mind.

Passion is a fabulously written prequel that fits in the series perfectly. I'm completely amazed at Lauren's writing with this book. She was able to not only make Passion read like a prequel, but it's also a book that fits perfectly for the end of Torment. Fans of the series will love this book, there is passion, romance, betrayal, and a lot of revelations with the character's history and the curse. Though the story wraps up nicely, Lauren leaves me wanting the next book in the series, Rapture like now. If you enjoyed Fallen and Torment I recommend picking up Passion tomorrow when it's out on bookstore shelves.

Possession Blog Tour: Author Interview w/ Elana Johnson


We're the next stop in the Possession blog tour and I'm very excited to have a video interview today with author Elana Johnson. Her debut book, Possession has quickly found it's way on my all time favorite reads for this year. You can read my 5 star review here.


Be sure to visit the Teen Book Scene to find out the next stop in this tour. Don't forget, this Thursday, June 16th is the Possession virtual launch party on Elana's site, Twitter and her fansite. Don't miss the fun!.

Mundane Monday #88

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His voice was lifeless. "But God knows, I don't want anyone but you. I don't even want to want anyone but you." He reached out, trailed his fingers lightly through her hair, fingertips brushing her cheek. "Now at least I know why."

Clary's voice had sunk to a whisper. "I don't want anyone but you, either."

She was rewarded by the catch in his breathing. Slowly he drew himself up onto his elbows. Now he was looking down at her, and his expression had changed-there was a look on his face she'd never seen before, a sleepy, almost deadly light in his eyes. He let his fingers trail down her cheek to her lips, outlining the shape of her mouth with the tip of a finger. "You should probably," said, "tell me not to do this."

- City of Glass, page 209

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