Rapture – Lauren Kate

08 Friday Jun 2012

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Title: Rapture
Author: Lauren Kate
Series: A Fallen Novel
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 12th June 2012
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The sky is dark with wings . . .

Like sand in an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past they must find the place where the angels fell to earth. Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this—live only to lose Luce again and again.
Yet together they will face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies . . . and angel dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed. And suddenly Luce knows what must happen. For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse they’ve borne has always and only been about her—and the love she cast aside. The choice she makes now will be the only one that truly matters.
In the fight for Luce, who will win?
The astonishing conclusion to the FALLEN series. Heaven can’t wait any longer.

After reading Fallen in Love in January, I could not wait to get my hands on a copy of the last installment in the Fallen series by Lauren Kate, Rapture. I was excited when I found out being in Australia I could get my copy a few days earlier then the rest of the world. I raced out straight away to grab my copy.

Fifty pages in and I was a little disappointed that it did not have the same fast pace feel as the other installments and I found myself struggling to go back for more. But I am very glad I did. From page two hundred and forty on everything finally came together and I could not put it down. Luce finally finds out who she is and when her and Daniel first met. I was sad that Shelby and Miles hardly made an appearance, as they are some of my favorite characters.

The ending of the series did not disappoint me. The twist I was waiting for left me with a smile on my face as Lauren Kate finished off the amazing Fallen series just the way I hoped. There were no real unanswered questions.

The series is a wonderful take on Fallen Angels and their descendants. I have left the novel with four stars only because it took a while to capture me.

Also don’t forget to checkout the Fallen Shorts. You can find them on Lauren Kate’s Goodreads page.

4 Stars: I really liked it. I recommend it.

City Of Lost Souls – Cassandra Clare

10 Thursday May 2012

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Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments

City of Lost Souls

Title: City of Lost Souls
Author:Cassandra Clare
Series: The Mortal Instruments
Pages: 540
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 8th May 2012
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The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shadowhunters to their knees. No magic the Clave can summon can locate either boy, but Jace cannot stay away—not from Clary. When they meet again Clary discovers the horror Lilith’s dying magic has wrought—Jace is no longer the boy she loved. He and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and Jace has become what he most feared: a true servant of Valentine’s evil. The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. Will the Shadowhunters hesitate to kill one of their own?

I want to start by saying that I understand that people have a problem with Cassandra Clare continuing The Mortal Instruments series and not finishing with City of Fallen Angels. The best thing to do is to pretend it was the last one and not to read anymore. Problem solved.

Now for the rest of us who wish the series never had to end, I wanted start with what I loved about City Of Lost Souls. First, I loved that the book was 540pages long. I loved that we got to see more of Izzy, Alec, Maia and of course Magnus. There are so many characters to fall in love with. My favorite couple in this book was Jordan and Maia followed closely by Isabelle and Simon.

There are only two bad things for me:

1) I didn’t find it as addictive compared to the other installments.

2) Clary was pretty annoying at times.

I can’t wait for the next book to come out. I’m sad it’s the last one but I am curious to see where it goes. What will happen with Alec, and Magnus? What about Simon? He isn’t protected anymore and a very big will Clary and Jace finally do it!

One book to go and we have to wait till March 2014. It just doesn’t seem fair but the good news is the next book in the prequel to The Mortal Instruments, Clockwork Princess, will be out in March 2013 to keep us occupied.

If you haven’t read Cassandra Clare’s prequel to The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal devices, Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince, make sure you do. I loved picking up the crossovers in City of Lost Souls.

Also don’t forget to check out all the deleted chapters from City of Lost Souls (there is a very hot scene). You can find these on Cassandra Clare’s Goodreads page.