Rapture
(Fallen #4)
(Fallen #4)
Author: Lauren Kate
Publication Date: June 12, 2012
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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.
Genre: Fantasy
Synopsis:
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.
My Thoughts: This one was, admittedly, a slow start for me. It seemed like I couldn’t manage to get into the book at all, despite me enjoying the previous books in the series. Perhaps it was because there was a tangible lack of romance. The book seemed to pick up for me a little past half-way and then it took me no time to finish after that.
We start the fourth and final Fallen book exactly where the last one left off – with Daniel, Luce
and all of their friends basically having nine days left until Armageddon. They must complete a series of challenges in
order to find the original fall site of the angels and save life as they know
it.
With the idea of impending doom, I was excited to
see what kind of strain that would put on Luce and Daniel’s relationship and
was sorely disappointed. They acted
almost completely normal like it was just another deadline at work or
something. I feel like the tension could
have been more drawn out.
But once we hit half-way, the book picked up in a
major way. We finally find out the truth
about Luce and Daniel’s curse and we have more light shed on what happened
before the angels fell.
Did I mention the major plot turn? It was certainly interesting. I have to admit, I suspected a part of it but
some of it blew me out of the water. The
plot twist is what made the book for me and pulled me in. So, if you are currently having a hard time getting
through it, stick in there!
Overall, I think that Rapture was a good and bittersweet ending for the Fallen series. There is a character in the end that I wish
that I had more closure on, but I am satisfied with the ending of this good
series.
