Fallen (Fallen #1)
by Lauren Kate
★ Top 25 book of 2009 · #18 on Best Books of 2009
Seventeen-year-old Lucinda arrives at the grim Sword & Cross school and falls for Daniel, only to learn he is a fallen angel. Across lifetimes, they have kept finding and losing each other.
Best for: Teens who enjoy forbidden love stories with angels, in the vein of Stephenie Meyer
Fallen (Fallen #1) is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar.
What Fallen (Fallen #1) is about
Luce Price arrives at Sword & Cross Reform School in Savannah, Georgia, after being accused of murder. She remembers kissing a boy named Trevor, who then burst into flames, and she cannot explain what happened. She has also seen ink-like smudges, which she calls the Shadows, since childhood. At the school she meets Daniel Grigori, and she feels strangely drawn to him, certain they have met before. Cam, a boy sent to the school for the second time, competes with Daniel for her attention.
The first book in a series of six, this young adult paranormal romance weaves together fallen angels, religion and reincarnation. Many of the students are not what they seem, and the secrets around Luce and Daniel run deeper than a single lifetime. The mood is brooding and romantic, with a steady current of suspense, and it will suit readers who like forbidden love tangled up with questions of fate.
Fallen (Fallen #1) on the Best Books of 2009
Fallen (Fallen #1) came out in 2009. Of the 42 books first published in 2009 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #18 on our Best Books of 2009 list.
Why it made the list: 329 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (15 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2009 list
- The 50Th Law Robert Greene, #16
- Drive Daniel H. Pink, #17
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin, #19
- 1Q84 村上春樹, #20
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 287 want to read it, 15 are reading it now and 26 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4 out of 5 from 15 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 55 | 55% |
| Reader love | 55 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 64 | 20% |
Questions about Fallen (Fallen #1)
When was Fallen (Fallen #1) published?
Fallen (Fallen #1) by Lauren Kate was first published in 2009.
Was Fallen (Fallen #1) one of the best books of 2009?
Fallen (Fallen #1) is #18 on BookWard's Best Books of 2009, out of 42 2009 books that cleared our data bar. 329 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (15 ratings).
Why is Fallen (Fallen #1) on the Best Books of 2009 list?
329 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (15 ratings).
More of the best books of 2009
- The Last Olympian Rick Riordan, #1
- Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, #2
- The Maze Runner James Dashner, #3
- The Help Kathryn Stockett, #4
- Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell, #5
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich Ramit Sethi, #6
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How we know
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