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Fallen
452 pages
A shadowy, gothic slow-burn of destined love and ancient secrets hidden behind the gates of a gloomy reform school.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping onto the fog-drenched grounds of a gothic reform school, where every shadow hides a secret and every glance is heavy with unspoken history. The narrative unfolds at a steady, atmospheric pace, wrapping the reader in a brooding, foreboding mood that perfectly complements its central mystery. It is a deeply earnest exploration of star-crossed destiny and forbidden attraction, driven by lush, sensory prose that lingers on the gloomy architecture and the protagonist's intense internal yearning. The emotional journey shifts from disorienting isolation to a desperate, world-altering romantic awakening. It will utterly delight readers who crave the intense, shadowy angst of classic paranormal romance, offering a swoony, melodramatic escape into a world where love literally defies lifetimes.
- Mood
- gothic
- shadowy
- foreboding
- swoony
- angsty
- Tone
- brooding
- earnest
- melodramatic
- romantic
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- star-crossed destiny · forbidden attraction · the burden of immortality · past lives and reincarnation · isolation and belonging
- The writing
- Lush and atmospheric, leaning heavily into sensory descriptions of gloomy architecture and intense internal yearning.
- The arc
- Moves from a disorienting sense of isolation and haunting déjà vu into a desperate, world-altering romantic awakening.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the intense, shadowy angst of classic paranormal romance and gothic boarding school settings.
Content notes
- reform school setting
- bullying
- death of a peer
- grief
- fire trauma
About the book
What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours?
17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross... only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good & evil forces plot to keep them apart.
Get ready to fall...
Description from Open Library.
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