Rapture

Author: Lauren Kate
Publisher: Random House

Release Date: June 12, 2012

Format: e-ARC

Source: For Review

Goodreads Description:

"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."

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As with the rest of the Fallen series, Rapture has a very slow start. In fact, it is so slow you wonder why you are even bothering to finish it. Having read the rest of the Fallen series, however, I know that if I trudge through the first half of the novel, I will probably get an epic payoff at the end. Yes—the endings of Lauren Kate’s novels are always my favorite, and not because the story is over.

Each book in the Fallen series tends to end with a few questions answered and a lot of new mysteries. Since Rapture is the final novel, there were no additional puzzles to solve, but man—the answers we got packed quite a punch! I just love what Lauren Kate has done with angel lore—it absolutely fascinates me! There is a pretty big twist at the end, which I did not figure out until Luce started to put the pieces together, and I certainly did not see this coming in the previous three novels.

While I cannot really say anything about the plot of the epic ending because I do not want to ruin the series for anyone, let me just say again that I LOVED it!!! It was a very satisfactory ending to the series, but it still leaves me wanting more. I am dying for a spin off featuring Cam or Lucifer—they both fascinate me, but I am particularly interested in Lauren Kate’s Lucifer after finishing Rapture.

Despite the slow start, Rapture is a thrilling conclusion to the Fallen series. Lauren Kate continues to delight the reader with her unique take on angel lore, and amazingly provides a very satisfactory ending to the series, while leaving you wanting much, much more. While I am pleased with the ending of Luce’s story, I truly hope that this is not the last we will see of the Fallen world.

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