Torment (Fallen Series #2)

by Lauren Kate Narrated by Justine Eyre

Overview

The second novel in the addictive and worldwide bestselling*FALLEN series . . . where love never dies.

#1*New York Times*bestseller*
A*USA Today*Bestseller
More than 3 million series copies in print!

Hell on earth.

That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel.*It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts-immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.

At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn't told her everything. He's hiding something-something dangerous.*What if Daniel's version of the past isn't actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?


“Sexy and fascinating and scary . . . I loved loved loved it!”
-P. C. Cast,*New York Times*bestselling author on*Fallen

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

In Kate's sequel to Fallen, fallen angel Daniel has negotiated an 18-day truce with demonic Cam, during which time they will keep his one true love, 17-year-old Luce, safe from the Outcasts, "spineless, waffling angels, shunned by both Heaven and Hell," who are after her. Daniel sends Luce to Shoreline, a Northern California prep school for angel-descended Nephilim. The change is stressful for her because she is there alone and because she is seen as a "legendary freak" by some students for her famous doomed relationship with Daniel, which has unfolded tragically over several lifetimes. Uncovering details from her past lives and meeting charmingly normal Miles, Luce begins to have doubts about Daniel. Equal parts romance and thriller, this sequel can be both schmaltzy ("There was no darkness, no more cold, just the lovely sensation of being bathed in his violet glow. Even the rush of the ocean was canceled out by a soft hum, the energy Daniel carried in his body") and frequently suspenseful. The open-ended finale paves the way for a third book. Ages 12–up. (Sept.)

From the Publisher

PRAISE FOR FALLEN, THE BESTSELLING SERIES BY LAUREN KATE
 
“Bloodsuckers are about to have some competition for the hearts of YA readers.”
—The Daily Beast
 
“This emotional roller coaster will have you turning the pages nonstop!”
—Seventeen.com
 
“This series has delivered glorious settings, fast-paced action and a love that transcends death.”
—Justine magazine
 
“Readers will pine right alongside Luce.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“This epic romance is a perfect blend of mystery, intrigue, and celestial imagery with a beautiful, bittersweet ending.”
—SLJ
 
“Twilight-style success could be in the cards for the fallen-angel saga.”
—The Bookseller
 
“Compellingly readable . . . readers will be hooked on Luce’s story.”
—VOYA
 
“The Southern Gothic atmosphere . . . is so well crafted that readers can easily picture Luce walking among the marshes and crumbling buildings.”
—Kirkus Reviews
 
“A tantalizing, atmospheric Gothic romance, Fallen is well worth picking up.”
—New York Times bestselling author Melissa Marr

 

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169205206
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Publication date:	09/28/2010
Series:	Lauren Kate's Fallen Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	484,198

Read an Excerpt

Golden, British Columbia
March 21, 1992

Next time, I will have to give her up.

In this life we’re already too far along. Our course is set. Our old disaster looms ahead. My pen quakes as I write these words:

I can’t save her.

It has been one month since she found me at the bookstore. One month since she introduced herself—this time she goes by Lucy, which is so quaint it is beyond sweet—blushing as she tucked her hair behind her ear before she shook my hand. One month of taking that hand in mine each afternoon when she returns home from school.

I have cherished every inch of her. I have savored every pore of her soft skin and filled up too many sketchbooks with her hypnotizing eyes. Nothing is more bittersweet than this month of euphoria. It’s the same with each life’s love.

I’m a fool to savor it. Especially with the end so near.

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