by Lauren Kate
Part of Fallen, book 1
First published 2009
Luce Price arrives at Sword & Cross boarding school in Savannah, Georgia, where security cameras monitor every movement and cell phones are banned. The other students are troublemakers, but one boy stands apart. Daniel Grigori seems strangely familiar, though Luce has never met him before. He keeps his distance and makes clear he wants nothing to do with her. Yet Luce cannot shake the feeling that she knows him somehow. Despite Daniel's obvious attempts to avoid her, she feels compelled to uncover what he hides. The more he pushes her away, the stronger her attraction becomes. At this restrictive school filled with misfits, Daniel represents the only mystery worth solving. Luce pursues answers about their connection, determined to break through his defenses regardless of the consequences.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance
Setting: Savannah, Georgia, Sword & Cross
Period: contemporary
464 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press