by Lauren Kate
Part of Fallen, book 2
First published 2010
Luce faces agony when Daniel tells her he must leave. He claims he needs to hunt down the Outcasts, immortal beings who want her dead. For protection, Daniel places Luce at Shoreline, a school perched on California's rocky coastline. The students here are no ordinary teenagers. They are Nephilim, children born from unions between fallen angels and humans. At this strange new school, Luce finally learns about the Shadows that have always followed her. She discovers they serve as portals into her past lives. Each glimpse backward reveals more about her history with Daniel across the centuries. But these revelations also raise troubling questions. Daniel's explanations don't match what she sees. His stories contain gaps and contradictions. Luce begins to wonder if her boyfriend has been lying to her. Maybe his account of their eternal love story is wrong. Perhaps she belongs with someone else entirely. The more she uncovers about her past, the more she doubts everything Daniel has told her about their supposedly destined romance.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: destined-romance, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Shoreline, California
Period: Centuries
452 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: violence