Torment

Achei o romance de Luce e Daniel muito melado. Houve uma melhora em Tormenta, a estória fica mais interessante. Pontinhos positivos para os personagens secundários (Miles e Shelby). Confesso, adorei o final do livro ^^ ( )

A LOT better than the first book! More action, a faster pace, and Luce finally bought a clue :) Very nice, now, I can't wait 'till the next book comes out next summer!
However, I was a bit annoyed with Daniel, his attitude is not helping Luce to understand and to trust him. He might very well have this whole big picture thing going on, as he's been with her (but for how long? a few weeks each time?) a thousand times. He keeps forgetting that she doesn't know all of this, though. And even if she feels connected to him, she doesn't really know him all that well, since she can't remember her past lives.
And Luce is not the kind of girl I prefer to see as the heroine, she's a little weak at times, not really thinking things through. But I have faith in her (or rather, I have faith in Lauren Kate). ( )

This second book was probably on equal level with the first book, which I liked as well. Although the first book tended to have a bigger "end battle" (or what I sometimes like to call a "Boss Fight" like in a video game) this book built up the idea of "Why is Luce so important?" Questions are asked and left unanswered as a cliff-hanger. We do find out more information on the purpose of "The Announcers" and that seems to be the main theme of this book, as they rule Luce's curiosity. Luce wants to know if she can change the outcome of her life, and the lives of her loved ones by possibly eliminating Daniel from her life; but there's some sort of gravitational pull that draws her to him every time. While in the first book, Fallen, I liked Cam, in this book I've grown a liking towards Miles. Daniel just seems to self-absorbed and single minded for me to really appreciate his character and his choices.

First Line: "Daniel stared out at the bay." (1)
Last Line: "Would he find her? Without question. Would he save her? Always." (452)

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Quotes:

"But when the truce was over, everything would be in Luce's hands again. Luce's hands alone." (11)

"She loved him. But." (242)

"There, in the darkness, her heart pounding, she willed them to come out. She called on those coldest, darkest things, asking them to deliver her past, to illuminate her and Daniel's story. She called on them to solve the mystery of who he was and why he had chosen her.
Even if the truth broke her heart." (266)

"Would love be different with someone else? Was love even possible with someone else? Love was supposed to be easy, wasn't it? Then why did she feel so tormented?" (278) ( )

I really enjoyed the world building that occurred in this novel. The first book of the series did not really enthrall me. This one however had me hooked. I did not want to stop reading. I wanted to know more and more, and luckily when I came to work that morning the next book was on my desk :) ( )

'Torment', sequel to last years 'Fallen', has me a bit torn. Let's start with the good stuff... Visually, the cover is as stunning and eye catching as its predecessor. The cover designer should be very proud of the work they did for 'Torment'.

More here:
http://brookesboxofbooks.blogspot.com/2010/09/review-torment-by-lauren-kate.html ( )