Series: Fallen (bk. 5)
Genera(s): Paranormal Romance
Subjects: supernatural, angels, paranormal, romance,
love, demons, high school, musicians
Setting: A town and a high school in Hell, and Lilith
doesn’t know it’s Hell
POV/Tense: 3rd person POV, past tense: Cam
and Lilith
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 357 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $18.99
Publisher: Hachette: Delacorte Press
Summary/ product description: “It’s the book FALLEN fans
have been waiting for: Cam’s story, the brooding, bad-boy dark angel readers
love.
High
school can be hell.
Cam
knows what it’s like to be haunted. He’s spent more time in Hell than any angel
ever should. And his freshest Hell is high school, where Lilith, the girl he
can’t stop loving, is serving out a punishment for his crimes.
Cam made
a bet with Lucifer: he has fifteen days to convince the only girl who really
matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back
into the world, and they can live their lives together. But if he fails…there’s
a special place in Hell just for him.
Tick-tock.
Spread
your wings and cry as bad boy dark angel Cam finally reveals his anguished
heart in the epic new FALLEN novel, UNFORGIVEN.”
My Review: After
finally finishing the Fallen series after years of waiting, I decided to read
the brand new companion to the series that’s centered around Cam. Cam is a
great character and now I’ve convinced I like him better than Daniel (but not
better than Patch from Hush, Hush). He may have status as a demon, but he’s
definitely a good guy. He’s got a great sense of humor, and he’s not pushy when
it comes to romance. He’s got bad boy look, but he’s pretty sweet when it comes
to love.
This book take place in a fake town within Hell.
Lucifer creates personal hells just for Lilith. Lilith’s heart was broken by
Cam 3000 years ago, near the Jordon River when Cam wanted to marry her. Cam’s
not able to enter places of worship, and Lilith was mad that he would not marry
in a temple. Cam wouldn’t tell her that he’s a fallen angel and that setting
foot in a temple would cause it to burn down. Lilith’s hatred is so deep and
now Lucifer is putting her through constant punishment, making her live life
after life, death after death, in different hells he creates.
Lilith is a high school student this time. He life
sucks and the other bright spots are her guitar playing and her younger brother
(who’s got breathing problems). Music is her escape. Cam meets her by a creek,
strumming her guitar. She doesn’t remember him, but has a general dislike for
him. He enrolls in her school, posing as a student. His goal is to win her love
back, or Lucifer will force him to be his employee. Prom in coming up and it’s
featuring a battle of the bands.
Lilith is terrified of performing and Cam tries to
encourage her to showcase her talent and create a band. When she does make a
band, she doesn’t want Cam in it, but eventually lets him join. Lucifer makes
it difficult for Cam when he shows up pretending to be an intern for King
Media, the queen bee Chloe King’s father’s record company. He even messes with
Cam’s appearance. He’s giving Cam Hell, but Cam’s doing his best to fight for
Lilith’s love. The book does have a lot of annoying high school rivalry and
bullying. Chloe King’s meaner to Lilith than any mean girl would be in real
life. It makes sense, though, since she is in Hell.
This was a fun, entreating read. It’s very refreshing,
different from the original Fallen books. The dialogue it funny and the
characters are great. I love the music stuff. This reminds be of Sinner by
Maggie Steifvater, another companion/stand-alone spin-off to a series (the
Shiver series). Music, magic, mayhem. Demons and fallen angels. It’s a fun
supernatural read and I’d definitely recommend it.
Cover Art Review: Not sure I like the model in the
photo, but I like the background and title text. I love the color and the
velvet texture of the paper of the jacket.
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