Fallen Book Discussion (Week 9)

Hey, people from Earth and other people who are not from here, for the next 2 weeks we will be giving you the awesomeness that is Fallen by Lauren Kate.  Be sure to show up, because we are giving away some great stuff, check it out HERE.  Just a BIG side note, I am changing the structure of these posts from here on out.  Due to life happening: finals week is next week and everyone is going to be going back to their own houses, therefore I am switching up things a bit.  I hope you don't mind.  I will still be asking two questions, but for each chapter now.  Be sure to follow the discussion and don’t be scared to join in on our discussion/ questions.  Those who entered the contest will receive extra entries for answering a question.  Every week on Tuesday, we will discuss two chapters of the book, and ask you two questions for each chapter about what we have all read.  Look for our answers in the comments as well.  If you missed a post and want to check out the schedule, go HERE.  Come and join us in our quest of discussing FALLEN.

Chapter 16: Hanging in the Balance

Luce has some choices to make.  Cam sent her an apology, telling her to meet up with him once more to make it up.  Daniel just sent a command, telling her to meet him by their place.  Which one will she choose?  She reminisces about last night’s hot kisses with Daniel.  However, when he drops her off at her room and tucks her in bed, open-eyes kissing ensues, which usually is a red flag but ended up making Luce feel all sweet inside.  In the end, she chose to meet with Cam to let him down easy. Cam doesn’t want to give up and really doesn’t want to take no for an answer.  (No wonder, he is called Chester the Molester.)  He steals a kiss in the deal and, Gabbe and Daniel save the day.  Gabbe goes to beat up Cam, while Daniel spills some of his guts to Luce.  Luce is confused about most of it but it does answer some questions for the readers.

Think about it:
Which letter would you follow: Cam’s apology or Daniel’s one-liner?

Is Daniel making all this up just to “let her down easy?”

Chapter 17: An Open Book

Luce’s in her room, trying to process all Daniel just told her.  She finds his book, lying on the floor and flips it open.  On the page is a picture of a man who looks surprisingly like Daniel and a woman who looks exactly like her.  Weird.  Luce has to find Penn, to see what she thinks of this.  In her search, she found Arriane and Roland playing chess.  They both wanted an update on Luce’s love life.  However, Luce was on a mission and couldn’t stay long.  She ran into Ms. Sophia, who also felt the need to know about Daniel and Luce.  The noisy woman seemed to know more than Luce did and that made Luce want to find Daniel right away.  Ms. Sophia insisted on helping to find him. On their search for Daniel, they found Penn by the cemetery.  Something was going down in the cemetery, the only question was what?

Think about it:

Is the picture of Luce and Daniel proof enough for the reader that Daniel was telling the truth?

Why is Ms. Sophia so interested in Luce and Daniel?

Fallen Dream Cast (Ms. Sophia)

Since the Fallen Book Discussion has taken over The Bucket List until I survive finals in May, every Monday (instead of the normal: Movie Monday), I will be giving you a taste of what our (Jackie and I) dream cast would look like if they were to make a movie.  For those of you who may not know, Fallen by Lauren Kate has actually been optioned for film.  You can check out more about that HERE.  If there are any updates from now and until the discussion ends (or even after that) I will definitely let you know about any awesome news about the movie.

Each Monday, there will be a new character that we will be casting.  Today, we are casting our own Ms. Sophia.  I would love to hear who you would like to play the role.  To see who we are casting next week, check out the schedule HERE.  Also I am giving away some awesome signed Fallen books and other goodies HERE.  Casting Ms. Sophia:


Gina's Pick: Patti D'Arbanville

I know Patti D' Arbanville as Becky's mother in Morning Glory.  She looks like the type of person who could be evil and sweet, exactly what Ms. Sophia is.  You can never trust those librarians, never.  I think Arbanville would be fantastic for this role. 

Jackie's Pick: Robin Williams 

Yes, for Mrs. Sophia I would choose Mrs. Doubtfire (aka Robin Williams).  In the movie, Mrs. Doubtfire, she (or wait is it he?) does such a great job of being such a pleasant old lady.  Except when another man moves in on his (her?) former wife.  Anyway, this hostility Mrs. Doubtfire has towards the new boyfriend is perfect for later Mrs. Sophia's huge secret!!! Dun-dun-dun!!!!  But, that is later in the Fallen novel.  Anyway, i would love to see Mrs. Doubtfire play as Mrs. Sopiha, so go Robin& Doubtfire!!!

Guest Post by Erika

Before I go into anything, I would like to thank Gina, for inviting me to guest post. I am delighted to be here today and be a part of the Fallen Series by: Lauren Kate book discussion. In short, I’ve been a fan of the series, since the first Fallen ARC arrived at my door all those years ago. You can find all those reviews on my blog, www.moonlightbookreviews.com. My guest post today is going to be free of any sort of spoiler, and plot synopsis.

While I love paranormal romance novels, it takes a truly unique one to grab my attention to read the whole series. It’s the setting that grabs me and what makes me truly love the series.

When I think of the scene’s that are most important in Fallen, my mind wanders to the Cemetery. It is sunken into the ground a bit and overgrown in my mind. There are dark gothic mausoleums, grave stones and statues. There is something desolate and remote that draws my mind to the scenes. That brings me to my main point.

When a setting is so well integrated and beautifully described. I can’t help but think what the book would be without the cemetery component. We wouldn’t have seen Daniel’s true identity fully revealed, or glimpsed the battle through Daniel’s eyes. Everything in book one in the series centers around this which in the end makes it the most important place in the novel.

The best part of reading a novel is when it carries you away too far off places. It makes life easier when you can escape the rough parts of reality and high school and enter another world. With Fallen I was taken to different exotic places. That wasn’t where the traveling ends though. We get to see different time periods and how all of Luce’s past lives fit into them.

Thank you Lauren Kate for taking me away!

Thank you so much for joining us today, Erika.  You definitely want more of her writing.  You need to check her out HERE.