I'm definitely not the biggest fan of Fallen; there were multiple holes and the plot and characterization; and the writing left something to be desired...which is depressing, because the book had so much potential and the summary sounded so exciting!  I felt that, personally, Fallen was quite predictable. The story is entitled Fallen, and by page 51 Daniel's name is revealed to be Grigori.

Dictionary Definition of Grigori: watchful angels

Anyone who knows what Griogori are can figure out the gist of the plot from just knowing this one fact! And yet, 400 pages later, Kate pulls it off like it's a huge reveal! (Does she think her readers are stupid or something?!?!)  The characters are also not very well developed or realistic. The characters in Fallen are not likeable nor are they realistic. The protagonist - Luce - is excessively annoying, and not very likeable. The same applies to the rest of the supporting characters. I didn't feel emotionally connected to any of Kate's characters; there was just a lack of characterization everywhere! (I think this is the main reason I put the book down...) Oh...the plot! Where do I even start to critique?!?! *sighs* This story sounded so great from it's Goodreads description... but once you begin to read it, you find out that there literally is no plot! I'm sorry Mrs. Kate, but 450 pages of utter nothingness does not qualify as "a plot!" Not even close.         

The actually writing was not very eloquent either. Lauren Kate is not one of those surprisingly eloquent writers; her sentences are choppy and sometimes not even fully grammatically correct! (I actually wondered if it was even edited!)         

The story has no real message! Typically, most stories are written to teach people things - they're not usually just written for the heck of it. Personally, I didn't see what virtue Fallen was trying to convey. All in all, I'm most likely not going to finish the rest of the series. The series has so much potential, but I felt that it was just thrown away.