In the Fallen series this is considered a side book from
the series. It is not a "full" book. It is short and
contains four short stories that all have the same background. I
would recommend reading this book after reading Passion but
before Rapture. It takes place inside of Passion, but
actually having these things happen would have thrown the book off.
All four stories intertwine in some way or another.
Four love stories all intersect over the course of Valentines Day
in medieval England. Miles and Shelby have an unexpected love. Roland
learns a lesson in finding love and losing it. Arriane pays a price
for her love, which is so passionate it burns. Daniel and Luce spend
a night together for the first and last time, and it isn't like the
others.
Miles and Shelby are two of Luce's friends that end up going back
in time to find and help her out. They never get to Luce, always a
few second behind her. Well Daniel tells them to head back to the
present time and not to worry, where he is going they can't. So they
listen and leave, and in the meantime they get lost on the way back.
They end up in medieval England, the day before Valentines Day. They
run into Roland and ask for his help. Overall this was a very sweet
and romantic blossom of love between Miles and Shelby. They don't
even seem like two people who would end up together under normal
circumstances, but these are not normal times.
Next is Roland. After finding Miles and Shelby and agreeing to
help he goes off to do just that. On his way we find out some things
about Roland. He used to be madly in love with a human female from
that exact time. Of course he thinks about her and thinks about going
back to her. Just before he can, he finds out that she is wedded to
another man and is a mother. Roland could have easily killed the
husband and said it was a travesty of war. Instead he gets her
husband out of going to war. Joining the ranks he runs into Arriane
and finds that she too hasn't had that great of a time in England.
Roland's story was very bittersweet. He is head over heals in love
with this girl and knowing that it would never work with him being
immortal he leaves her. Couldn't get any worse, from this bittersweet
love right?
Wrong. Arriane's story is very sad but sweet in spots. Arriane
chose Heaven over Hell and her love Tess chose Hell over Heaven. They
could never be together properly. But nonetheless the try to be
together. It isn't as simple as it seems. Even when they are together
they are sad, knowing that in the end they have to leave each other.
As the reader you can tell they love each other very much. Tess makes
a mistake and thinks that she can get Arriane to join the ranks of
the fallen angles. This causes a rift and Arriane takes off, thinking
for good. Tess feeling terrible takes a starshot (the one thing that
can harm and leave marks on angels, and kill) and mutilates her
wings. Arriane is devastated, because of the starshot infecting
Tess's blood Arriane gets burn marks from where Tess's blood touches
her. I thought with this being around Valentines Day things would
have been more happy. Nope. Things are just sad in this story.
This past lifetime of Luce's is not in Passion, though it
does not differ very much from the others. Lucinda (past Luce) is
very sad. She thinks that once Daniel (past Daniel) had found out
that she is just a commoner he will not want to be with her. So she
tries to go on with her life. Our future Luce shows up and cleaves
(slips inside of her body without anyone noticing but future Luce
herself) with the past Luce. She goes the Valentines Day party and
has a good time. Cam shows up and tries to warn her of everything he
can without spilling the truth. After he leaves Daniel finally shows
up and they leave together to have some alone time. In the end
everyone is at the party and enjoying themselves as much as they can.
This last story wasn't as sad as the rest but it wasn't as happy as
Miles and Shelby's. I would have taken this story over Arriane's if I
was given the choice.
If you are expecting a happy Valentine's Day short stories, for
the most part they are not. What happy moments you are given you are
happy for because it lightens up the very sad mood. This is a boon in
the Fallen series and I wouldn't mind owning, even with the
sadness in it. There is a insert of Rapture in the end.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
Page Count: 201 pages (hardcover)
Price: $15.99
Next Book: The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chick Hogan
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed!
~Jade
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