Torment

Lauren Kate

Sep 2010 · Delacorte Press

About this ebook

The second novel in the addictive and worldwide bestselling FALLEN series . . . where love never dies.

#1 New York Times bestseller 
A USA Today Bestseller
More than 3 million series copies in print!

Hell on earth.

That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts—immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.

At Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn’t told her everything. He’s hiding something—something dangerous. What if Daniel’s version of the past isn’t actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else?


“Sexy and fascinating and scary . . . I loved loved loved it!”
—P. C. Cast, New York Times bestselling author on Fallen

Ratings and reviews

In “Torment” by Lauren Kate, Luce is sent to the prestigious California school Shoreline by Daniel in order to keep her safe from the Outcasts – immortals who are not a part of Heaven or Hell and who are hunting Luce down to kill her. At Shoreline, Luce joins the unique Nephilim students who are the children of fallen angels and humans. There she makes friends with others who posses unusual talents. It is there that Luce meets Miles, the normal, friendly, gorgeous, down to earth boy who makes Luce second guess everything. It is here where Luce learns more about the shadows that have always haunted her and how they can help her glimpse her past lives. It is also here where Luce questions her relationship with Daniel and his honesty to her, or the lack thereof. Everything that Luce believed in is being challenged and her world is changing rapidly. I think that Lauren Kate writes with intensity that draws the readers into the story so deeply that they become part of the story themselves. “Torment” is another well written, entrancing continuation to the Fallen novels. Lauren Kate has ventured into territory unlike no other and has thus captivated her audience. This book is recommended for YA followers. However, you’ll also find romance entwined with jealousy and paranormal fiction. Personally, I didn’t think I was interested in this series after reading the synopsis, but my cousin raved about them so much, that I took a chance. I’m glad that I did, because these have climbed their way to the top of my favorites list. As I mentioned in my earlier review of “Fallen”, I feel that Lauren Kate is a force to be reckoned with. I think that she found a niche that yearned to be discovered and she did it well. It is clear that her career as a promising writer is only in the beginning stages and that we will be hearing much, much more from her in the future. I’m looking forward to reading “Passion” and seeing what will become of Luce and Daniel and their star crossed love for one another. Fallen angels are the new objects of affection!

I loved Fallen, so this book (to me) was even better. New characters come and are just hard not to love. The couple, Luce and Daniel, get drama stirred up at the end of the book, though I'm not giving anything away. Just read the book and find out!

I think this was the best one of all the three I have read so far. I like the Nephillim ( I think I spelled that wrong...) And the ending never made me put the book down... I really like this one, and I can't wait for Rapture!

About the author

LAUREN KATE is the internationally bestselling author of the FALLEN series, comprised of Fallen, Torment, Passion, Rapture, Fallen in Love, and Unforgiven; and The Orphan's Song. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit Lauren online at laurenkatenovels.com.