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{August 19, 2011}   Passion, by Lauren Kate (Fallen #3)

From Goodreads:  Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.

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Wow!  Up until now, this series has been extremely good and, of course, Passion is no different.  I read the first two novels last November, Fallen and Torment, and have been eagerly awaiting the release of the third novel.   I bought it on release day, but haven’t had the time to properly sit down and enjoy it until now, and I was pleased to find that Kate has created yet  another beautiful novel. 

Passion is extremely enlightening in terms of the curse that has followed Luce and Daniel throughout the depths of time.  As Luce journeys through her past lives, readers finally begin to obtain the many answers that Daniel was so keen to keep away from Luce, such as what it feels like to die in her lover’s arms, whether she has a choice to fall in love with Daniel, and much more.  I really enjoyed the narrative style as it follows both Luce and Daniel on their separate journeys through time as Daniel attempts to find Luce in the maze of their past lives, giving the reader important background knowledge about both characters.

Both old and new characters arise within this novel and, though endearing as ever, not all is what it seems.  The ending, a perfect fit for the novel, leaves the reader wondering what will happen in the next, and final segment of the Fallen series as Luce, Daniel, and the other fallen angels must take a stand, choose a side, and battle perhaps their biggest enemy of all time in order to end the curse once and for all.  Four stars.



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