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Rapture: Fallen, Book 4

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Fallen-angel series ending is less than heaven-sent.
Age
13
Quality
 
  • Educational value2
    Readers can compare the author's interpretation of angel lore and descriptions of the fall of angels with what's said in different books of the Bible and in literature (Milton's Paradise Lost is a good start). They can also get out a map as they travel with the characters through the book around Europe and the Middle East.
  • Positive messages2
    Romantic love trumps religious devotion here, and readers will have to choose a side, just as the angels do.
  • Positive role models3
    Lucinda makes a big transformation, discovering her strengths and making sacrifices for the greater good. Daniel continues to be steadfast in his devotion but doesn't change very much in this book.
  • Violence3
    A willing human sacrifice is stabbed, and blood is used in a rite. Many celestial beings fight; some close to the main characters are killed, while others get some gory injuries like a starshot arrow through the eye and a hand hacked off. A legion of them are trapped and burned to death, and some are bludgeoned and impaled. The Fall of angels figures prominently, and a re-creation of that moment in time threatens to bring about the end of the world. Lucinda and friends are kidnapped, tortured (not described), and thrown into special bags that almost strangle them.
  • Sex1
    Some kissing between Daniel and Luce. A celestial being talks about getting a taste for mortals and decorates his apartment to attract women.
  • Language2
    A sprinkling of words including "damn," "bitch," and "ass."
  • Consumerism1
    Mentions of snack foods like Pringles.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking1
    Drinking at a college party; Luce is offered alcohol at someone's house.
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Rapture is the last book in the Fallen series about an angel-human romance. The actual rapture described in the New Testament almost happens, and on the way to stop it, celestial beings do quite a bit of fighting -- some die, some get gory injuries, and many burn to death; plus, there's a bloody scene with a willing human sacrifice. Also know that there's a view of heaven, particularly in this book in the series, that might not sit well with some religious readers.

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I read this book in a couple of hours!!! I loved this series so much and sad this was the last book!!! I wasn't happy with the ending though, even though it was a happy ending it wasn't the happy ending I expected or hoped for!!!
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