This isn't just a supernatural love story. If anything, Fallen is more ambitious than Twilight. Regardless, I don't feel that knowing it was a major spoiler as even though it's not stated until late in the book, there are a huge amount of complexities I could never have begun to imagine coming from it. I've been trying to decide for the best part of the last week, since I read the book, whether I should actually say that in the review or whether to let readers find out for themselves, but publicity on Amazon and elsewhere is making his true nature really clear so I'll assume that the vast majority of people will already know by the time they come to read it. One of those secrets is the main thrust of the book - that Daniel is a fallen angel. She's far from being the only strange person at Sword & Cross, though, as her new friend Arianne, potential boyfriends Daniel and Cam, bitchy love rival Molly, and the beautiful Gabbe all appear to be holding secrets of their own.

Main character Luce is especially clearly portrayed - she's been sent to Sword & Cross as a result of a dark incident which left her boyfriend dead, and is the victim of mysterious shadows which appear to her but which no-one else can see.

This is the next in a long line, but it stands out from the rest by virtue of compelling characters, a great gothic setting in a reform school, and surprisingly strong writing. Of course, there are tons of books out there which, if not influenced by the Twilight series, are certainly carefully aimed by publishers to appeal to the same readers. This isn't Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, but it certainly has striking similarities. He seems determined to either ignore her or be outright rude to her, until he saves her life, and the two of them end up drawn together. A 17 year old girl at a new school meets a mysterious and impossibly good-looking boy, who she's immediately drawn to.

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