Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these worlds.Īn identifying trait of fantasy is the author’s reliance on imagination to create narrative elements that do not have to rely on history or nature to be coherent. Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. YA books are catered towards readers from 12 to 18 years of age.”įantasy – “Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world. Young Adult – “Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction published for readers in their youth. This series is officially on my favorites list now and I can’t wait to chat about it with you guys. I read the first three books in this series when I was in high school/junior high (can’t remember which) and I remembered loving them and I wanted to reread them and finish out the series to see what I think now – and I’m so glad I did. The family currently lives in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles.This is going to be a spoiler-free review on Fallen by Lauren Kate. They have a daughter, named Matilda (born February 2013) and a son, named Venice (born June 2014). Kate married Jason Morphew, a singer-songwriter, in 2009.

She had gotten the idea for the series from a line in Genesis that she came across whilst studying the Bible in graduate school in California. The Fallen series employs Kate's many months of theological research. In fact, she based the high school setting of The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove on the Dallas high school she attended (Plano senior High School). Kate has stated that her high school did not provide the basis for Sword and Cross in the Fallen series. Kate has stated that experience of the 'Old South' in the Atlanta area (she went to college at Emory) inspired her to set Fallen in a Civil War era academy. Kate was raised in Dallas, Texas, and has a master's degree in fiction from the University of California, Davis. Fallen's sequel Torment entered the NYT Best Seller List at number 1. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages and include The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove and Fallen, which reached number 3 on the New York Times Best Seller List for children's chapter books on January 8, 2010, remaining there throughout April 2011. Lauren Kate is an internationally bestselling author of young adult fiction.

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