This document contains discussion questions for a book group about the book Fallen by Lauren Kate. It asks about the characters, plot, themes, and how the reader interpreted various parts of the story. It also provides 7 similar book recommendations that involve paranormal romances about teenagers and angels.

1. Leah Giarritano
Book Group Discussion
Pleasantdale Middle School
Fallen by Lauren Kate
1. What are your first thoughts about Fallen? What in the
text caused those thoughts?
2. What emotions or feelings did you experience while
reading Fallen? What parts of the book caused those
feelings?
3. Who was your favorite character and why?
4. Were there any big surprises in the plot for you as you
read the book?
5. What do you think of the cover of Fallen? Does it depict
the story well?
6. What idea or image or situation meant the most to you as
you read Fallen?
7. What do you think will happen with Luce and Daniel?
How about Cam?
8. What surprised you most about the characters in this
story?
9. Did you learn anything about yourself as you read this
book?
10. If you could talk to Lauren Kate, the author of this book,
what questions would you have for her about her plot
decisions as she wrote the book?
11. What message did you take away from reading this book?
What was the theme? Do the books you enjoy reading
generally share similar themes?
12. Find a section of the text that you liked. What was it that
made that part of the book important to you?
13. Do you plan to read the other books in this series?

2. 14. What other writers does this author remind you of? Why?
15. Would you recommend this book to a friend. On a five-
star scale, how many stars would you give this book?
On page 365, Daniel explains to Luce, “I get to live forever. You
come along every sixteen years. You fall in love with me, and I
with you. And it kills you.”
Were you surprised when Daniel revealed this truth to
Luce?
Did Luce react in the way you expected her to?
How would you have reacted?
Fallen by Laruen Kate Read Alike Suggestions
1. Legacy by Molly Cochran
Reason: Readers who enjoy paranormal romances about teenage girls; good
and evil; and schools that are suspenseful may also enjoy this book.
2. Angel burn by Lee Weatherly
Reason: Fallen and Angel burn are suspenseful paranormal romances about
angels and teenage girls.
3. Angel fire by Lee Weatherly
Reason: Readers who enjoy suspenseful paranormal romances about angels
and teenage girls might also enjoy this book.
4. Once dead, twice shy by Kim Harrison
Reason: If you enjoy Fallen, you may also enjoy Once dead, twice shy. Both
are suspenseful paranormal romances about angels; teenage girls; and good
and evil.
5. Shadow kiss by Richelle Mead
Reason: Like Fallen, this book is suspenseful and is a paranormal romances
about teenage girls; good and evil; and schools are the main topic.
6. Awakened by P.C. Cast

3. Reason: This book is a suspenseful, paranormal romance about teenage
girls; good and evil and schools.
7. Blood promise by Richelle Mead
Reason: Readers who enjoy paranormal romances about teenage girls; good
and evil; and schools that are suspenseful may also enjoy this book.
8. Tempted by P.C. Cast
Reason: Readers who enjoy paranormal romances about teenage girls; good
and evil; and schools that are suspenseful may also enjoy this book.
9. Forbidden by Syrie James
Reason: Fallen and Forbidden are suspenseful, paranormal romances about
angels, teenage girls and schools.
Footloose by Rudy Josephs
1. What are you first impressions of this book? What
occurrences in the book caused you to have those
thoughts?
2. As you read this book, describe how you felt. For example,
were you bored, caught up thinking about the characters,
thinking about how you might react in the same situation,
enjoying the author’s writing style, or enjoying the
progression of Ariel and Ren’s relationship.
3. Ariel and Daniel both lost someone important to them.
How do you think this impacts the outcome of the story?
4. Did anything in this book remind you of your own life?
5. Were you surprised by anything that occurred in this
book?
6. What parts of the plot do you find to be the most
significant? Why?
7. If this story were to continue, what do you think would
happen next? Why?
8. Did you see the new release of Footloose, the movie? How
do you think it compared to the book? What about the
older version of the movie? Which version of the movie

4. did you prefer? Did you like the book better than the
film(s)?
9. If you were to draw a picture that represented what you
found to be important in this text, what would you draw?
Why?
10. Who was your favorite character? Least favorite
character? Did any of the characters remind you of
yourself?
11. Which character in this book do you think learned the
hardest or most important lesson? What was that lesson?
12. Do you think the setting (Bomont, Georgia) was
important to the telling of this story? Why?
13. If you could talk to the Rudy Josephs, the author of this
novel, what would you ask?
14. Find a section of the text that you liked. What was it that
made that part of the book important to you?
15. Would you recommend this book to a friend. On a five-
star scale, how many stars would you give this book?
On page 38, during her sermon, Reverend Shaw Moore, Ariel’s
Dad, preached about the “Progress Trap”. He said, “As a society,
we welcome invention. We welcome ideas and industry…But--
there is cause for concern. There is a ‘progress trap,” in which
we step forward and fall behind, all at the same time.”
What did he mean by this and how did his views impact the
events in this story?