Fallen

“She noticed nothing, was aware of nothing, understood nothing besides their kiss.

He alone knew what was about to happen, what dark companions were prepared to fall on their reunion. Even though he was unable to alter the course of their lives yet again, he knew.”

This quote from the Prologue features characters later explained to be Daniel and Luce in one of her many past lives. The dangers that come with their kiss parallel the dangers that Luce faces throughout the novel. This moment foreshadows the revelation of the nature of Daniel and Luce’s cyclical and tragic love story.

“His gaze caught hers, and Luce watched as his eyes widened and then quickly narrowed in what looked like surprise. But no—it was more than that. When Daniel’s eyes held hers, her breath caught in her throat. She recognized him from somewhere.

But she would have remembered meeting someone like him. She would have remembered feeling as absolutely shaken up as she did right now.”

The first time Luce sees Daniel, she feels as though she knows him somehow. Luce’s feelings go beyond regular déjà vu as she describes being shaken up from the encounter. This quote also foreshadows the revelation that Daniel has known Luce for centuries. This quote relates to the themes of The Importance of Trusting One’s Instincts and The Past’s Influence on the Present.

“As she watched the slight movement of his body as he sketched, Luce’s insides felt like they were burning, like she’d swallowed something hot. She couldn’t figure out why, against all reason, she had this wild premonition that Daniel was drawing her.”

In this quote, Luce finds Daniel sketching in the library, a moment that parallels the events of the Prologue. Although Luce is not the same woman in the Prologue, it is revealed later in the novel that it was her previous life and that Daniel was the same Daniel he is today. Luce’s premonition comes from the echoes of her past life. This quote relates to the themes of the past’s influence on the present and