Review of Passion by Lauren Kate

Synopsis from Goodreads: "Every single lifetime, I'll choose you. Just as you have chosen me. Forever."

Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.

When we left Luce and Daniel in Torment, Luce had jumped into an Announcer to escape the misery of being in danger and struggling to understand the relationship that her and Daniel share. In Passion, Luce and Daniel both skip through their past lives, Luce looking for answers and a way to break the curse, and Daniel trying to find Luce so that she doesn't rewrite history. They are not the only ones running through the past though. Shelby, Miles, and Cam have all followed them through the times trying to get Luce home safely and without destroying herself or anything else in the process.

In Passion, we are offered a glimpse into the past of Daniel and Luce and I have to tell you that I adored every second of this book. I love learning about their past first-hand instead of only hearing stories from Daniel's perspective. I felt that Luce grew in this book more than any that preceded it and she found out that the love she felt for Daniel was real and significant, among other things. In all of her lives, Luce was taught a lesson that brought her closer to the ultimate truth that she learns by the end of the book. The love that Daniel and Luce feel in every lifetime if breathtaking, and Daniel's heartbreak from every one of Luce's deaths in excruciating. In Torment, I grew angry at Daniel and became a fan of Miles, but in Passion I grew to love Daniel more than I ever did in the beginning.

Daniel's Journey in this book is also important because he is not just chasing Luce, he also finds himself revisiting important moments in his own history that make him remember why he never gave up after all this time. He renews his own hope and understanding of his situation and believes in his choice all over again. The setting of the individual lifetimes come to life and I really enjoyed all of them. If there is one book that you read this summer, make it this book!