Angelfall | Book Review

“I knew from the start that your loyalty would get you killed. I just never thought it would be your loyalty to me that would do it.”

—Susan Ee Angelfall

Overall rating: 9/10

Synopsis:

It's been six weeks since the angels of the apocalypse destroyed the world as we know it. Only pockets of humanity remain.

Savage street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night.

When angels fly away with a helpless girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back...

Thought:

This book follows the Young family; out protagonist Penryn, her sister Paige and their insane mother. One night, as the family is escaping, they witness the angels fighting. The angel with white feathers (Raffe) is fighting with the other angels. His wings are cut off and he is bleeding on the ground. Penryn decides to help Raffe by throwing his sword to him. However, the gang of angels punish her by taking away her sister.

Therefore, the main focus of this book is getting Paige back. Penryn decides to look after Raffe because she believes he can lead her to those angels who have taken away her sister.

I think this book is fast-paced. I finished it in a few sittings. The characters development is very well-developed. Penryn is funny, smart and brave. Her love for her sister can be easily seen as she is so determined to get her sister back that she even teams up with an angel, who is supposed to be the enemy of the human race. As a seventeen-year-old girl, she is a very strong character, both physically and mentally. Physically, she can bit a full grown man; mentally, she is not scarred despite of the situation ahead. Raffe is an interesting character. He is always so cynical to Penryn. But it is clear that his rudeness is to push her away, as he thinks he is in a dangerous situation. Her staying with him will only bring her harm. The romance in this book is not much. Penryn and Raffe definitely have feeling towards one another though, after they share the passionate kiss. I hope there will be more steaming romance in the second book.

As said above, the main idea of the book is to get Paige back. Paige has lost her legs in her childhood. On the other hand, Raffe has also lost his wings and throughout the book, it is clear that he wants his wings sew back. Even though in the end, Paige gets her legs back; she can walk with no difficulty, and Raffe got his wings (kind of) back, they are completely not the same. Paige is not the Paige before the kidnap, and Raffe does not has his beautiful snowy white wings but a ugly demon wings.

Overall I really enjoy the book. I’m going to start World After right away.