Book Ten : Angelfall by Susan Ee
"I'm coming," I call out but only a croaked whisper comes out of my mouth. I try to swim toward her but my muscles are so cold that all I do is flail. Flail and shiver in the path of my mother's boat.
"Hush. Shhh," a soothing voice whispers in my ear.
I feel the sofa cushions being pulled out from against my back. Then warmth envelops me. Firm muscels embrace me from the space where cushions used to be. I'm groggily aware of musculine arms wrapping themselves around me, their soft skin as a feather, their muscles steel velvet. Chasing away the ice in my veins and the nightmare.
"Shhh." A husky voice whisper in my ear.
I relax into the cocoon of warmth and let the sound of the rain on the roof lull me back to sleep.
It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.
Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.
Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.
Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.
My Thoughts : Holy Crap! I don't even know where to begin with this review. . . . . This was the first book I read that had angels in it, and I loved it! It was intense from beginning to end. Susan Ee did a fantastic job at keeping me on the edge of my seat, I had no idea where the next page would take me. I could not predict anything about where this book was going. It was romantic yet twisted. This is not how I imagined angels to be like.
This book takes place six weeks after the apocalypse. By day, the earth is run by human gangs that are hungry and ready for a fight. At night, the earth is run by angels, not nice, sweet angels either. These angels have destroyed earth and are making it their home.
Penryn, the main character, her crazy mother, and crippled sister know they have to flee from the city. They choose to escape at nightfall. As they are fleeing, they notice a gang of angels cutting the wings of another angel. When the angels notice Penryn and her family watching, they start walking towards them. Penryn tells her mother and sister to run while she tries to distract them. Penryn's sister, Paige, is wheelchair bound, and tries to push herself away; however, she is taken by the angels. Penryn decides that the only way she would be able to get her sister back is by teaming up with Raffe, the angel who had his wings cut off. Together they try to get Paige back and Raffe's wings sewn back on. I hope that all made sense because we are only about fifty pages in!!! She what I mean about the book being intense right from the start.
Penryn is so brave! I loved her. She was so driven to get her sister back, and no one was going to stop her. Raffe was equally amazing. He had these moments where I just melted away and then moments where I wanted to punch him. I found their relationship to be very well written.
I will say that some of the things that happened in this book were pretty graphic and extremely creepy. There was a scene towards the end that I really struggled to wrap my head around. I just couldn't picture the scene the author had written. I would not recommend this book for teenagers under sixteen. This is not a light and fluffy read. I did really enjoy it and am anxious to see where the author takes book two.
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My Thoughts : Holy Crap! I don't even know where to begin with this review. . . . . This was the first book I read that had angels in it, and I loved it! It was intense from beginning to end. Susan Ee did a fantastic job at keeping me on the edge of my seat, I had no idea where the next page would take me. I could not predict anything about where this book was going. It was romantic yet twisted. This is not how I imagined angels to be like.
This book takes place six weeks after the apocalypse. By day, the earth is run by human gangs that are hungry and ready for a fight. At night, the earth is run by angels, not nice, sweet angels either. These angels have destroyed earth and are making it their home.
Penryn, the main character, her crazy mother, and crippled sister know they have to flee from the city. They choose to escape at nightfall. As they are fleeing, they notice a gang of angels cutting the wings of another angel. When the angels notice Penryn and her family watching, they start walking towards them. Penryn tells her mother and sister to run while she tries to distract them. Penryn's sister, Paige, is wheelchair bound, and tries to push herself away; however, she is taken by the angels. Penryn decides that the only way she would be able to get her sister back is by teaming up with Raffe, the angel who had his wings cut off. Together they try to get Paige back and Raffe's wings sewn back on. I hope that all made sense because we are only about fifty pages in!!! She what I mean about the book being intense right from the start.
Penryn is so brave! I loved her. She was so driven to get her sister back, and no one was going to stop her. Raffe was equally amazing. He had these moments where I just melted away and then moments where I wanted to punch him. I found their relationship to be very well written.
I will say that some of the things that happened in this book were pretty graphic and extremely creepy. There was a scene towards the end that I really struggled to wrap my head around. I just couldn't picture the scene the author had written. I would not recommend this book for teenagers under sixteen. This is not a light and fluffy read. I did really enjoy it and am anxious to see where the author takes book two.
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