review: angelfall - susan ee

ANGELFALL
Susan Ee
Release Date: May 21st 2011
Publisher: Feral Dream
Pages: 255
Source: ebook purchase

Rating: 5 out of 5

"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"

This is the first 5 out of 5 rating I've given on this blog, and this book is completely deserving. If you only decide to read one angel/paranormal book make it this one! And don't be put off by the fact it's self published, it's absolutely brilliant! I was completely engrossed by the plot of this book, it features angels in a way in which isn't often seen in books it portrays them as the bad guys! This to me, was such a new and refreshing take on the usual angel lore.

I liked the post-apocalyptic world that was built, danger is everywhere in Penryn's world. Not only do they face the obvious danger from these harsh angels, who kill humans without a second thought, and seem to be abducting human children. They also face danger from the human gangs who have taken over in the aftermath of angel destruction. And that isn't even to mention the mysterious cannabilistic 'low people'.

Penryn as a main character reminds me of a tougher, more ruthless Katniss. She proves herself a competant fighter, and is able to hold her own. I also liked that she didn't waste time, she doesn't allow anyone to walk over her. She also lives in this destructive world and manages to look after her paranoid schizophrenic mother and disabled sister.

And then there's Raffe. Swoooonnnnn. I absolutely loved his character. I loved his sarcastic, hilarious comments! There was many a moment I laughed out loud, Susan Ee did so well mixing comic relief in this story! Occasionally I forgot Raffe was an angel, as he seemed so human, in a good way. Pen and Raffe's relationship develops slowly, and neither of them forgot about their enemies. I really liked how their relationship intensified naturally, instead of the 'insta-love' you get in a lot of YA novels.

I'm so glad this book is going to be part of a series (5 books apparently), as I really want to see what happens to Pen and Raffe. I also feel some things needed more explaning like the scorpions and the children, so I hope Susan explains this in the next! I bought this for my Kindle as it was ridiculously cheap, but i think it's come out on paperback now and I'm definitely going to buy a copy as I can see myself re-reading this multiple times! I highly suggest you check this book out as you won't be disappointed!