What Ee managed to do was take all of the traits indicative to angels and make them kind of badass. Now, up until this point I haven’t had any interest in the angel trend permeating the YA market because it always seems to come across a little cheesy (as it did occasionally in Daughter of Smoke and Bone). The other thing that stood out was the concept and how it was executed – this is a post-apocalyptic world where angels (of all things) are responsible for its destruction. For everyone I’ve ever heard complain about insta-loves in YA, this would be an excellent series for you – the relationship development in Angelfall was gradual, based on shared experiences between the characters and a combination of little moments… i.e. All of the interactions between her characters seemed so organic and natural, and that’s part of the reason why I think the book flowed so well. Susan Ee has a way with words and descriptions that allowed me to completely lose myself in the story. The biggest thing that stood out to me about Angelfall was how incredibly well it was written. It was one of those books that made me a believer early on, and I’m kicking myself for not picking it up sooner. So much so that a hundred pages into the first book I was already online ordering the next two in the series. Angelfall just had an X-factor that immediately grabbed my attention and held it from start to finish. I haven’t been so excited for the beginning of a post-apocalyptic series since I picked up Partials by Dan Wells two years ago… and trust me, I’ve read a LOT of books from this genre between then and now. In fact, here’s the review I posted shortly after finishing it:
The first book “Angelfall” was a solid five-star read, and I loved it so much I gushed about it for weeks. This series was definitely unlike anything I’ve read before. In a market flooded with post-apocalyptic/dystopian titles (many of which I’ve read… they are addicting), finding something unique seems to get increasingly difficult.
Overall, I found the concept and execution of this series incredibly original. When her sister is abducted, Penryn will do anything to get her back, even if that means working with an angel… Penryn, a teen with a crazy mother and crippled sister to take care of, struggles to help her family survive. The “Penryn and the End of Days” Trilogy is a post-apocalyptic young adult series about vengeful angels who have destroyed most of humankind.
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