Angelfall

This book was amazing in ways I did not expect because going into it, I wasn't sure I'd like it. The thing about being a good reader and reviewer (argh, that sounds arrogant, but it's something I try to be) is that you can't not read books because you have biases - i.e. “I won't read self-pub books because I read one and didn't like it so therefore all of them are bad.” That's a BIG no. God, it's a pet peeve of mine. So when I went into this book knowing it's indie/small press/independent published, that it involves angels, and involves romance, I was ready for a cliche. And then I realized that I go into these books with this mindset BECAUSE I continually am proved wrong by these lesser known authors who have such raw talent. The MC was badass, the storyline was amazing and action-packed, and the whole time I was swooning and my heart was pumping because I couldn't turn the pages quick enough. If that isn't five stars, I don't know what is.

“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.”

This book was full of action right from the start. The first chapter alone has Penryn, her sister, Paige, and their mom braving the outside world filled with gangs and angels. This book pulled me in right away and kept me entertained and wanting to continue reading to the conclusion. I even stayed up late last night to finish it.

The progression of Penryn and Raffe's relationship is amazing. From the start, they are thrown together due to common destinations, but as they continue to work together they become some form of friends (and even more eventually). The two of them were so great and I loved their interactions. The times they were apart in the book were sad, but luckily it was never too long of a wait until we saw them together again.

The world Susan Ee has created in this post-apocalyptic angel invasion world is fascinating to me. We get a little bit of background surrounding the evasion and the world before, but I would have love more of it. There are two more books to this trilogy, so I hope we eventually do get that background. To me that was the only flaw with this book, just a lack of background information.

The ending of this book makes me really want to continue on with the trilogy to find out what happens. So many things happened that left me with questions. I do not want to spoil anything, but there are so many events that clearly will have implications in the future, plus that ending was somewhat cruel. We do not really know the outcomes for the characters and we do not know what is going to happen in the aftermath.

I look forward to reading the rest of this series after the strong start with Angelfall.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review