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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
This sequel flowed at a much slower pace than the first with only occasional excitement. It does provide some of the background you leave the first book wanting to know.
I give it 4-4.5 stars just because I missed Raffe too much in this book.
An awesome book though, I loved it. :)
An awesome book though, I loved it. :)
The good- Paige's journey and the fast, interesting pace is what gets this 3 stars.
The bad- I almost want to deduct points because of Raffe and Penryn's relationship. I know that we are supposed to believe that this is a romance, but, I can't shake the feeling that Raffe sees her as more of a special pet than a significant other. Also, why would he even be interested in a 17-year-old girl? Penryn is so in lust, she's losing everything I liked about her in book 1.
YA brain is problematic.
The bad- I almost want to deduct points because of Raffe and Penryn's relationship. I know that we are supposed to believe that this is a romance, but, I can't shake the feeling that Raffe sees her as more of a special pet than a significant other. Also, why would he even be interested in a 17-year-old girl? Penryn is so in lust, she's losing everything I liked about her in book 1.
YA brain is problematic.
3.5 stars
Not enough Raffe which caused me to find it boring at times. :( Didn't live up to my expectations. :(
Not enough Raffe which caused me to find it boring at times. :( Didn't live up to my expectations. :(
Poor Paige. I understand Penryn, but I hope they can fully come to terms with her. I missed Raffe, but I also like how Susan Ee isn't making the whole story about the romance because they're is more to life than romance. Sometimes YA stories forget that.
This series gives me nothing I expected but I absolutely love it
It would probably be a much better idea for me to wait a little while longer, and let everything that happened in this book sink in, until I’m ready to procure a proper, well-structured, and cohesive recount of all my feelings and thoughts about [b:World After|12983100|World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558371296l/12983100._SX50_.jpg|18142457]—one that is deserving of this book—seeing as I’m still reeling from the ending.
However, I also feel like I should put down my thoughts while they’re still fresh in my mind, so please excuse whatever mistakes I may or may not make while typing this, and let me just say that I was once again overwhelmed by [a:Susan Ee|4890182|Susan Ee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1370738953p2/4890182.jpg]’s brilliance, manifested in the sequel to the already overwhelmingly brillant novel [b:Angelfall|11500217|Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558496420l/11500217._SY75_.jpg|16435765]; the equally stunning novel World After.
I was quite anxious that, like so many other sequels, this novel would suffer from the filler-novel syndrome, also known as the lazy middle book, but this novel proved its outstanding uniqueness and brilliance, defying all clichés and concerns of mine without effort.
[b:World After|12983100|World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558371296l/12983100._SX50_.jpg|18142457] was a wonderful sequel to Angelfall, and much like its predecessor it was action-packed, plot-driven, and nothing short of breathtaking (and occasionally heart-stopping).
[a:Susan Ee|4890182|Susan Ee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1370738953p2/4890182.jpg]’s exceptional ability and talent of creating almost eerily authentic atmospheres, and the way she manages to intersperse lighter moments with dramatic and gory ones without once ridiculing the seriousness they warrant, is truly astonishing. I’m talking standing-ovations-type of astonishing here.
It felt a lot to me like—if I were to compare Angelfall to a movie—World After was the second part, where—next to being told how the story progresses—we’re invited to the backstage area, and we’re allowed to peek behind the curtain and see (to a certain extent) how and why the things that happened in the first movie happened, as well as being introduced to a few missing scenes, much like a director’s cut.
I loved the character development everyone—especially Penryn and her sister—underwent in this book, and the way relationships were shown from different angles, personalities were unveiled, and the World After was further explored and shaped.
There are many more things I could say about [b:World After|12983100|World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558371296l/12983100._SX50_.jpg|18142457], but every single thought would just express the same sentiment: I urge everyone I know to read this. You won’t regret it.
Buddy read with Elaine and Louisa.
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However, I also feel like I should put down my thoughts while they’re still fresh in my mind, so please excuse whatever mistakes I may or may not make while typing this, and let me just say that I was once again overwhelmed by [a:Susan Ee|4890182|Susan Ee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1370738953p2/4890182.jpg]’s brilliance, manifested in the sequel to the already overwhelmingly brillant novel [b:Angelfall|11500217|Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558496420l/11500217._SY75_.jpg|16435765]; the equally stunning novel World After.
I was quite anxious that, like so many other sequels, this novel would suffer from the filler-novel syndrome, also known as the lazy middle book, but this novel proved its outstanding uniqueness and brilliance, defying all clichés and concerns of mine without effort.
[b:World After|12983100|World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558371296l/12983100._SX50_.jpg|18142457] was a wonderful sequel to Angelfall, and much like its predecessor it was action-packed, plot-driven, and nothing short of breathtaking (and occasionally heart-stopping).
[a:Susan Ee|4890182|Susan Ee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1370738953p2/4890182.jpg]’s exceptional ability and talent of creating almost eerily authentic atmospheres, and the way she manages to intersperse lighter moments with dramatic and gory ones without once ridiculing the seriousness they warrant, is truly astonishing. I’m talking standing-ovations-type of astonishing here.
It felt a lot to me like—if I were to compare Angelfall to a movie—World After was the second part, where—next to being told how the story progresses—we’re invited to the backstage area, and we’re allowed to peek behind the curtain and see (to a certain extent) how and why the things that happened in the first movie happened, as well as being introduced to a few missing scenes, much like a director’s cut.
I loved the character development everyone—especially Penryn and her sister—underwent in this book, and the way relationships were shown from different angles, personalities were unveiled, and the World After was further explored and shaped.
There are many more things I could say about [b:World After|12983100|World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)|Susan Ee|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1558371296l/12983100._SX50_.jpg|18142457], but every single thought would just express the same sentiment: I urge everyone I know to read this. You won’t regret it.
Buddy read with Elaine and Louisa.
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And the story continues...
Penryn continues her struggles to survive and save her sister/mom. While she pretends to not be the hero she really is. The search is on after Paige disappears after a terrible incident at the Resistance encampment.
Penryn gets to see what the Angels (or at least part of them) are up to. She visits a locust factory and manages to escape to an even scarier place, the new Eerie.
I missed Raffe in this book but felt his re-appearance was appropriate. Penryn's constant mind chatter about him, kept him around for me. I kept hoping for some touchy feely but fingers are crossed for the next book.
Penryn continues her struggles to survive and save her sister/mom. While she pretends to not be the hero she really is. The search is on after Paige disappears after a terrible incident at the Resistance encampment.
Penryn gets to see what the Angels (or at least part of them) are up to. She visits a locust factory and manages to escape to an even scarier place, the new Eerie.
I missed Raffe in this book but felt his re-appearance was appropriate. Penryn's constant mind chatter about him, kept him around for me. I kept hoping for some touchy feely but fingers are crossed for the next book.