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alex_wordweaver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Follow the Archangel Raphael and the MC, Penryn, who's definitely-going-to-be his girlfriend, through the Apocalypse? Sure, why not? Raph's cool. Try to find Pen's sister after she's kidnapped for nefarious, unknown purposes? Sweet. Find out Uriel's the villain in the last act, after there's no build up, just coming outta left field? What the actual fuck. Why? That completely throws me out of the book and just into "Why? For what purpose?" Okay, the stated purpose is that Uriel wants to become "The Messenger" after Gabriel instead of Raph, because everyone listens to The Messenger, who is also essentially The Voice of God for angels as well as humanity, essentially making The Messenger the top angel or whatever, but... that...doesn't sound like Uriel. Considering Penryn clocks Uriel as "The Politician" and the Wiki for Angelfall says that Uriel, despite having a sword, doesn't know how to use it? I don't want to read the next book to find out what else is said/happens. No. That's a world of no.
Props to Uriel for putting together a 1920s themed swanky party, though. Putting together a party's hard af.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Minor: Vomit and Sexual harassment
esther626's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death and Blood
ameydireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Slavery, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol
bsmulca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual harassment
sam_malaika's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Body horror, Mental illness, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
justkarlah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Reading it again now, my only complaint is how young Penryn is. Growing up makes you realize how YOUNG a 17-year-old really is. It's true she had to 'grow up' mentally and take care of her younger sister since their mother wasn't capable of doing so, but it still feels wrong how young she is. Especially when she's falling for an immortal angel.
I liked the characters, good and bad. They all seemed to have their own personalities and backgrounds, and didn't feel two-dimensional.
This was a fast-paced book; you're basically at the edge of your seat the entire time. Penryn's determination to save her sister forces her to join Raffe, an angel who's wings were cut off and who now has to walk back to where the angels are in San Francisco. Their alliance leads to an eventful trip full of danger, both from humans and monsters alike.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a dark fantasy series about angels and the end of the world.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
psliz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War
Minor: Child death and Abandonment
karaboureview's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Sexual content, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War
abesreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Kidnapping
tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War