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sprinklesofdreams 's review for:
World After
by Susan Ee
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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