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A review by lizziebeex3
Angelfall by Susan Ee
4.0
If I were to rate this solely on how much it sucked me in, it would be a 5 star rating.
I think what knocks it down for me is the same thing that will make the sequels amazing…making me wait. The painfully abrupt shift with Raffe and ending with both the dissatisfaction of not successfully making himself whole by the end and not knowing Penryn’s actual situation frustrated me after marathon reading instead of getting the sleep I needed. After dedicating that time, I wanted satisfaction. I couldn’t connect to the human cause as much as I’d have liked, but Obi was awesome and can do no wrong. I think my current frustrations will be soothed after I inevitably marathon through the rest of the series…this book was certainly able to keep me firmly in its grasp and I never wanted to put it down.
I loved how the author was able to present the manifestation of the mother’s illness, but never casted doubt on her love for her children. She actually has power and autonomy despite her unmedicated condition. In my eyes, this was an understated, subtle strength of the book that I appreciate.
Along with other reviewers, I enthusiastically appreciate the slow burn of the romance where they bond through adversity but strategically do not speak their feelings. They don’t ignore the state of the world to fulfill their emotional fixes because they aren’t that reckless. In a fight for survival, feelings are naturally going to take a backseat to more pressing issues, but new love wouldn’t necessarily be rendered impossible, either. This book showed restraint, and while that was frustrating (had to tab that scene that precedes “I don’t even like you”
I think what knocks it down for me is the same thing that will make the sequels amazing…making me wait. The painfully abrupt shift with Raffe and ending with both the dissatisfaction of not successfully making himself whole by the end and not knowing Penryn’s actual situation frustrated me after marathon reading instead of getting the sleep I needed. After dedicating that time, I wanted satisfaction. I couldn’t connect to the human cause as much as I’d have liked, but Obi was awesome and can do no wrong. I think my current frustrations will be soothed after I inevitably marathon through the rest of the series…this book was certainly able to keep me firmly in its grasp and I never wanted to put it down.
I loved how the author was able to present the manifestation of the mother’s illness, but never casted doubt on her love for her children. She actually has power and autonomy despite her unmedicated condition. In my eyes, this was an understated, subtle strength of the book that I appreciate.
Along with other reviewers, I enthusiastically appreciate the slow burn of the romance where they bond through adversity but strategically do not speak their feelings. They don’t ignore the state of the world to fulfill their emotional fixes because they aren’t that reckless. In a fight for survival, feelings are naturally going to take a backseat to more pressing issues, but new love wouldn’t necessarily be rendered impossible, either. This book showed restraint, and while that was frustrating (had to tab that scene that precedes “I don’t even like you”