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A review by erinarkin20
World After by Susan Ee
5.0
I loved this one!
World After is the second book in the Penryn & The End of Days series and I can honestly say this is one of the books I have been looking forward to most this year. Ee dives right back into the story and the action and I loved every second of this one. We get more Penryn, more danger, and of course, more Raffe.
The story picks up right where Angelfall leaves off – Penryn has been stung by the Scorpion and for all anyone knows is dead. Thankfully Raffe is able to deliver her to her mother and she is transported, along with her sister and mother to the Resistance compound. It is while they with the Resistance that Penryn, Paige and their mother realize they will never really fit in. When Paige is vanishes, Penryn makes the decision to hunt her down and bring her back to her mother. Along the way she realizes the angels are up to more than they originally thought. At the same time, Raffe continues to hunt for his wings at has to decide what is more important to him, his wings or Penryn.
The characters in this series are some of my favorites and outside of the actual story; they are what really kept me turning the pages of this book. There are some solid secondary characters that help move the plot along and only add to the story.
Penryn is smart and strong and continues to kick ass. We get to see more of her protectiveness of Paige but because of the changes in her, she also doesn't really know how to act with her. I also love the banter and relationship she has with Raffe. Despite the fact that they both have their own end goals, they clearly care about each other…even if they won’t admit it and when Raffe finally realizes that Penryn is alive, it is clear he is not only surprised, but happy about it.
One of the things I enjoyed was through the sword that Penryn now has, we also get to see Raffe’s perspective during some moments in Angelfall. They were some nice little flashbacks that gave Penryn a view of what Raffe was experiencing.
With all of that said, there were some moments in this book that just made me happy. The first being when Penryn and Raffe wash up on the beach. The whole scene really helps convey just how important Penryn has become to Raffe and his realization that she is alive and with him puts a crack in his armor.
One of my favorite lines:
Raffe is warm and strong and he feels like home.
And some of the banter with Raffe:
I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, ”Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”
AND
”If I still had any doubts that it was you, that would do it.” He gestures toward my opponent rolling on the ground with his hands cradling his package.
“He should have been polite and just let us by,” I say.
”Way to teach him some respect. I always wanted to meet a girl who fights dirty,” says Raffe.
“There’s no such thing as dirty fighting in self-defense.”
Must. Stop. Quoting.
Paige herself is also very protective of Penryn and whenever she is facing danger, she does whatever she can to protect her and it frightens Penryn a bit. I had my doubts as to how things were going to go with Paige based on what was revealed during the course of the book but I am interested in seeing how things move forward with her. I also look forward to seeing how Penryn’s and Paige’s relationship potentially changes.
I have very mixed feelings about Penryn and Paige’s mom. There is definitely more to her than some people believe but boy I really didn't like her when she and Penryn were locked in the police car. She clearly believes that Penryn didn't do everything she could do to protect Paige. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't but what made me angry (aside from what she says and does to Penryn) is the fact that she hasn't’t been around to care for Paige. I do believe that Penryn has done the best that she could and for her to hold anything against her just made me angry.
This truly was a great second book in the series and I am looking forward to seeing what happens next with this group. Ee does a great job of building out the story. This is almost continuous action and I really didn't know for sure where things were going to go. If you haven’t had a chance to start this series yet, I recommend you check it out. The world that Ee has created is interesting and the conflict between humans and angels kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next.
World After is the second book in the Penryn & The End of Days series and I can honestly say this is one of the books I have been looking forward to most this year. Ee dives right back into the story and the action and I loved every second of this one. We get more Penryn, more danger, and of course, more Raffe.
The story picks up right where Angelfall leaves off – Penryn has been stung by the Scorpion and for all anyone knows is dead. Thankfully Raffe is able to deliver her to her mother and she is transported, along with her sister and mother to the Resistance compound. It is while they with the Resistance that Penryn, Paige and their mother realize they will never really fit in. When Paige is vanishes, Penryn makes the decision to hunt her down and bring her back to her mother. Along the way she realizes the angels are up to more than they originally thought. At the same time, Raffe continues to hunt for his wings at has to decide what is more important to him, his wings or Penryn.
The characters in this series are some of my favorites and outside of the actual story; they are what really kept me turning the pages of this book. There are some solid secondary characters that help move the plot along and only add to the story.
Penryn is smart and strong and continues to kick ass. We get to see more of her protectiveness of Paige but because of the changes in her, she also doesn't really know how to act with her. I also love the banter and relationship she has with Raffe. Despite the fact that they both have their own end goals, they clearly care about each other…even if they won’t admit it and when Raffe finally realizes that Penryn is alive, it is clear he is not only surprised, but happy about it.
One of the things I enjoyed was through the sword that Penryn now has, we also get to see Raffe’s perspective during some moments in Angelfall. They were some nice little flashbacks that gave Penryn a view of what Raffe was experiencing.
With all of that said, there were some moments in this book that just made me happy. The first being when Penryn and Raffe wash up on the beach. The whole scene really helps convey just how important Penryn has become to Raffe and his realization that she is alive and with him puts a crack in his armor.
One of my favorite lines:
Raffe is warm and strong and he feels like home.
And some of the banter with Raffe:
I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, ”Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”
AND
”If I still had any doubts that it was you, that would do it.” He gestures toward my opponent rolling on the ground with his hands cradling his package.
“He should have been polite and just let us by,” I say.
”Way to teach him some respect. I always wanted to meet a girl who fights dirty,” says Raffe.
“There’s no such thing as dirty fighting in self-defense.”
Must. Stop. Quoting.
Paige herself is also very protective of Penryn and whenever she is facing danger, she does whatever she can to protect her and it frightens Penryn a bit. I had my doubts as to how things were going to go with Paige based on what was revealed during the course of the book but I am interested in seeing how things move forward with her. I also look forward to seeing how Penryn’s and Paige’s relationship potentially changes.
I have very mixed feelings about Penryn and Paige’s mom. There is definitely more to her than some people believe but boy I really didn't like her when she and Penryn were locked in the police car. She clearly believes that Penryn didn't do everything she could do to protect Paige. Maybe she did, maybe she didn't but what made me angry (aside from what she says and does to Penryn) is the fact that she hasn't’t been around to care for Paige. I do believe that Penryn has done the best that she could and for her to hold anything against her just made me angry.
This truly was a great second book in the series and I am looking forward to seeing what happens next with this group. Ee does a great job of building out the story. This is almost continuous action and I really didn't know for sure where things were going to go. If you haven’t had a chance to start this series yet, I recommend you check it out. The world that Ee has created is interesting and the conflict between humans and angels kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next.