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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
Terminé por incluir la trilogía a mi librero y en la sección de favoritos, es muy entretenida, romántica y con muchas cosas que abordar, no es tan profunda y quizá, según "expertos" y lectores de géneros más allá del juvenil la puedan juzgar como otra típica distopía o historia de ángeles, bueno yo les digo que cada historia es diferente de las demás aunque la inspiración pueda ser similar y ésta es una que vale la pena darle la oportunidad. Es entretenida y dentro de lo paranormal, tiene toques muy realistas.
I honestly didn't expect to like this series as much as I did but it was so great!
This was a fantastic close, even if it was a bit convenient.
The characters are what made this book. I love Penryn and Raffe so muuuuuuuuch.
Overall, pretty fantastic trilogy.
This was a fantastic close, even if it was a bit convenient.
The characters are what made this book. I love Penryn and Raffe so muuuuuuuuch.
Overall, pretty fantastic trilogy.
Susan Ee's 'Angelfall' trilogy is a unique and refreshing series which turned out to become one of my favourites. Angels have seemed to be overdone in the YA genre, however the Angelfall trilogy is a darker and more violent take on this sub-genre. Ee masterfully sets up an atmosphere which is carried throughout all three books, the characters are never safe, and there is a layer of fear on every page.
Penryn is an amazingly written protagonist who never once seems like a mary-sue, she is a feminist, ass-kicking main character who makes tough choices, and takes control when she needs to. Despite this, she still has to deal with personal issues, seeing a female character who is both emotional and strong was so refreshing in a genre made up of feinting and swooning women.
The relationship which Penryn shares with other characters is deep and meaningful, everything she does is for her little sister, sacrificing everything she has for her. Penryn and her mother share a complicated and almost heart breaking relationship, and I was glad to see a schizophrenic character portrayed respectfully in this narrative. The most prominent relationship however is the romance between Penryn and Raffe, there was - thankfully - no love triangle to be weary of, and the trust between the two characters was written wonderfully by Ee.
The plot itself deviates throughout the three novels, but is always filled with danger, and amazingly written action sequences, keeping you on your toes throughout. I hope Susan Ee is not just a one hit wonder, and am therefore excited to see what she comes out with next!
Penryn is an amazingly written protagonist who never once seems like a mary-sue, she is a feminist, ass-kicking main character who makes tough choices, and takes control when she needs to. Despite this, she still has to deal with personal issues, seeing a female character who is both emotional and strong was so refreshing in a genre made up of feinting and swooning women.
The relationship which Penryn shares with other characters is deep and meaningful, everything she does is for her little sister, sacrificing everything she has for her. Penryn and her mother share a complicated and almost heart breaking relationship, and I was glad to see a schizophrenic character portrayed respectfully in this narrative. The most prominent relationship however is the romance between Penryn and Raffe, there was - thankfully - no love triangle to be weary of, and the trust between the two characters was written wonderfully by Ee.
The plot itself deviates throughout the three novels, but is always filled with danger, and amazingly written action sequences, keeping you on your toes throughout. I hope Susan Ee is not just a one hit wonder, and am therefore excited to see what she comes out with next!
This final book is slightly more eventful and entertaining than the sequel but it fell short of the original. The immature angels and love sick teenager eventually became exhausting. The saving grace of the story was a visit into demonology. There was a satisfying wrap up and ending though, something not all series are able to accomplish.
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This romance gives me the ick!
To say I hated Penryn and Raffe together would be an understatement. I still had hope for them after book 1, expecting there to be a time jump for character growth, but no. In fact, I would argue that Raffe is the exact same at the end, and Penryn somehow becomes more immature. There is no trust in this relationship. And too large a gap in all things between them... Age, power, ethics, etc. I never became convinced that Raffe gives a damn about any human aside from Penryn, and how could she ever love someone who views her people as livestock? (Pretty rich opinion coming from a society who still makes political decisions based on who wins a fight. The angels were pretty lame. Very little world building.)
I feel frustrated. There were so many unanswered questions!
Why did the angels invade? Did Gabriel lie? Or did God actually send them? Does God even exist in this book?!?! I believe it's heavily inferred that Gabriel lied about his orders at least, but we never found out any more information about this. What was the whole purpose of coming to Earth!?!?
I might be the only one, but I was expecting some kind of a link between Penryn's mom's behavior and all of the demonic/angelic supernatural stuff. I was surprised when nothing like that occurred. I suppose it's refreshing that the author included schizophrenia without trying to blame it on an actual demon, however it felt like a loose end that had unraveled after too much foreshadowing. (I understand that the point is probably inner demons, versus real ones, but it was never officially cleared up in any satisfactory way.)
Was anybody else upset about Belial's fate? It just seemed like everybody didn't give a crap when he died. He wasn't a great guy, by any means, but how he turned out makes sense after what he lived through. Especially, with context, the things that he said to Paige. He was talking from his past experiences.
Now this one, I know I'm stretching, but.... Belial implied that Raffe had a bunch of other love interests, and or lots of relationships. Which would make sense because he's ancient! However, we never get any elaboration on that. The watchers made jokes about basically hooking up with another human woman soon, even though to them, it hadn't even been that long since their own daughters of man had been taken. So..... This leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Is this setting up a future where Penryn gets old and is quickly replaced?
Rant compete.
***
This romance gives me the ick!
To say I hated Penryn and Raffe together would be an understatement. I still had hope for them after book 1, expecting there to be a time jump for character growth, but no. In fact, I would argue that Raffe is the exact same at the end, and Penryn somehow becomes more immature. There is no trust in this relationship. And too large a gap in all things between them... Age, power, ethics, etc. I never became convinced that Raffe gives a damn about any human aside from Penryn, and how could she ever love someone who views her people as livestock? (Pretty rich opinion coming from a society who still makes political decisions based on who wins a fight. The angels were pretty lame. Very little world building.)
I feel frustrated. There were so many unanswered questions!
Why did the angels invade? Did Gabriel lie? Or did God actually send them? Does God even exist in this book?!?! I believe it's heavily inferred that Gabriel lied about his orders at least, but we never found out any more information about this. What was the whole purpose of coming to Earth!?!?
I might be the only one, but I was expecting some kind of a link between Penryn's mom's behavior and all of the demonic/angelic supernatural stuff. I was surprised when nothing like that occurred. I suppose it's refreshing that the author included schizophrenia without trying to blame it on an actual demon, however it felt like a loose end that had unraveled after too much foreshadowing. (I understand that the point is probably inner demons, versus real ones, but it was never officially cleared up in any satisfactory way.)
Was anybody else upset about Belial's fate? It just seemed like everybody didn't give a crap when he died. He wasn't a great guy, by any means, but how he turned out makes sense after what he lived through. Especially, with context, the things that he said to Paige. He was talking from his past experiences.
Now this one, I know I'm stretching, but.... Belial implied that Raffe had a bunch of other love interests, and or lots of relationships. Which would make sense because he's ancient! However, we never get any elaboration on that. The watchers made jokes about basically hooking up with another human woman soon, even though to them, it hadn't even been that long since their own daughters of man had been taken. So..... This leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Is this setting up a future where Penryn gets old and is quickly replaced?
Rant compete.
MY HEART.
THIS BOOK IS FUCKING PERFECTION AND WILL FOREVER BE ONE OF MY FAVE SERIES.
I can't believe it's over. I need more Penryn, Raffe, DeeDum, Paige, Mrs. Young, ugh just everyoneee.
THIS BOOK IS FUCKING PERFECTION AND WILL FOREVER BE ONE OF MY FAVE SERIES.
I can't believe it's over. I need more Penryn, Raffe, DeeDum, Paige, Mrs. Young, ugh just everyoneee.
I don't even know. I need a moment to gather my thoughts, and to deal with how much the ending upsets me.
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This whole series just never quite strung together to make sense. Just a string of gruesome discoveries and action scenes without much sense to the overall lore or plot. The romance was okay, nothing special but pretty good but the family and friend relationships were seriously lacking (Oh, yeah, Mom formed a creep-tastic suicidal cult, nbd...) I loved Angelfall, but the rest of the series was pretty lackluster to me.