Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1)

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It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies brok...more
Kindle Edition, 283 pages
Published May 21st 2011 by Feral Dream

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    Steph Sinclair

    This is my favorite book of 2011! This review may contain extreme amounts of gushing!

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    The above was my immediate reaction after finishing this book. There simply were no words to describe how much I loved it, how it horrified me, shocked me, tore at my heart again and again. Brilliant.

    2011 turned out to be a great year for Angel books for me. I know that might seem strange when you think of the more popular horrible ones **cough* Hush, Hush*cough*Halo*cough*Fallen*cough**. But t...more
    Wendy Darling
    In the beginning, it starts with a single feather drifting slowly down from the sky. When 17-year-old Penryn sees this simple sight, she is filled with incredible dread, because this lovely, floating, ephemeral thing is an unlikely sign of terrible things to come.

    Six weeks after a devastating attack on earth, the world has been torn apart by a war between angels and humans. Caught up in a battle she doesn't understand, Penryn watches in horror as an angel named Raffe is cornered and brutally st...more
    Cait
    Warning, warning: this review has a lot of expletives because this book makes me so damn happy. I also get a bit of an attitude when a book makes me overjoyed, so be forewarned. I'm a little sassy.

    This book just makes me feel so incredibly happy inside that I just can't help expressing myself. When I finished this book I basically did this:



    Yes, I fainted from sheer happiness and then got up and danced. Ya got a problem with that?

    I think that you all know that one book that you always wish fo...more
    Tatiana
    Dec 27, 2011 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: those seeking a new UF adventure
    Recommended to Tatiana by: Emily May
    As seen on The Readventurer

    Well, I guess I got schooled again. Clearly I can't hold on to this particular reading prejudice against self-published books any more, because here it is, a self-pub that is not equal in quality to similar books released by major publishers, but, in fact, better than probably 75% of those books. Angelfall is a competently-written and competently-edited novel.

    If you are a fan of UF and post-apocalyptic adventure stories like Blood Red Road and Under the Never Sky, ther...more
    karen

    three stars for the first half of this book, and a million for the last 3/4.

    i know. i am the outlier. i am the one percent. come on and occupy me.

    i have read all your reviews of this book - you, collectively, the YA goddesses of goodreads.com, and they have made me salivate for this book. and the second half or so, basically everything after the "tree" scene, was really great.

    but for me, it was a slow start.and i was nail-biting the first bits, thinking to myself - "i am going to get flayed for...more
    Kat Kennedy
    The morning beckons and when I turn over, the book I finished in the midnight hours is beside me. The fantasy world is slipping away, unable to follow me into the light. Reality creeps in with the rising dawn, but I'm reluctant to meet it. I want that world, those characters, that emotion back - but it's over. Time to find a new one in a new book and so the hunt is on but the sadness at leaving a good friend remains.

    Ee has done something amazing here and not just because she's written probably o...more
    Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker
    A Badass Hidden Gem...

    http://badassbookreviews.com/badass-h...

    The. Perfect. Escape!

    A dark, gritty, gory, post-apocalyptic world is so beautifully represented by the author in Angelfall. Beautiful you say? Yes, beautiful! When you read a book, and in your head you can see the world as vivid as if you were looking outside your window, that is beautiful. I wanted to take the world building in this book and yell to some of the YA authors out there and say, “See, this is how you do it”. Nevertheless...more
    Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity


    11/14/12 Soon to be a major motion picture!

    4.5 stars. I think I can safely recommend this book to anyone who likes any of these genres or categories :

    Sci-Fi (post-apocalyptic world in ruin)
    Paranormal (angels and demons)
    Romance (okay, so there wasn't actually one yet, but there is the hint of something forbidden to come)
    Survival & Adventure stories
    Horror, Gore and Macabre twists
    YA books that DON'T read like a YA (no angst, no teen drama, age is irrelevant)

    Basically, Angelfall was all kinds o...more
    Emily May


    Oh my goodness, I think this book might have just ruined the entire urban fantasy - and possibly dystopian too - genre for me. Because, where can I go from here? Does it ever get better than this? Please be warned right now that this review is going to be nothing less than gushing. I loved everything about this book, so much so that I may need to keep writing in italics.

    I can't believe I nearly didn't read this book. I've looked at the other rave reviews for it so many times and I kept coming...more
    Ariana


    Dear publishers,
    Why do you publish so many badbooks (I won't even bother to mention them, you know there are plenty), while wonderful stories like this one have to be self-published for us to be able to enjoy them?
    All I have to say is that this book puts some of you at shame.
    I wonder if this book would have been better if edited, or if it would have been turned into a boring commercial story as many others out there.

    I usually don't pick up many angel-books to read, as I find then not quite orig...more
    Shirley Marr
    Jan 03, 2012 Shirley Marr rated it 4 of 5 stars  ·  review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who is not convinced about self-publishing quality
    Recommended to Shirley by: Tatiana
    Shelves: usa-ya
    Whenever a "self-published" author talks to me about their "innovative business model" and "seizing control of their own publishing destiny" I go uh-huh, yeah you do that you... pioneering...genius... you, but secretly on the inside I'm thinking, yeah, but if you got a chance to be repped by a massive traditional publishing house and got to work with top shelf editors and wear an exclusive design by award-winning cover designers and hobnob with other A-grade authors you wouldn't be saying that w...more
    fяσzєη
    A review of this is now posted on my blog as well. Feel free to check it out!

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    AAAAAAAAAAARRRGHHH!!!!!!

    THIS. BOOK. IS. INCREDIBLE.

    OH MY GOD.

    I'm, like, shaking from the utter epicness and badassery that is this gem of a book. I mean, HOLY CRAP. A PERSON CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH AWESOMENESS. THIS IS OVERKILL.

    I'M SHAKING. LITERALLY. THE BOOK IS THAT GOOD.

    OH. MY. GOD.



    Okay. Whew.

    I need to lie down. ._.


    Several minutes/hours/whatevers later...


    Woo. Okay. *deep breath* So. Most of you people are probab...more
    Ceridwen
    I think I have to get a review out before this book slips from me entirely. I read this in a haze, that compulsive thing where you have to get through it as quickly as possible. This is an active book, starting with a desperate ditch across a wasted America by a shattered nuclear-ish family that ramps to a startling, bloody, almost-theological conflict. Angels - physical, blood-letting angels - enact their bloody business above the broken streets of California, sending feathers down like killer...more
    Keertana
    Susan Ee, I salute you.



    Please do mankind a favor and send a copy of your book to every author who has ever written a book about angels - maybe they'll finally understand that they're not going about it right. You are.

    This is how you write a book about angels.
    This is how you write a post-apocalyptic book.
    This is how you write a kick-ass heroine.
    This is how you write a gut-wrenching romance.
    This is how you write a torn family.
    This is how every book deserves to be written.

    Angel...more
    AH
    **Re-read 8/5/11 - Even better the second time**

    Imagine a post-apocalyptic world devastated by angels. Our cities lie in ruins, our technology smashed on the road. People are killed by the angels of the apocalypse; those that survive have very limited resources. Gangs roam in the daylight, angels and other paranormal creatures rule the night.

    This is Penryn’s world. Penryn is a 17 year old girl struggling to survive. Her little sister Paige is crippled and confined to a wheelchair. Her mother suf...more
    Giselle
    I read an angel book once that I won't bother naming and it was terrible, and as it was my first, I was a bit uncertain as to whether or not Angelfall would be another failure, but nope, it is Full. Of. Awesome!!

    In a post-apocalyptic world where Angels have taken over, Penryn is only trying to survive with her schizophrenic mother and crippled sister. These aren't angels to swoon over these ones, these are mean ass, I-will-kill-your-unborn-child, angels. I'm not sure if this is a debut novel, bu...more
    Kay


    First off, Amazon is selling the Kindle version of this book for $2.99. If you like post-apocalypse YA lit with a healthy serving of creepy undead-ish things and antagonistic angels, BUY THIS NOW.

    I'll wait.


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    Reading this book made me happy. Happier than Fridays, happier than eating cupcakes, happier than buying shoes, for chrissakes! It was a book that made me go



    because geez, it was a very well written story with a gripping plot.

    Synopsis

    Six weeks before the begin...more
    Regina
    Angelfall was better than 4 stars for me, but not quite 5 stars. ETA: I am upgrading this to 5 stars because months later I cannot stop thinking about this book. I think that means the book warrants 5 stars. This is one of my favorites for 2011. I am pretty sure that my review cannot do Angelfall justice. So I will be quick.

    The story straddles several genres; the main character is 17, there are supernatural beings and the world as we know it has ended – so a young adult urban fantasy post-apoc...more
    Jillian -always aspiring-
    Angelfall. It's pretty amazing how one self-published novel could spread like wildfire through the Goodreads community in only a matter of days...and for the right reasons and not excuses for snark-ridden reviews. There's been a lot of gushing about this book (and some thoughtful criticism as well), so I can't say I'll add anything new to the conversation or word of mouth about this book. But I promised a review, so here it is.

    To be honest, reading Angelfall left me in a daze, and I rated it in...more
    Sam
    5 stars

    Such a beautiful read from one incredibly talented author. And all for 77 pence. Best. Buy. Ever.

    I wish I could have written this book. Angelfall was a spell-binding story that had me completely and utterly hooked. I willingly gave up sleep to get this novel read and I will gladly do so again for the books to come. I am still in awe over how spectacular this story was. A post-apocalyptic world and angels are not two ideas that normally go hand in hand, yet Susan Ee made it work so beautif...more
    Jackie
    THE . BEST . BOOK . EVER !!!


    and this is my FACE, the instant I've finished it ..




    Ugly right ??!!


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    The novel is absolutely mind-boggling !
    Horror, Romance, Comedy, Mystery -- all in one package! What more could you ask for ?? OH I know! THE PREQUEL of course, DUH!


    I've laughed, giggled, cried, get frustrated, scared, all the emotions I could name of while reading this novel. It was simply amazing. I could not ask for more. Even hours after I've read it, even in my dreams, I've kept on picturing Pen...more
    Oceana Fern {Assorted Insanity}
    To be re-reviewed, since this review is embarrassingly shitty.

    I had only two complaints about Angelfall:

    1. The ending. I just about died.
    2. I bought it on my Nook, and apparently wonderful Barnes did something funky to it. It kept on repeating the chapter when Penryn is in the apartment with Dee-Dum and the servant woman. I almost had a cardiac arrest because I thought I wouldn't be able to read it. Damn you, Barnes and Noble.

    In other words: Angelfall was everything you could possibly get from A...more
    Lisa O.
    Better buy this book NOW that it's 0.99 on Amazon (even on Amazon.it!)

    I really regret that I've read this only now, after Christmas, when all book contests like the GoodReads one or Nomes' Faves of TwentyEleven are already closed. Angelfall would have made my list on multiple categories, without a doubt.

    My first thought: another book about angels? I have to confess, it's the supernatural category I somehow like less. I find the whole religious issue a bit tricky in most cases, and it takes a so...more
    Nicola
    May 15, 2012 Nicola rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone!
    Recommended to Nicola by: Cait
    Has everyone seen this? I'm happy for her.
    http://www.susanee.com/blog/2012/05/t...

    But OMG at this part!

    ''I will post an update to what's happening with Book 2 in the upcoming days/ weeks and let you know what's going on with that as well.''




    This book right here is the reason I love Goodreads. If it hadn't been for the sheer amount of five star reviews for Angelfall that kept popping up on my homepage, I probably would never have heard about this book. And what a shame that would have been becaus...more
    Whitney
    Oh my God. This book. Asdfghjkl; BEST BOOK I'VE READ SO FAR...IN 2012.

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    So much badassness in one book. So much emotion. So much...everythinggggg.

    This book was totally and completely incredible. By far, the best book I've read in a long while. This story isn't for the faint at heart. BUT IS SO GOOD. UGH.

    Oh, how I wish the second book was already out. GOOD GOD. Thank you Fauzy for making me read this. xD

    I wish, now, that I had read this is 2011, so I could call it one of my top three best books of...more
    Cory
    Dec 29, 2011 Cory rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of Octavia Butler
    Recommended to Cory by: The Entirety of Goodreads
    Shelves: young-adult, fantasy
    I don't like Paranormal Romance and I don't Urban Fantasy. Y'all can take Anita Blake and Zoey Redbird and Rose Hathaway and Bella Swan and Jace Wayland and Nora Grey and Ever Bloom and lock them away in a closet to discuss their various sexploits, boobs jobs, and why they'll do anything for their wo/man. And you can shove Sam, Grace, Clary Fray, Ethan Wate, Lena Haloway, and Schuyler Van Allen in a closet right next to them.

    I didn't even like The Hunger Games, which is practically an immoral o...more
    ~Tina~
    (4.5 stars)

    Whoa!

    Think you've read every angel book out there? Yeah, think again my friends. Angelfall is nothing like the other books.
    It's dark, deadly, disturbing and extremely devourable.
    I simply couldn't get enough!

    I'm kinda lost of what I could possible say about this book that other reviewers haven't said already. Being a very religious person I did find this book a little uncomfortable at first, but I just had to shrug it off since this is just a book and it's a really good book and I w...more
    Donna  The Happy Booker
    Apr 30, 2013 Donna The Happy Booker rated it 5 of 5 stars
    Recommended to Donna by: Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalking Queen of the Undead


    Angelfall deposits the reader right in the middle of this formidable post apocalyptic world where there are dangers lurking everywhere, both human and other. Angels have descended and ravaged the earth and those who are left resort to any means necessary to survive. Penryn is trying to take care of her small family since her father skipped out on them. She has to worry about a mother who is often lost in schizophrenic delusions as well as look out for her crippled and wheelchair bound little sis...more
    Bonnie
    Update 11/14/2012: Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert are turning this beauty of a book into a movie??? Holy crud, this is going to be epic.
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    What an outstanding debut novel by Susan Ee! Don’t be fooled by the pretty glittery cover, or even the title of the book, or the fact that people are calling this young adult, or the fact that you think ‘ooh! It has angels in it!’ so you automatically think of something like this:

    This is dark fantasy straight up, nothing cute or froo fro...more
    Anila
    Yeah... there's not much to say about this book that hasn't already been covered in a plethora of exuberant reviewing. I do, however, feel an obligation to provide more than just a vague paragraph about its quality (which is: very very very good) so here is a quick rundown of the high points:

    1. Penryn felt completely believable in her reactions and decisions. She's brave and strong and capable, but also plausibly flawed.
    2. Raffe. Just... Raffe. He didn't steal the show and I'm not irrevocably in...more
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    "Oh. My. God." I lower my voice, having forgotten to whisper. "You are nothing but a bird with an attitude. Okay, so you have a few muscles, I’ll grant you that. But you know, a bird is nothing but a barely evolved lizard. That’s what you are.”
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