Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) in And So It Begins Reading Challenge

Dec 31, 2012 Skip rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, e-books

Seventeen-year-old Penryn lives with crazy mother and her wheelchair-bound sister in a post-apocalyptic Silicon Valley, trying to survive human refuge/street gangs and vindictive angels seeking revenge for humans killing the Archangel Gabriel. Paige is kidnapped by angels and Penryn saves Raffe, an angel whose wings have been sheared by these same angels, hoping Raffe can help her find Paige. The two join forces, traveling to the angels’ “aerie” in San Francisco to rescue Paige and repair Raffe’ ...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Renee rated it liked it

This is a tough one for me to review. The storyline is very good and keeps really good pace. However i did find myself skimming parts. The only reason I didn't rate it higher is because of the writing style. This is a personal preference. I didn't really care for the main character, so that was a block for me. Also, much of the writing is her inner monologue. There is very little dialogue between any of the characters, and that is big for me. ...more

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Jul 22, 2012 Heather James rated it it was amazing

The book is amazing; I could not put it down and got through it in a day.

I loved the plot as it was very different to the other angel stories I've read. Angelfall is a fusion between an angel story and a Zombie apocalypse. It was dark and edgy, but also offered an interesting take on what it means to be human. I think my awareness of this might have been heightened by the fact that I am currently working my way through Battlestar Galactica, so this sort of storyline - humans surviving against th ...more

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