Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee - Start Date: January 4, 2016

[Marybeth]

Vicki and I would love to have you join us as we start this series.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

I would definitely love to join! I have been meaning to read this series. =D

[Grace Meredith]

I'll try to join, but I might not get the book in time... :)

[ricardo]

I'll try to join you. I have the first two books in the series but every time I tried to read the first book I'd end up reading something else..

[Nekomata]

Thanks Vicki for sending me to this thread :D
I'll be joining this buddy read~

[Vicki]

You're welcome, Linh! Glad to have you join! :o)

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Are we going to be reading a certain number of chapters each day, or just at our own pace on this one?

[Lee]

I already finished the first two volumes and still aaiting for the last vol.

[Marybeth]

Vanessa wrote: "Are we going to be reading a certain number of chapters each day, or just at our own pace on this one?"

I can do chapters or read at our own pace. I just checked the chapters and I think there are 46 but they seem to be pretty short. I have to work tomorrow and thursday but I am hoping to get some reading done today and Wednesday. :)

[Vicki]

How about we post every 10 chapters, which on my Kindle app is 63 pages. I'm starting back to work today and am reading a few other books, so that's probably all I can do for today. If that.

Chapter 20 ends on page 127 (46%) so each set of 10 chapters is right around 63-64 pages.

If that works for everyone, we could do that and it'll take us between 4-5 days to finish. But anyone is always welcome to finish early or take more time!I don't want anyone to feel pressured if they get behind or "feel guilty" for finishing fast. LOL

Let me know what you guys think. I am quite open

[Marybeth]

Vicki wrote: "How about we post every 10 chapters, which on my Kindle app is 63 pages. I'm starting back to work today and am reading a few other books, so that's probably all I can do for today. If that.

Chapt..."

I can do 10 chapters a day. I'm not sure how much I will get doe tomorrow and Thursday but I can definitely catch up on the days I'm not working. :)

[Vicki]

Okay, I'll shoot for 10 chapters as well and see how it goes. Lol

[Nekomata]

10 chapters a day is good for me.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

I will shoot for 10 chapters each day as well. =]

[Nekomata]

So far so good. This is my first angle book so I'm not what to think of it, yet.

Chapters 1-10

Penryn... (view spoiler)[ after 10 chapters, she haven't make a big impression on me yet. I know she care for her little sister a lot and that she knows martial art? She reminds me of Katniss from Hunger Game, but unlike Kat, Penryn is a bit more...discrete? She tries to act tough, even though she cares?? I'm not sure how to explain it. (hide spoiler)]

The Angels ... (view spoiler)[ am I the only one laughing when Penryn described the angels?? "Tiger stripe" and "Green" and "Burnt orange" Of course, our main guy got the be the one with the white wings... Talking about Raffe, I really do like his name. It match well with his personality. Though, I was a bit surprised at how fast Raffe and Penryn became close. (hide spoiler)]

The mom...(view spoiler)[ Uh, she scares me. Why do I get this weird feeling that she might end up hurting Penryn later?? (hide spoiler)]

What do you guy think of the book so far?

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Chapters 1-10

I really like Penryn. I think that what I love most is that she isn't a damsel in distress, or one of those bad ass heroines that come out of nowhere. There is nothing worse (for me) than getting a heroine that has no prior training, powers, or abilities and then suddenly she is kicking ass and taking names like it's normal. Penryn isn't either of those, and I love that! She is determined to rescue her sister and keep her mother safe, even though her mother is mad a a hatter. She is compassionate and loyal.

I also like Raffe. He wasn't what I was expecting. I even felt sorry for him (view spoiler)[after his wings were cut off. (hide spoiler)] He seemed so miserable and hopeless.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Chapters 11-20

So Penryn and Raffe decide to work together. I can feel them growing closer as the story and dialogues continue. I like how gradual it is. I dislike reading stories where a couple falls in love practically instantly. It isn't realistic at all.

I wasn't expecting the (view spoiler)[camp (hide spoiler)] where Raffe was taken. I did giggle at the fact that he thought that she would last so long in a fight. He clearly sees something in her.

[Marybeth]

Chapters 1-10

I am really liking this story so far. I was just a little hesitant when i started it but once I got into the story it got really interesting. Penryn is an awesome main character. I am not sure about Penryn's mom yet but I like her sister too. I was pretty surprised with Raffe but he is definitely different. i really like him so far. :) I don't really read a lot of books with angels in them but so far I am really enjoying this books and am interested to see what happens next.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Chapters 21-30

Whatever was in the woods (view spoiler)[when they were escaping from the camp (hide spoiler)] was just creepy. The thought of a gang of feral children running around and eating people is disturbing. It sounds like it is something more, and I can't wait to find out what. (view spoiler)[And the two little girls hanging from the tree with their legs all eaten, with the couple standing there arguing....CREEPY! (hide spoiler)] What the heck is up with that?

The place where the angels are holed up in absolutely nothing like what I was expecting. I don't even really know what I was expecting, but it wasn't (view spoiler)[angels decked out to look like 1920's gangsters with human women draped all over them. (hide spoiler)] I mean, really? What the heck is going on with these angels? Needless to say, I am confused but intrigued. (view spoiler)[And that kiss that Penryn and Raffe share? OMG, almost perfect! I was rooting for them. It might have been perfect if he didn't tell her that he doesn't like her in the least. I wasn't expecting him to say something like that. (hide spoiler)] I kind of felt bad for Penryn.

I am not sure what to make of the albino angel. Anyone else have any vibes on him?

[Vicki]

Vanessa, you seem to read pretty fast. Lol

[Vicki]

Vanessa, you seem to read pretty fast. Lol

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Vicki wrote: "Vanessa, you seem to read pretty fast. Lol"

I actually finished the book in one sitting. =P I just posted that way since we were only reading 10 at a time so that I don't put any spoilers out there. =]

[Vicki]

Vanessa, what did you rate it?

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

I rated it 4.5. I LOVED it! I think that the only thing that it lacks is a little more background information about the angels.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Chapters 31-40

So Penryn gets a better glimpse into the angels after Raffe's conversation with Josiah and then Laylah. Nothing is clear, so if anything it really raises more questions for her. Penryn does not trust Laylah, but Raffe decides to trust her since he really has no other choice. Penryn decides to look for her sister while inside the aerie. I was horrified by what she found when she found her sister. Really horrific. It was described fabulously too. And poor little Paige. I was so heartbroken about what she went through. I am really hoping that something can be done for her.

[Vicki]

As you can tell, I'm behind. I'm glad you loved it, Vanessa.

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

Chapters 41-47

Oh, the drama. The fight between Raffe and Beliel is intense. There were some things said that add to the puzzles. I was so proud of Penryn for standing up to Beliel and trying to help Raffe. (view spoiler)[The way that Raffe feels about Penryn finally comes to light when he thinks that she is dying. It is so sad to read. You can tell that he really cares about her, probably has grown to love her. It took a lot of courage to bring her out to the other humans looking the way that he did. They could have killed him in the process. (hide spoiler)]

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

@Vicki I'm sure you'll love it! =] I go in reading spurts sometimes, depending on what other things I have going on. I have surprisingly been able to read quite a bit this week, thankfully. =P

[Vicki]

I'm glad you've gotten in some good reading lately!

[Marybeth]

I totally forgot to come back here and post my thoughts on the book. School has started this week for me so I have been busy navigating new classes. :(
I really enjoyed reading this book and can't wait to get the next two books in this series. I ended up rating it 4.5 only because I wish there was more information on the angels. I loved the action in the story and I loved most of the characters in the story. I can't wait to see what Penryn does in the next two books. :)

[Vanessa Gayle ⚔️]

I kind of felt the same way. I really wished that there was a little more information about the angels. Why they were there, what was going on with them, etc.

You will love the other books!