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Review

4 stars.

A great finish to a unique and exciting YA paranormal that pushes the boundaries into science fiction, and brings a whole new perspective to angels and demons!

Picking up right where World After left off, we are thrust straight back into the drama of Penryn, Raffe and Paige on the run with Belial. Penryn is now an angel killer, Raffe is still desperate for his wings, and Paige is still trying to come to terms with what she has been turned into.

It’s full on from the very beginning, and the intensity doesn’t let up the whole way through as the countdown to the final battle begins, and Penryn and Raffe prepare for a mission that will literally take them to hell and back.

All of the characters from the previous books appear, and pretty much everybody is in on the action, and it all culminates into a kickass ending that is full of action, violence, gore and death. But it’s definitely exciting!

The character dynamics are great, with a lot of character development.

Penryn’s mother is still slightly crazy but so funny, and Dee and Dum’s antics bring some much-needed lightness. I particularly enjoyed getting to know the Watchers – they’re a fantastic bunch, and I loved their camaraderie and sarcasm.

“Maybe we can relax here for a few seconds,” says Little B.
“Oops, time’s up,” says Howler, slapping his hand on Little B’s shoulder. “Back to being tense and hunted.”

The romance is still there… ticking along. It’s not as intense as it has been in the past, but it’s still definitely there. Penryn and Raffe share some gorgeous moments in between the nightmarish events around them, and I really enjoyed the ‘forbidden love’ part of the story.

“If I were human, I would have been the first in line for you…” He looks away. “But I’m not.”

I have really enjoyed this series. Susan Ee’s writing is fantastic, and she’s given us a really original story in a genre saturated with ‘ordinary’ angels and demons. In the first book, Ee created a horrifying vision of an angel apocalypse, and her descriptive, engaging story sucked me immediately in. Books two and three have concentrated more on the action than the feels, and I wanted a bit ‘more’ for the big finish, but I was happy with how it all played out.

4 stars.

Note – I listened to this as an audiobook, and Caitlin Davies does a great job with it. Definitely worth a listen!

 

Penryn & the End of Days series