World After by Susan Ee

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Title: World After
Author: Susan Ee
Series: Penryn & the End of Days #2
Published by: Brilliance Audio
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Caitlin Davies
Length: 9 hours and 7 minutes
Genres: Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult, Paranormal, Supernatural
Source: Audible
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2018 Beat the Backlist Challenge, Lenoreo's 2018 Reading Assignment Challenge, Lenoreo's Science Fiction vs Fantasy Bingo 2018
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My rating:

Blurb:

In this sequel to the bestselling fantasy thriller, Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.

When a group of people capture Penryn's sister, Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?

My Review:

4.5 stars — Wow.  I’m just having a good old time listening to this series.  I seriously had a hard time putting it down.  I ended up just laying on the couch listening to it because I desperately wanted to know what was going to happen, and that’s just a sign of a perfect match for me, you know?

Seriously yo, this book is the result of an f’d up imagination.  I can’t believe how much I truly hate angels.  UGH!  I mean, I get that they are  a completely different race, and just see things differently, but it’s sooooo annoying listening to the way they completely disregard the human race.  And you know what’s annoying about that?  It makes sense from their perspective.  Why wouldn’t they resent us and regard us as nothing more than “monkeys.”  Well done Ms. Ee.  I felt so much in this book, and a lot of it was hatred and disgust.

I also get that it’s not all angels, but that they are being manipulated by Uriel.  And holy shitballs, my eyebrows went all the way up to my hairline when we started discovering the lengths of his machinations.  It just made me more and more intrigued about where things are going to go!!  AAHHHHH!!!  I need to know!  I’m so worried!

I also really appreciated all the different glimpses of the bad sides of humanity we are seeing in this series.  And I believe it…I understand the choices that so many of them are making in their struggle to survive.  But my heart also breaks.  I even cried over Paige, and over Penryn’s struggle with new Paige.  I got it…I totally got it…but wow.

And while I’m LOVING this bizarre heartbreaking world, it’s the characters that keep me clamouring for more.  I love Penryn.  I love her down to her snarky little heart.  I even love her bits of whimsy and her crush on Raffe.  I mean, this girl.  The scene at the banquet where she fights with the steak knife, and the conversations she has afterwards just warmed my sassy heart.

I love all the little side characters too.  I can’t tell you how much Dee and Dum made me laugh.  They are just priceless.  I thought Clara was an interesting addition and gave us other little glimpses.  I loved what little we saw of Raffe.  I loved Paige…oh Paige.  I even loved Pookey Bear!!  OMG did I laugh about that.  Plus the memory stuff was super intriguing!!

As for the narration, I’m still loving Ms. Davies delivery.  She conveys so much emotion, has great unique voices…it’s just consistent with everything I loved from her narration of Angelfall.  Can’t wait to hear her narrate the last book.

I’m scurr my friends.  I fear the end of this series.  I hope I’m less picky than many of my friends and still love it.