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Angelfall by Susan Ee

11 reviews

alex_wordweaver's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This book was decent until the end.

Follow the Archangel Raphael and the MC, Penryn, who's definitely-going-to-be his girlfriend, through the Apocalypse? Sure, why not? Raph's cool. Try to find Pen's sister after she's kidnapped for nefarious, unknown purposes? Sweet. Find out Uriel's the villain in the last act, after there's no build up, just coming outta left field? What the actual fuck. Why? That completely throws me out of the book and just into "Why? For what purpose?" Okay, the stated purpose is that Uriel wants to become "The Messenger" after Gabriel instead of Raph, because everyone listens to The Messenger, who is also essentially The Voice of God for angels as well as humanity, essentially making The Messenger the top angel or whatever, but... that...doesn't sound like Uriel. Considering Penryn clocks Uriel as "The Politician" and the Wiki for Angelfall says that Uriel, despite having a sword, doesn't know how to use it? I don't want to read the next book to find out what else is said/happens.  No. That's a world of no.

Props to Uriel for putting together a 1920s themed swanky party, though. Putting together a party's hard af. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Minor: Vomit and Sexual harassment

ameydireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

“When you're small enough to have to look up at everyone around you, there's no such thing as a dirty fight.”

Basically, the world as we know it has ended, angels are everywhere and humans are trying to survive. An interesting plot! We have angels against angels and Penryn who is trying to survive with her little sister who is in a wheelchair and mother who has schizophrenia and is both intriguing and scary. I didn’t expect her mother to survive and I was surprised to see how self-reliant she was when left on her own. I hope she’ll get a bigger role in the next two books.

The writing felt a little off in the beginning, mainly because of the over-explaining and this made it harder to really get into the book. But I have to say that it got better or maybe I just got used to it. The story also got more interesting later on, so that helps!

Now I’m debating whether to read the other books or not. I didn’t love this book, it was okay but on the other hand

I want to know how Paige ended up in a wheelchair–because I don’t believe it’s their mother’s fault–and why the angels are even on Earth and what is going on with them.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Slavery, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sam_malaika's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Body horror, Mental illness, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

shakita45's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

josoko's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Cannibalism

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

celery's review against another edition

None of the characters are likable. I couldn't understand how there was any chemistry between the two main characters and the protagonist was someone I couldn't root for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

marallellogram's review against another edition

it had so much potential and was very good in the beginning, it was so addicting that I saw past the warning signs but then I just felt nope- it's too much for me and too bizarre. it's a shame, it had such good banter but then just, nope, no thank you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit

loniceralibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and Kidnapping