End of Days

The end of this series left me with mixed feelings. The story continues at a familiar fast pace. It's dramatic, it's epic, it's funny and a bit romantic. Some things are finished (the story about Belial broke my heart), but a great many plot lines are barely finished, if at all. Why is the mother the way she is? Is she in reality not sick at all, but simply knew what was going to happen much earlier than anyone else? Why can the little sister communicate with the grasshopper things? Why do they listen to her? And for me, the ending was too quick. After having to wait so long as a reader for the two to find each other, I would have liked to know a little more about what happens next for both of them in the New World.

Was für ein schöner Abschluß der Saga. 😍😍

Penryn Young is one of my all-time favourite heroins. I love how unique, bad-ass and independent she is. Sadly she behaved more like a love-drunk teenager in this book. Yes I know, that's what she really is and that's what makes her human in a apocalyptic world full of cruelty. However, there were too many love-ish scenes for my liking. I've heard a lot of people complain about the ending being "too rushed" but I don't see that at all. The ending actually was my favourite part of the story.. It was thrilling, fast-paced and well build. I was constantly in a wave of excitement rooting for Penryn and her people. Other than that I can only say what I've said in my reviews of the first 2 books: the world-building is amazing, the characters are flawless (omg I fell in love with Beliel and the Watchers as well as DeDum), the writing is so cinematic and the whole novel is an absolute page-turner. Just like Angelfall and World After this one has been incredibly fun and emotionally satisfying. I'm so so sad the series is over now and even tho I didn't like this book as much as the first two the Angelfall Trilogy definitely is one of my favourite book-series ever!!

I know that half of the book was fan-service and the other half a time travelling paradoxon. Unfortunately I can't help but loving it.

Ok, why did it end and where is the next part? I loved the conclusion to this awesome trilogy but I'm far from being able to move on from the apocalyptic World After! I want more! I simply loved the characters and all their flaws. I loved how they tried to overcome their fears. I loved how my heart never stopped beating frantically while reading. I loved how I just couldn't put the book down! So you see, I'm not able to write anything bad in this review other than why it did have to end. I already knew halfway through the second book that three wouldn't be enough and I was right. I like that the ending is open enough to leave the right amount of space for imagination about what could have happened next, but I was so enchanted with the story that it still leaves a bittersweet taste behind now that it ended. To be honest it's been a long time since I read a trilogy so fast and with as much joy throughout. I hope the author keeps the good work up! I'm hooked for more. (Even if it's not about Penryn and the World After, though I said I'm far from being able to let go...)

Wegen mangelnder Englischkenntnisse und vorhandener Faulheit, habe ich das Buch nach 59 % abgebrochen :D Ich warte dann doch lieber auf die deutsche Übersetzung, die es hoffentlich zeitnah geben wird!

*4.5 stars* Whyy oh why is this already over?! To be honest, I'm not quite ready to let this world and the characters go ... I'm sure I'll miss them so, so much! Since this is the last book of the series I won't go much into detail as of what happened but I can say that I highly enjoyed it! Penryn is still a very, very likeable and badass character! We saw another side of her in this book where she's a little more ... girly. She's thinking about Raffe most of the time and the what if's but I kinda liked that! No character is badass all the time, so yeah. Plus, that meant we got more of Raffe! And heeeelll, did I like those scenes!!! *___* "You accept me just the way I am, regardless of whether or not I even have wings. Even when I had my demon wings, you've never looked at me with pity. You've never wavered in your loyalty. That's who you are—my brave, loyal, lovable Daugther of Man." It started off pretty epic and hot which was AWESOME. Their relationship is just great and I liked how slow everything was between them ... I mean, yes, it was frustrating as hell at times but I wouldn't want it any other way! There were some very sweet scenes, others were serious and emotional so it was everything I needed and wanted. I also liked the change in Raffe, that he finally "admitted" his feelings for Penryn ... or at least he didn't fight them that hard anymore. He's generally one gorgeous guy/angel. *sigh* He said so many cute things in this book ... it was fantastic! "If I were human, I'd plow the nicest farm for you." He sounds completely sincere. "Better than anyone else's. It would have golden pineapples, the juciest grapes, and the most favorful radishes in the entire world." There was lots of action and no dull moments, if I remember correctly. In fact it was really thrilling, exciting and even horrifying. The writing was great, as usual. Very easy to read and still detailed - I can even imagine this to be a movie! How awesome would that be?! Overall, I can only say that this series is definitely worth reading! If not for the completely crazy and apocalyptic world, then definitely for all those brilliant characters! I'm not kidding! They're amazing and I love them all so, so much! Please read this series, if you haven't done it yet! www.aworldbetweenfoldedpages.blogspot.com ____________________ August 26th, 2015: OHHHH I can't believe I'm already finished! NOOOO, I don't wanna let go of these gorgeous characters! *sigh* But it was great! Highly enjoyed it! :)

It was a lovely ending.

Perfektion in Buchform ♥

I didn't quite like it and the book felt so rushed to me that I couldn't get into it. I loved Angelfall but somehow End Of Days was pretty 'meh' to me.

“He looks down at me with sincere eyes. 'If I were human, I would have been the first in line for you...' He looks away. 'But I'm not. I'm an archangel, and my people are in trouble. I have no choice but to try to set things straight. I can't get distracted by a Daughter of Man.” After years of reading the first two books in this series I finally managed to read End of Days by Susan Ee now. I really liked it even when I counldn't knew what happend in the other books. I had trouble reminding me of what happend and who was who and so on. I loved the Angelfall series in the back times and I also love it now. It was easy to read and I love Penryn as an strong female leader in this book. She was always on top and was so realistic and eve more my favorite of all. Some scenes were so good and heartful like with Beliel in the Pit or his burial. I could so much relate to this acts that were so human even it was an angelic action. I loved the end with the battle of humans and angels. It was so good to read about the talent show which was an element that showed up early and had it great moment in the end. All in all I am happy to finished this series. 3,75 stars for this one. “I challenge you to come find us.’ ‘This is Penryn Young, Daughter of Man, Killer of Angels."

! ACHTUNG – ENTHÄLT SPOILER ZU DEN VORGÄNGERN ! Dieser Band stellte für mich einen gelungenen Abschluss dieser tollen Trilogie dar. Dabei wusste ich nie (abgesehen von groben Ahnungen der Richtung) so ganz, wie das Ganze enden oder sich überhaupt entwickeln würde, und dieser Teil hält wieder einige Plottwists bereit. Ich muss zugeben, ich mag die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Penryn und Raffe, obwohl ich eigentlich normalerweise nicht so der Fan davon bin, wenn sich ein siebzehnjähriges Mädchen in einen Kerl verliebt, der problemlos ihr Ur-Ur-Ur-Ur-...Ur-Ur-Ur-Großvater sein könnte. Und obwohl man auch nie übermäßig viel über Raffe erfährt, gelingt es der Autorin meiner Meinung nach trotzdem, einen tiefgründigen Charakter zu entwickeln, dessen Gefühle man auch übermittelt bekommt. Außerdem mag ich auch einfach die Schlagabtausche zwischen den beiden unheimlich gerne. Auch den Konflikt, der zwischen ihnen steht, habe ich als sehr nachvollziehbar empfunden. Penryn war mir weiterhin sympathisch, nicht zuletzt wegen ihres Sarkasmus. Generell mag ich einfach den eingewobenen Humor in diese Endzeitstory, der zwischendurch zum Grinsen bringt. Was ich an Penryn auch mag, ist, dass sie sich auch von Raffe nicht unterkriegen lässt, zu ihren Ansichten steht, schlagfertig ist und sich durchsetzt. Ich mag auch ihr Entwicklung, ihr Mitgefühl und ihren Einsatz für andere Menschen, selbst wenn sie keine Heldin sein will. Dabei werden aber auch Schwächen, innere Konflikte und Gefühle der Hoffnungslosigkeit und Verzweiflung gezeichnet. Kurz: Sie ist einfach eine sehr tiefgründige Protagonistin. Außerdem fand ich es cool, wie ein paar Aspekte zusammengewoben wurden. Man erfährt ein wenig mehr über Beliel, sodass er mir fast ein wenig leid tat. Uriel dagegen ist definitiv ein Hasscharakter, während auch andere Charaktere meine Sympathie gewinnen konnten. Wobei ich mir bei Penryns Mutter auch nach dem Lesen noch nicht so ganz sicher bin. Paige dagegen habe ich definitiv in ihr Herz geschlossen und habe mir so sehr gewünscht, dass es für sie eine Lösung gibt. Auch wenn das, was ihr angetan wurde, immer noch ziemlich gruselig ist. Die Autorin behält die düstere Atmosphäre mit einer immer dichter werdenden Hoffnungslosigkeit bei. Im Endeffekt hing ich wie gefesselt an den Seiten und konnte nicht aufhören, bis ich wusste, wie diese Geschichte ausgeht. Definitiv ein hochgradig spannender und würdiger Abschluss einer tollen Trilogie! Fazit: Sehr spannender, unvorhersehbarer Abschluss mit einigen Plottwists, der an die Seiten fesselt! Die Liebesgeschichte besticht vor allem durch die unterhaltsamen Schlagabtausche und die starke, authentische Protagonistin zeichnet sich durch eine gelungene Tiefgründigkeit aus, bei der auch innere Konflikte und negative Gefühle nicht zu kurz kommen.

DNF