World After by Susan Ee

World After (Penryn and the End of Days, #2)

by Susan Ee

The irresistibly compelling BOOK TWO in the long awaited PENRYN AND THE END OF DAYS series. It is THE book we are all waiting with bated breath to read...

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?

Reviewed by Joséphine on

4 of 5 stars

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Initial thoughts: I liked Angelfall a slight bit better but World After still was very good. Somehow second books in dystopian trilogies seem to contain a lot of waiting. It's tiresome. It serves no purpose. I mean, yeah, books need time to breathe but if half the book is spent waiting for something, I'd expect the characters to stand out more. At least World After defies other clichés, such as the main character being the hero. Penryn wasn't the sole hero in this world and neither was she special compared to other humans. She did have her wits though.

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