Penryn and her family are Asian-Americans. Penryn’s sister Paige is in a wheelchair due to an accident. humans element might also appeal to readers of Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone, but the style of Angelfall is much more urban, if that makes sense. (It’s also quite a bit cleaner in terms of content.) The angels vs. Angelfall does reference verses about angels in the Bible, but in this story, angels are cut off from God, with only one leader claiming to be His mouthpiece.įor readers interested in urban fantasy and fans of Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series, Angelfall is a sure win. Another hurdle for Christian readers may be the secularized story of angels. I was pretty willing to buy into the necessary setup of the story, so those things didn’t trip me up too much. Later, when Penryn and Raffe conceal themselves among humans, Raffe hides his wounds and the fact that he weighs far less than a man his size would with little trouble.

There’s some plot armor happening there, and we sort of accept it as, hey, angels clearly have different bodies than we do. Though Raffe’s other injuries heal super-quickly, the place where his wings have been severed remains raw and open. There were a couple of moments in the story that required a heavy dose of willing-suspension-of-disbelief. He definitely has that quiet, wounded-warrior thing going on, but as he and Penryn get to know each other, he also consistently acts honorably toward her, and uses his strength to compliment hers. I liked Raffe, the angel with whom she forms an alliance, too. Her determination keeps her going even when the odds stack steeply against her. I liked Penryn’s fierceness and her intelligence. Penryn not only battles outside evil, but also struggles to cope with her mother’s mental illness and the voices she hears which tell her to do things that sometimes put Penryn and her sister in danger. When angels carry Penryn’s sister away, she’ll do anything to get her back, even form an alliance with one of the enemy.Īngelfall is dark and twisty. With their supplies running low, Penryn and her small family risk their lives to scavenge for food and find themselves in the middle of an angel battle. Since angels of the apocalypse swarmed the skies, humanity has been on the run. Published (Originally published 2011) Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads

Angelfall (Penryn and the End of Days #1)

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