I'd give the story 3 stars but only because the start was so good. Raphie, the Angel, who given his supposed years and knowledge of human culture, should be intelligent enough to explain and reason with Penryn, gives manly orders but stumbles around with about as much talent and tact as Ron Weasley in Harry Potter. The main twist (and several smaller ones) which should have had great dramatic impact near the end, is virtually screamed at you from about half way through the book. I was completely griped by this book for the story for the first three or four hours, it's tense, romantic and intriguing by turns, then it's like the author hit deadline half way through the book and the quality drops dramatically. Now Penryn must find a way to save her sister with only a wingless enemy who isn't living up to her perception of an angel and her mother who, gradually spiraling off her meds, maybe more dangerous than anything else out there. As a last resort Penryn helps save the one being attacked as a distraction to let her mother and sister escape but her sister is captured anyway. Fleeing the city at night to avoid the incursion of the gangs they fall foul of a group of angels fighting among each other. In summary Penryn is trying to protect her mentally unstable mother and wheelchair bound sister after the angel apocalypse. Caitlin Davies is easily a 4 star narrator, I was hooked from the start and the book has mostly great reviews. The audiobook is young adult with an unusual mix of hints of romance with horror in this post apocalyptic survival story. Probably one of the books I'm most disappointed in. Great start, brilliant narrator, then disapointing How am I meant to wait that long to find out what happens next? The only negative thing I could find to say about this book is that the next part in the story won’t be released until November. As the story progresses you find out little snippets of information about the angels and how they live, which helps keeps you engrossed. The characters are very believable and I found myself looking forward to the next instalment of the story as I was keen to see what happens next – it really is that gripping. The story has a strong female lead, strong female characters and deals sensitively with issues like schizophrenia. Penryn rescues an angel and persuades him to help her rescue her sister from the angel base.
The story revolves around a plucky teenager who lives in a world where the angels have come down to Earth and are waging war on us mortals. I really enjoyed this book and would go as far as to say it is the best book I’ve read (well listened to - I got my copy from Audible!) in absolutely ages. Different, refreshing, exciting and enjoyable.
0 kommentar(er)
