Review: Angelfall by Susan Ee

This is my favorite book of 2011!

I…I…I…


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The above was my immediate reaction after finishing this book. There simply were no words to describe how much I loved it, how it horrified me, shocked me, tore at my heart again and again. Brilliant.

2011 turned out to be a great year for Angel books for me. I know that might seem strange when you think of the more popular ones **cough* Hush, Hush*cough*Halo*cough*Fallen*cough**. But there is indeed hope for this paranormal genre. I thought this genre couldn’t get any better than Unearthly, Angel, or Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Then, I read Angelfall. Are the literary gods playing a joke on me? How ironic for me to find my favorite book of 2011 in the last week of the year.
I’m going to do this review a little differently. I’m not going to go in some extreme in-depth talk about how awesome this book is because there are a few other reviews that do that and I don’t think I could do the book any justice even if I tried. Instead, I’m going to give you ten reasons why you should go purchase this book RIGHT NOW.

1. Angelfall kicks off right from the start with plenty of action and never settles down. Expect little to no sleep until you’ve finished.

2. Penryn is my pick for strongest heroine of 2011. In fact, I created a new shelf just for her: “Ass-kickin’ heroine.” Between how she sticks up for herself and her awesomely cool, Kung Fu Panda-type skills, she’s a freakin’ boss. Bet on it.

3.Witty Dialogue. There are so many quotes I could paste into my review, but I can’t because I’d end up just pasting the entire book. But I will paste my absolute favorite:

“My friends call me Wrath,” says Raffe. “My enemies call me Please Have Mercy. What’s your name, soldier boy?”

Yeah, he’s a badass ‘G.’ Susan, how do you come up with this stuff? I was thoroughly entertained!

4. The post-apocalyptic world. It’s shocking, horrifying, and any other adjective you can possibly use to describe the emotion you feel while reading this book. It’s a world I could never live in. I’d pretty much put my head between my legs and kiss my ass goodbye.

5. Susan did her research. Angel books run the risk of not being true to their mythological “rules.” I think you know what I’m talking about here. Halo: Only eight angels fell from Heaven? Let’s get real. The Mortal Instruments: Nephilim are the good guys? You’ve got to be kidding me. The Succubus series: Angels hanging out with Demons playing cards? Really? Really, dude? Susan created a realistic world of angels while somehow managing to not sound preachy and staying true to their original mythical cannon.

6. Because I said so.

7. The plot twists will leave you twisted. You will never see the climax or the ending coming. It blows you away.

8. Angelfall is like a weird mix between Planet of the Apes, Resident Evil and Frankenstein. Yes, it is possible for a book to be that awesome. This is that book.

9. Did I mention the dialogue? I did? Oh, well…it was so amazeballs that it deserves another separate reason. Annnddddd…I quote:

“I never kid about my warrior demigod status.” “Oh. My. God.” I lower my voice, having forgotten to whisper. “You are nothing but a bird with an attitude. Okay, so you have a few muscles, I’ll grant you that. But you know, a bird is nothing but a barely evolved lizard. That’s what you are.”

“You’re like a little girl demanding answers to questions during a covert operation. Why is the sky blue, daddy? Can I ask that man with the machine gun where the bathroom is? If you don’t stay quiet, I’m going to have to dump you.”

“Leaking sacks of mutated maggots?” He raises his perfectly arched eyebrow as though I’d just failed my verbal insult exam.”

“Oh, please. Your giant head is getting too big for this forest. Pretty soon, you’re going to get stuck trying to walk between two tress. And then, I’ll have to rescue you.” I give him a weary look. “Again.”

“Those pigeons couldn’t take us out if they send their entire chirping flock.”

Must.Stop.Quoting.

10. Let us not forget the most important reason of all: NO INSTA-LOVE FOUND HERE! I like my romance slow burning and taking a backseat to the plot and action. Angelfall did just that. I likey. I likey a lot.

It is only $.99! You have no reason NOT to buy this book! Go do it now!

And I know I say reviews are not for authors but for readers. However, Susan, if you happen to read this review I just have two things to say to you: