In the sequel to Angelfall, 'World After' continues the story of Penryn, her family, and the angels in a post-apocalyptic world. The plot revolves around Penryn's journey to rescue her sister Paige on Alcatraz Island, while dealing with the angels' creation of scorpion locusts to bring about the end of days. The writing style is descriptive and engaging, with a focus on character development and world-building, particularly delving into the relationships between Penryn, Raffe, and other key characters.
From The Publisher:
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?
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3 comment(s)
Fantastic! Can't wait for #3!
I'm just blown away by this series. So well done, just completely gripping. I'm generally wary of angel/demon stories, but this is fantastic.
It's so gratifying to check out a YA series that people are raving about, and find out that it lives up to the hype.
Can't wait for the next!
Argh, cliffhanger. I knew this would happen, mind you, but it's still frustrating. Hopefully the wait for the next book won't be as long.
A couple things to note: a plot hole that bothered me in the first book is explained in the second. I'm not sure whether I should be glad about this or not, because it feels more like a deus ex machina now. Perhaps it's just my not remembering the first book well enough to link the two things.
The chapters were also very short and I breezed through this book. It's a shame, too, because the closer I came to finishing it, the less I wanted to finish it because then it'd be over.
Oh, well. I'm waiting, Susan Ee.
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