![]() ![]() But Ee doesn’t use them merely as crutches, and, more importantly, she goes well beyond.įirst off, there’s the whole reason for the apocalypse: angels. Not that Angelfall doesn’t include some of these elements, which are reasonably logical progressions for when the world as we know it falls apart. The angry roving gangs, the hopelessness, the reliance on (gun) violence, the utter fail of humanity to pull up its boot straps and survive. When I started reading it, I was embroiled in a lengthy conversation about apocalyptic fiction and its tired tropes. ![]() But I would also recommend this book because, well, it’s fantastic. Susan Ee is officially on my list of authors who achieve the latter, which means this is a young adult book that I would happily recommend to adult and young adult readers alike. But when an author respectfully balances the negative aspects of young adulthood with the caring, determination, maturity, responsibility, and self-awareness I’ve seen in many teens, then I am more likely to enjoy the reading experience. In other words, they are bloody annoying. Young adult novels are not usually to my taste, mainly because authors tend to forget the “adult” aspect of the equation and give me self-centred protagonists that are far more whiny, stubborn, and petulant than the young adult I was, or the ones I know. ![]() ![]() Genre: Young Adult, Supernatural, Post-ApocalypticĪuthor Info: Wendy’s Rating ~ 4 of 5 starsĪngelfall is a refreshing and welcome take on the end of the world. ![]()
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