Review: Angelfall by Susan Ee

                                            Book: Angelfall by Susan Ee
                                            Pages: 255
                                            Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
                                            Source: Library

Short Synopsis: Penryn's sister is abducted by angels when she notices the group of five angels beating one angel. With the help of the angel Penryn saves, she must do whatever she can to find and bring back her sister. 

My Thoughts: Was first recommend through Camille Picott, and I absolutely adored this series, and can't wait for the sequel.

It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.
Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.
Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.
Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels’ stronghold in San Francisco where she’ll risk everything to rescue her sister and he’ll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.
-- From Goodreads

Susan Ee creates a world where angels are feared, and a war is brewing about. Penryn is a strong, independent character, that cares deeply for her sister. Her main mission is to look out for her family, and to get her sister back home and safe. But along the way, she starts to have caring feelings for Raffe as he struggles with living in the human world, and having his own species turn against him. 

The story was very good, but I kind of wished that there was a bit more of a background story. Maybe I missed it, but it wasn't very clear why Raffe was cast out from his group. I also would have liked to read a bit more about why the angels were taking people, who was giving orders to the angels, and maybe a little background history of the war brewing about.

When Penryn and Raffe encounter the camp, the fight scene with Penryn and another fellow camper shows that Penryn is strong enough to hold her own. Most authors would write in the main male character to swoop in and save the day. I found it entertaining and intriguing that the author made it where Raffe was taking bets to see if Penryn would win or not. 

The romance was very annoying to me. There is an obvious strong attraction to both main characters, but neither act upon it. Raffe has his reasons because angels are not allowed to be involved with humans. There is a lot of tension between the two, and through out the whole book, I kept thinking, 'just kiss already!' In general, I know it sounds like I didn't enjoy it, but it was still a very entertaining read, and I'm looking forward to reading the sequel. 

Would I recommend this book: Yes

Rating: I give this book a 4.5/5.