world after-review
Amazing second book! Action danced the conga on every page! Penryn has developed into a true leader. She is ridiculously brave! I would give my left arm to have the ability to fight when all the world is crumbling. She compliments Raffe so well. They are the team, the couple that will conquer anything that stands in their way. Bad ass fight scenes, with paranormal craziness around every corner. ReadThisBook It will inject you with a thrill you won't be able to shake off!
A lot darker than the first book. Penryn has been separated from Raffe and is now with Obi and the Resistance. Her family is back together but Paige has been torn apart, literally. After being kidnapped in the first book, she was experimented on. Her face, neck, arms, legs all bore deep incisions that had been badly stitched back together. And the biggest surprise of all, is now she can walk! But Penryn doesn't celebrate as she is afraid that her sister has changed and is becoming one of the monster children that eat humans.
After a sudden attack of 'angel made scorpion/human hybrids', Paige goes missing and Penryn and her mom starts on a hunt for her, but they end up getting caught in the process.
Raffe is very minimal in this book. His wings were stolen from him at the end of Angelfall and demonic bat wings were sewn onto his back as a replacement. Now he is hunting Beliel, the fallen angel who stole his wings and had them surgically stitched to his back. Raffe's essence is present when Penryn sees him a couple times through video cameras and in person when he chases and fights Beliel for his wings. Penryn watched hidden from his sight. He still thought she was dead.
Alcatraz is not somewhere Penryn thought she would end up, but that's where she found herself during the Paige treasure hunt. But being the cunning girl that she is, she gets out, leaving her mother behind, but as always through little clues, she knows she is alive and well.
The politician Uriel is who Penryn finds herself walking behind. She is polished and primed and dressed like an angel, wings and all. She is at a masked party and that is where she locks eyes with Raffe. He is following Beliel, but when he sees her, he becomes motionless, stunned into believing she is alive.
Raffe and Penryn finally find each other and after a very solemn beginning and middle, it was like inhaling fresh air after almost drowning. Their encounter was majestic. Raffe never wanted to let her go and I never wanted their arms to leave each other. 5/5
I'll leave you with my favourite snippets of Penryn and Raffe from 'World After'
This is why I love them so much
(At the masked ball)
“A warm arm enfolds me like a shield around my shoulder and turns me toward the side of the stage.
“Stay with me,” says a familiar masculine whisper from above my head. Even over the yelling of the mob and the roaring of the waves, something unfurls in my chest at the sound of that voice.”
“I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, “Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”
(About the name of his sword)
“He glares at me as if he already hates it. “What is it?” I consider lying but what’s the point? I clear my throat. “Pooky Bear"
He’s silent for so long I’m beginning to think he didn’t hear me when he finally says, “Pooky. Bear.”
“It was just a little joke. I didn’t know.”
“I’ve mentioned that names have power, right? Do you realize that when she fights battles, she’s going to have to announce herself to the opposing sword? She’ll be forced to say something ridiculous like, ‘I am Pooky Bear, from an ancient line of archangel swords.’ Or, ‘Bow down to me, Pooky Bear, who has only two other equals in all the worlds.’ ” He shakes his head. “How is she going to get any respect?”
(About going to fight to save her sister)
“He glares at me. "I've had to watch you die once, isn't that enough?"
"All you have to do is make sure it doesn't happen again." I give him a sunny smile. "Simple."
"The only thing simple is you. Stubborn little..." His grumbles fades to a point where I can't hear them, but I suspect they're not compliments.”
He sighs. "I miss the days when females could be ordered around and they'd have no choice."
"Sure that wasn't just a myth? I'm pretty sure nobody ever ordered my mom around - ever."
"You're probably right. The unruliness of the women in your family must go back for generations. You're like a plague upon the land.”
(On their way to rescue Paige)
“It's about time you showed some sense. You should be afraid."
"I'm shivering because I'm freezing."
"You're cute when you're afraid"
I give him a dirty look. "Yeah, you're cute when you're afraid too."
"You mean I'm devastatingly handsome when I'm not afraid. Because you've never seen me afraid”
(At the beach house) My favourite part of the entire book was held here.
“You're not Fallen are you?"
"From everything I've heard, that would just make me more sexy to you Daughters of Men. What is it that you all see in bad boys?”
“Why is it that everyone else can look like they’re part of a zombie hunting party, but I still have to worry about fashion?”
He won’t stop snickering. “You look like a leopard-spotted Shar-Pei.”
I think those are the little pug-like dogs drowning in massive folds of skin. “You’re scarring me, you know. It could haunt me for the rest of my life to be called a wrinkly little dog at the tender age of seventeen.”
“Yup. A sensitive girl. That just defines you, Penryn.”
“She wasn’t made to be alone.”
“I guess none of us are.”
Our eyes meet and an electric tingle runs through me.
“She missed you,” I say in a whisper.
“Did she?” His voice is a soft caress. His gaze into my eyes is so intense that I swear he sees straight into my soul.
“Yes.” Warmth flushes my cheeks. I… “She thought about you all the time.”
The candlelight flickers a soft glow along his jawline, along his lips. “I hated losing her.” His voice is a low growl. “I hadn’t realized just how attached I’d gotten.” He reaches and moves a strand of wet hair out of my face. “How dangerously addictive she could be.”
“Your world is so different from mine. Do you guys have anything in common with humans?”
He looks at me with those killer eyes in that perfect face over his Adonis body. “Nothing we’ll admit to.”
“There’s no way around it, is there?” I ask. “We’re mortal enemies and I should be trying to kill you and everyone like you.”
He leans over, touches the tip of his forehead to mine, and closes his eyes. “Yes.” His gentle breath caresses my lips as he says the word.
I close my eyes too, and try to focus on the warmth of his forehead resting on mine.”
A lot darker than the first book. Penryn has been separated from Raffe and is now with Obi and the Resistance. Her family is back together but Paige has been torn apart, literally. After being kidnapped in the first book, she was experimented on. Her face, neck, arms, legs all bore deep incisions that had been badly stitched back together. And the biggest surprise of all, is now she can walk! But Penryn doesn't celebrate as she is afraid that her sister has changed and is becoming one of the monster children that eat humans.
After a sudden attack of 'angel made scorpion/human hybrids', Paige goes missing and Penryn and her mom starts on a hunt for her, but they end up getting caught in the process.
Raffe is very minimal in this book. His wings were stolen from him at the end of Angelfall and demonic bat wings were sewn onto his back as a replacement. Now he is hunting Beliel, the fallen angel who stole his wings and had them surgically stitched to his back. Raffe's essence is present when Penryn sees him a couple times through video cameras and in person when he chases and fights Beliel for his wings. Penryn watched hidden from his sight. He still thought she was dead.
Alcatraz is not somewhere Penryn thought she would end up, but that's where she found herself during the Paige treasure hunt. But being the cunning girl that she is, she gets out, leaving her mother behind, but as always through little clues, she knows she is alive and well.
The politician Uriel is who Penryn finds herself walking behind. She is polished and primed and dressed like an angel, wings and all. She is at a masked party and that is where she locks eyes with Raffe. He is following Beliel, but when he sees her, he becomes motionless, stunned into believing she is alive.
Raffe and Penryn finally find each other and after a very solemn beginning and middle, it was like inhaling fresh air after almost drowning. Their encounter was majestic. Raffe never wanted to let her go and I never wanted their arms to leave each other. 5/5
I'll leave you with my favourite snippets of Penryn and Raffe from 'World After'
This is why I love them so much
(At the masked ball)
“A warm arm enfolds me like a shield around my shoulder and turns me toward the side of the stage.
“Stay with me,” says a familiar masculine whisper from above my head. Even over the yelling of the mob and the roaring of the waves, something unfurls in my chest at the sound of that voice.”
“I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, “Don’t talk. You’ll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”
(About the name of his sword)
“He glares at me as if he already hates it. “What is it?” I consider lying but what’s the point? I clear my throat. “Pooky Bear"
He’s silent for so long I’m beginning to think he didn’t hear me when he finally says, “Pooky. Bear.”
“It was just a little joke. I didn’t know.”
“I’ve mentioned that names have power, right? Do you realize that when she fights battles, she’s going to have to announce herself to the opposing sword? She’ll be forced to say something ridiculous like, ‘I am Pooky Bear, from an ancient line of archangel swords.’ Or, ‘Bow down to me, Pooky Bear, who has only two other equals in all the worlds.’ ” He shakes his head. “How is she going to get any respect?”
(About going to fight to save her sister)
“He glares at me. "I've had to watch you die once, isn't that enough?"
"All you have to do is make sure it doesn't happen again." I give him a sunny smile. "Simple."
"The only thing simple is you. Stubborn little..." His grumbles fades to a point where I can't hear them, but I suspect they're not compliments.”
He sighs. "I miss the days when females could be ordered around and they'd have no choice."
"Sure that wasn't just a myth? I'm pretty sure nobody ever ordered my mom around - ever."
"You're probably right. The unruliness of the women in your family must go back for generations. You're like a plague upon the land.”
(On their way to rescue Paige)
“It's about time you showed some sense. You should be afraid."
"I'm shivering because I'm freezing."
"You're cute when you're afraid"
I give him a dirty look. "Yeah, you're cute when you're afraid too."
"You mean I'm devastatingly handsome when I'm not afraid. Because you've never seen me afraid”
(At the beach house) My favourite part of the entire book was held here.
“You're not Fallen are you?"
"From everything I've heard, that would just make me more sexy to you Daughters of Men. What is it that you all see in bad boys?”
“Why is it that everyone else can look like they’re part of a zombie hunting party, but I still have to worry about fashion?”
He won’t stop snickering. “You look like a leopard-spotted Shar-Pei.”
I think those are the little pug-like dogs drowning in massive folds of skin. “You’re scarring me, you know. It could haunt me for the rest of my life to be called a wrinkly little dog at the tender age of seventeen.”
“Yup. A sensitive girl. That just defines you, Penryn.”
“She wasn’t made to be alone.”
“I guess none of us are.”
Our eyes meet and an electric tingle runs through me.
“She missed you,” I say in a whisper.
“Did she?” His voice is a soft caress. His gaze into my eyes is so intense that I swear he sees straight into my soul.
“Yes.” Warmth flushes my cheeks. I… “She thought about you all the time.”
The candlelight flickers a soft glow along his jawline, along his lips. “I hated losing her.” His voice is a low growl. “I hadn’t realized just how attached I’d gotten.” He reaches and moves a strand of wet hair out of my face. “How dangerously addictive she could be.”
“Your world is so different from mine. Do you guys have anything in common with humans?”
He looks at me with those killer eyes in that perfect face over his Adonis body. “Nothing we’ll admit to.”
“There’s no way around it, is there?” I ask. “We’re mortal enemies and I should be trying to kill you and everyone like you.”
He leans over, touches the tip of his forehead to mine, and closes his eyes. “Yes.” His gentle breath caresses my lips as he says the word.
I close my eyes too, and try to focus on the warmth of his forehead resting on mine.”