World After by Susan Ee

“A girl finding a way to protect her family while learning to trust the enermy.” (ANGLE FALL)

“A girl finding a way to reunite with her family while forming a bond with her angel.” (THE WORLD AFTER)

Wow! It’s been one of the best YA books I have read, and I am rarely impressed with the angel theme! Yet, the series blows my mind and makes me think differently!

At first, I didn’t really dare to read it as I truly DID enjoy ANGLE FALL and I feared that the book would be less than my grand expectation, but then, it went even better and better! The most charming aspect of the book is finding exits from grim and life-threatening situations for the characters.. when such situations seem too dark and hopeless.

Still, personally, the most beautiful moment in the book becomes the reunion of the two characters. In too many books, the yearning and longing lovers have for each other will be expressed by sweet words, too sweet and sugary words. But, in THE WORLD AFTER, it starts with awkwardness since neither of them doesn’t know how to start, to express their feelings in words, and they let comfortable silence speak for them. My favourite shot is when Penryn refers that Raffe’s sword has been missing him while, in reality, she is referring to herself. I find this particular shot truly believable, for in the beginning, the two characters has formed alliance to achieve their own goal, but they haven’t yet expressed their sensitive feelings to each other freely. The symbol is therefore just right.

Though I had been dreadful that the second book would end up bloodily like book one, THE WORLD AFTER leaves no enormous heart-breaking cliff-hanger. Yet, I still die to read book three just after finishing it. I really need to know the possibility of Raffe’s getting his wings back to his body, and INDEED, the direction of relationship between the two. Is it possible or is it not?

It's a relief to know that the series now extends to 5, not 3 like I first thought! Yeah!