End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe’s past unleashes … unleashes dark forces that threaten them all.
When the angels release an apocalyptic nightmare onto humans, both sides are set on a path toward war. As unlikely alliances form and strategies shift, who will emerge victorious? Forced to pick sides in the fight for control of the earthly realm, Raffe and Penryn must choose: Their own kind, or each other?
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Lovely ending.
Wow the first 2 books had me hooked but the ending of this book, unanswered questions and one of main characters does not have the same vigor like the 1st two books. Still a good read and story and I hope the writer reduces this book and continues this story.
Wow! Such an incredible tale!
This is a trilogy that I devoured. From the moment is began with Book 1, I was HOOKED. The imagery set the stage so well. The author did an outstanding job of describing the view of the world before and after the attack.
Penryn is a character that just blows your mind. She was just a 17-year-old girl but outshone the angels, grown men and any other character one would expect to be the savior in an apocalyptic setting. Her bravery was astounding. Her strength to push through and not give up (even when she really wanted to) was admirable.
This was such an unforgettable story!
Loved this series!
Such a great ending to the book series. I absolutely love this book
You know that feeling when you finish a series but it was published a long time ago so no one’s talking about it now? That’s exactly how I feel. 🙁
Let me begin by saying that overall, I like this series. Still, I must admit that this is one of those series where none of the sequels could ever measure up to the first.
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed this for a lot of reasons:
I finally got the romance I so desperately wanted. In the first two books, it was basically non-existent. Susan Ee poured everything into this one and I am here for it. There were so many sweet moments but I still couldn’t get enough. I mean, I was starved for two whole books. It was high time I get what I wanted. But those who loved this series because it was different from other angel books due to the lack of romance might not share the same opinion, especially with the ending. I think it depends on what you really wanted from this series.
So many things happened and there was more action than the second book. I was on the edge of my seat in the last few chapters. A lot of things surprised me and I liked that.
The side characters in this book are pretty great. Penryn’s mom might be crazy but she is also badass. Paige is a strong girl. Dee and Dum are fun. The brotherhood among the Watchers is cute and I wish it had more of it.
I loved how it ended and I wouldn’t prefer it any other way. I’m really, really happy about Raffe’s decision. It’s what I wished for. I couldn’t emphasize that enough.
Although I did love the ending, I understand why some found it underwhelming. It is not the kind that will blow you away. It seemed as if Susan Ee was in a rush to resolve all the issues in the easiest possible way. Nevertheless, I only wanted a happy ending and it’s what I got. I guess when you’re reading dystopian while the world feels like a dystopian novel itself, all you ever want is for everything to be okay.
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Satisfying ending to the trilogy. I couldn’t imagine how the humans could defeat the angels, but the solution was ingenious, if utterly over the top compared with the tone of the books in general. Penryn finds herself the resistance hero, and has to grow to the task to lead the humans to victory. While she seems to have superior strength and skills compared to other humans, especially for a small seventeen-year-old, leading people isn’t one of her fortes. Luckily she has people who help her in that.
Penryn’s relationship with Raffe seems doomed from the start, as mixing humans and angels is against the rules of both people. Perhaps for that, the romance remains fairly low key to the end. It’s definitely not the driving force of the narrative like in so many YA fantasies. I wasn’t entirely on board with the two of them, and I think I could’ve accepted a different ending for them too.
09/19/2018: Read for the second time. Upped from 4 Stars to 5 Stars!
Rereading this made me realize just how much Penryn’s character really grows in this book. She was always a strong character but she becomes more authoritative in this book. She sees the bigger picture and her compassion for the human race as a whole shines through where before she was only concerned about her own family. I love the way she takes charge and leads the fight at the end. I like how Raffe softened to Penryn in the end. He was so concerned about his duty to the angels and about falling that he discounted what his heart was feeling. I liked the introduction of his friends, the Watchers. They made Raffe realize things about Penryn and himself that he hadn’t considered. I liked the personalities of the Watchers. And I also enjoyed the fact that I truly felt sorry for one of the series main villains by the end of the book. Anytime an author can make me feel true sympathy for a villain I know that they are well written characters. I truly loved the ending of the book. These character really grew on me. I especially loved the side characters. Penryn’s mother was one of my favorites. She was unpredictable, just as fierce as Penryn (maybe more so), and driven. I liked the portrayal of her mental illness. She was a very gray character in that respect. I like the way that her illness was painted in the series. She had some deteriorating moments, but she also had moments of true love for her family. I loved the aspect of acceptance. Not only for Penryn’s mother, but for her sister as well. Her sister essentially becomes a monster when the angels dissect her and put her back together. Penryn’s internal struggle with what happened to her sister is a big part of the book. Overall, I was overjoyed to reread this series. I read all three books in just two days. I couldn’t put them down!
Original Review – 01/07/2016 – 4 Stars
End of Days is a good ending to the story, but I was a little underwhelmed. Don’t get me wrong though- it WAS a good book from beginning to end. I think that it was just lacking in some areas that if built more upon would make this book glow like the sun. All in all, I would absolutely recommend this. The story is amazing and original, and it is just a great read from beginning to end.
What I liked
The story was solid and kept building nicely. I was surprised by the ending. I honestly couldn’t put together what was going to happen while reading, so that’s awesome. I hate predictability.
The descriptions regarding the Pit were so vivid. Susan really did a remarkable job with details. I felt like I was right there with them when they went to the Pit. Very graphic, very disturbing, and very believable. I just loved it!
The writing in general is fantastic! There aren’t any awkward dialogues, everything is worded well, the action is balanced out well…it is just great writing.
I liked the glimpse that we got of Beliel. It is so sad in a way. I actually felt sorry for him.
What I didn’t like
The epilogue was kind of disappointing. I was envisioning something a little more involved than what was there. It wasn’t a terrible ending, but it could have been so much more than what is was.
I was kind of expecting some amazing, heroic fight scene at the end from Penryn. Something noble and epic. She did kick some ass, but there wasn’t one point in particular that felt overly significant. I did admire Raffe’s sacrifice at the end, but I was wanting so see something similar from Penryn. Saving her sister perhaps, or even defending Raffe somehow.
The fact that there are so many unanswered questions in this book is pretty much the only reason that I didn’t rate this a 5. Like I said previously, the story is solid, but the missing details really take away from the story being told. You go into this book thinking that all of your questions will be answered, but they just aren’t expanded upon. There may be subtle explainations here and there, but nothing that fully explains all the questions that you have in your mind after reading Angelfall and World After.
Okay. So, I may have been a bit stupid. I guess not stupid, but definitely irresponsible. I am currently writing this review with having only slept for about five hours, because I couldn’t put this book down. I knew it would be hard and tried to be an adult and set it down when it came time for bed, but I couldn’t. I ended up laying in bed for a while thinking about the story and couldn’t fall asleep, so I decided to just go for it and read a little more. And a little more. Finally, with only five hours to go until I had to get up for work, I finished it.
And it was worth it.
I won’t say this is the most amazing or unique series out there. As I’ve mentioned in my previous reviews, the book is riddled with tropes (especially the main characters) and there are a handful of issues (like a plot continuity issue), but they are really minor and the rest of the story sucked me in so much that it didn’t matter to me that I saw those problems.
There’s something about the story as a whole that I just loved. It’s not the most amazing, bestest series ever, but it’s one of those that I find myself knee-deep in and unwilling to let go of my Kindle, because I’d rather be reading than doing anything else.
I liked this book series. It has been almost a year since I read the second book in the series, so I admit I had forgotten where she had left off. The story is about Angels and Demons taking over the earth and trying to wipe out humans. Angels fighting the demons off, but not really on the side of the humans either. One Angel, Raffe, falls in love with a human (back in the first book – Angelfall) named Penryn. He spends most of the three books trying to keep her alive, and finds that she can really take care of herself.
It ends well. And I thought Susan Ee wrapped up the series really well. I recommend reading all three books.