The slow pace and slightly annoying dream sequences are more than atoned for by the story as it continues.

This pining expressed itself largely in an overabundance of dream sequences which although serving a very important purpose became a little tiresome.

Penryn has been reunited with her sister and mother and seems to be in the most secure place available considering the plight of the world, so the pace makes sense but I began to become worried that the story was going to overdo the relief and the pining felt towards Raffe. This sequel follows on perfectly from the events of the first story and sets off at a surprisingly leisurely pace. Angelfall set off at a blistering pace throwing the reader into a world of chaos and destruction from the outset and facing us with the tearing apart of a family and its impact upon our heroine Penryn. World After is the follow-up to Angelfall, a book which took me by surprise with its fantastic pacing, well delivered horror and even its surprisingly endearing romance. All the while Pen clings to the hope of a reunion with Raffe, the angel responsible for saving her life and true owner of the powerful sword she carries with her. In order to protect her sister she feels the need to leave the resistance and risk life in the nearly destroyed world amongst predators such as angels and even more horrifying creations spawned by the angels. Believed to be dead at the start of the story, Penryn finds herself at the control centre of the human resistance movement whose treatment of her sister and other victims of angel brutality seems less than human. Penryn successfully (depending on how you look at things) liberated her little sister Paige from the sick experiments of the angels now ruling over the world. Not to be read out of sequence as the story is almost a continuation of Angelfall. Summary: The sequel to the hugely enjoyable Angelfall, detailing the exploits of Penryn during what may be the last days of humankind.

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