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Nothing. That’s all I feel after finishing this series. Well, that, and disappointed. How did Ee go so wrong? She started out so strong and created such an interesting world with gutsy characters I loved and then it just fell completely flat.
I had been wanting to read this book series for so long. The premise sounded awesome, the covers were hauntingly beautiful, and everyone and their cat was raving about it. I barely managed to hold off reading them until the final book came out so I could marathon them. I couldn’t believe that halfway through the last book, I didn’t even care that much to finish the series.
Was it because my expectations were too high? Maybe? I don’t think so though. I was waiting for this huge grand finale, the Battle of Hogwarts, Katniss storming the Capitol, Percy fighting Kronos, and I got a talent show? What even? It was a bit lame compared to the rest of the series. It in no way compared to the gritty, dark, and epically badass scenes in the previous two books.
The first word that came to mind after I read the last page: safe. Susan Ee played it completely safe. A mildly entertaining final battle, mildly entertaining dialogue, mildly entertaining characters. Everything was mild. Even the couple of “sacrifice plays” that were made were safe. Safe and sacrifice are two words that should never go together when storytelling.
Ee went the safe route again by not really killing off any of her “good” characters. Even the couple she did kill off, I didn’t feel the least bit sad. (Not that I was feeling much of anything while reading this book.) Now, I am a bit conflicted about this critique because it makes it seems like I love when the best characters get killed off. I hate it when great characters die. I am pained when they die. I cry when they die. Harry Potter and Hunger Games left my tear ducts dry for weeks. And while I do hate it when authors kill off some of their best characters, I understand it. But more importantly, I think it’s magical when someone is moved to tears because a book character died. This character is fictional. They exist merely through words on pages and a fuzzy image in one’s head. They are nothing the least bit tangible. But when one is moved to tears over the death of a fictional character, it simply shows what an amazing writer that author is. How well they constructed that character and made them come to life and connect with the reader. That is true magic. While her first two books had strongly written characters that I connected with, in this book, I felt that connection severed.
Another problem with “End of Days” was this post-apocalyptic world was not fleshed out enough. I feel like Ee didn’t attack this apocalyptic world with enough ferocity as she could have. Apocalyptic and dystopian worlds are like a dead, decaying body. I want the author to cut it open and fearlessly display the rotten insides crawling with maggots. I want the author to reach in and yank out the blackened heart and toss it aside. I want the author to be my tour guide through the dark abyss where that heart used to beat. I want dark and gritty and cruel. And above all I want human. I want to see the dark underbelly of humanity. See humans at their worst; see humans at their best. Watch them fail; watch them succeed. Witness them tearing each other apart; witness them building each other up. They will either give up or give it everything they got. Some will give in to the darkness of the world, some will give in to the darkness in themselves, and some will do something extraordinary. Though there might be evil wizards or natural disasters or corrupt dictators or bloodthirsty angels from heaven above, there is nothing that will show the true horrors and beauty of humanity like darkness. And though that corpse is rotten and decaying, I want to see against all odds, that body be resurrected.
Sure the supernatural element was dark and scary and there was plenty of action, but in this last book, there wasn’t enough growth, heart, or humanity. All those aspects of the story remained stagnant from page one. And that corpse of humanity that was introduced to us in the first book was not resurrected, but merely given artificial life.


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End of Days Howard Hughes 9781444778557 Books Reviews

**Originally posted on My Fangirl Chronicles**

SPOILERS. BEWARE.

I finished End of Days about a week ago but waited a while to write the review because it always feels so final when I review a book, even more so for this one because it’s the last part in Susan Ee’s amazing trilogy, Penryn and the End of Days. When I got to the end of this book I quickly realized I really wasn’t ready to leave Penryn and Raffe, and their post-apocalyptic world yet. I literally spent a good 45 minutes just holding the book and flipping through the pages, rereading my favorite parts, and sighing nostalgically. Yeah, that probably sounds really pathetic but I have grown to love this trilogy and its characters so, so much within the span of just two years.

After reading the first book Angelfall back in July 2013, it instantly became one of my top favorite books, and I felt that the sequel (released in November 2013) could not come fast enough, especially with how things ended in Angelfall. I had pre-ordered the sequel, World After from and rejoiced when it arrived the same day it was released, and immediately dove into it. I just had to find out what became of my favorite archangel (oh, Raffe, how I love you so) and his Daughter of Man because I ship them SO hard even though their situation seemed really complicated and hopeless. The climax of World After had me at the edge of my seat, fangirl flail-dancing when Raffe and Penryn were finally reunited, and holding my breath during their daring escape. Thankfully the ending didn’t leave me staring at the last page in horror saying, “What? No! You can’t end it there!”

*minor spoilers ahead*

The End of Days picks up right where the previous book left off, but our heroes don’t get much time to rest before something goes wrong. Again. Oh, but there was one particularly hot and squee-worthy Raffryn scene in the first couple chapters that called for giggling and fangirl flailing. What am I talking about? Okay, ALL the Raffryn scenes were squee-worthy and if they weren’t making me fangirl, they were breaking my heart. At times I actually found myself comparing their situation to Romeo and Juliet because they’re each from two opposing sides of a war, which is why I always said it’s so bittersweet shipping those two. Throughout the majority of this book, Raffe spends it denying his feelings for Penryn, and as much as it drove me crazy I couldn’t help but love it, too. Especially when we start to see him slowly letting his walls down before just completely going “Ah, screw it. I wanna kiss her so I’m gonna do it. Onlookers be damned.” Haha!

Not only was there more romance and sexual tension in this book, the action and craziness was kicked up a notch or two, as well! I can’t even remember how many times (but I know it was quite frequently) I clutched the book close to my face as I read and whispered, “Oh no… crap, crap, crap. No, no, no! Ahh!” I would walk around the grocery store or the mall with my parents, with my face buried in this book because nothing else mattered but finding out what happened next, who died or got injured in the battle, or what plot twist would pop up and complicate things next. It was like an epic action/romance/fantasy movie in my mind that lasted for days and I never wanted it to stop. The part where we actually get to see a different setting other than a devastated San Francisco was also super creepy and very disturbing, particularly due to its inhabitants. Susan really knows how to make freaky, nightmarish creatures, I’ll tell you that.

Something that surprised me was how I actually started to feel pity for one of the antagonists in the story. I absolutely despised him in the previous two books, but in the third one I couldn’t help but only feel sorry for him after finding out his side of the story. I still believe he did unforgivably horrendous things, and I’ll never forgive him for what he did to Raffe, but it was nice to see he wasn’t a one-dimensional villain who just did awful things because he’s the antagonist. There was a moment in time when he wasn’t a bad guy, and seeing that side of him then comparing it to the one I was first introduced to really made me have conflicted feelings about him. One of these days I’m going to read the entire trilogy straight through, so I can refresh my memory of him in the beginning and see how I feel by the last book. Oh, and I also didn’t expect to end up liking Penryn’s mother more! There were several scenes in End of Days where her mother did something really heroic that just took me by surprise and I couldn’t help but literally applaud and cheer her on. I really liked that we got to see more of the mother-daughter relationship this time, and how things have improved between them. There’s even this short running joke where Penryn tells Raffe that everyone is afraid of her mom, even the locusts. I loved that part, it was so funny.

*SPOILERS AHEAD!*

The only critique I could give for this book is that the number of casualties – in terms of the main cast of characters whose names we know – didn’t seem realistic. I’m glad that I didn’t have to sob over and mourn one of my favorite characters in the end, I really am, but with how high the odds were stacked against humanity, it just seems strange that Penryn’s main group didn’t suffer more losses. Honestly, the entire time I was expecting at least one of the twins to die, just like in Harry Potter. Again, I’m so glad neither of them did but it just seems strange they didn’t.

*END OF SPOILERS*

End of Days is filled with gripping action and adventure, shocking political intrigue, entertaining witty banter, and heartwarming/wrenching (depends on what part of the book you’re on) romance, all entwined in a rich and twisted post apocalyptic world. I will be recommending this to people until everyone knows about this amazing trilogy. Thank you, Susan Ee, for writing such a fantastic and heart-stopping story that I know will stay with me for a very long time. I’m so sad that it’s over, but I am looking forward to what you have in store for us in the future!
I finished this about a week ago, but keep thinking "oh, I want to finish my book." I keep thinking this because this book was done so poorly that none of my questions have been answered. It is obvious that Ee wrote this under a severe deadline.
Penryn is suddenly a different character, obsessed with Raffe and not caring about much about all the things that made her character so awesome. At the 80% mark, things were so ridiculous, that I stopped reading for a day or two. Even on an airplane, where I always read, I played a stupid game on my phone instead. I finally decided to go ahead and finish it, despite how many times I rolled my eyes and thought "really? This is supposed to work in this situation... really?" My questions weren't answered.
Meh.
Nothing. That’s all I feel after finishing this series. Well, that, and disappointed. How did Ee go so wrong? She started out so strong and created such an interesting world with gutsy characters I loved and then it just fell completely flat.
I had been wanting to read this book series for so long. The premise sounded awesome, the covers were hauntingly beautiful, and everyone and their cat was raving about it. I barely managed to hold off reading them until the final book came out so I could marathon them. I couldn’t believe that halfway through the last book, I didn’t even care that much to finish the series.
Was it because my expectations were too high? Maybe? I don’t think so though. I was waiting for this huge grand finale, the Battle of Hogwarts, Katniss storming the Capitol, Percy fighting Kronos, and I got a talent show? What even? It was a bit lame compared to the rest of the series. It in no way compared to the gritty, dark, and epically badass scenes in the previous two books.
The first word that came to mind after I read the last page safe. Susan Ee played it completely safe. A mildly entertaining final battle, mildly entertaining dialogue, mildly entertaining characters. Everything was mild. Even the couple of “sacrifice plays” that were made were safe. Safe and sacrifice are two words that should never go together when storytelling.
Ee went the safe route again by not really killing off any of her “good” characters. Even the couple she did kill off, I didn’t feel the least bit sad. (Not that I was feeling much of anything while reading this book.) Now, I am a bit conflicted about this critique because it makes it seems like I love when the best characters get killed off. I hate it when great characters die. I am pained when they die. I cry when they die. Harry Potter and Hunger Games left my tear ducts dry for weeks. And while I do hate it when authors kill off some of their best characters, I understand it. But more importantly, I think it’s magical when someone is moved to tears because a book character died. This character is fictional. They exist merely through words on pages and a fuzzy image in one’s head. They are nothing the least bit tangible. But when one is moved to tears over the death of a fictional character, it simply shows what an amazing writer that author is. How well they constructed that character and made them come to life and connect with the reader. That is true magic. While her first two books had strongly written characters that I connected with, in this book, I felt that connection severed.
Another problem with “End of Days” was this post-apocalyptic world was not fleshed out enough. I feel like Ee didn’t attack this apocalyptic world with enough ferocity as she could have. Apocalyptic and dystopian worlds are like a dead, decaying body. I want the author to cut it open and fearlessly display the rotten insides crawling with maggots. I want the author to reach in and yank out the blackened heart and toss it aside. I want the author to be my tour guide through the dark abyss where that heart used to beat. I want dark and gritty and cruel. And above all I want human. I want to see the dark underbelly of humanity. See humans at their worst; see humans at their best. Watch them fail; watch them succeed. Witness them tearing each other apart; witness them building each other up. They will either give up or give it everything they got. Some will give in to the darkness of the world, some will give in to the darkness in themselves, and some will do something extraordinary. Though there might be evil wizards or natural disasters or corrupt dictators or bloodthirsty angels from heaven above, there is nothing that will show the true horrors and beauty of humanity like darkness. And though that corpse is rotten and decaying, I want to see against all odds, that body be resurrected.
Sure the supernatural element was dark and scary and there was plenty of action, but in this last book, there wasn’t enough growth, heart, or humanity. All those aspects of the story remained stagnant from page one. And that corpse of humanity that was introduced to us in the first book was not resurrected, but merely given artificial life.