World After Review

I… just… wow…

Even though not a lot of things happen in this installment, it was sooo so good! Penryn is probably my favorite lead female character ever!

What I Loved:

The action. Susan Ee has an incredible talent for describing gore and action with a good pace that is descriptive but not as though it is in slow-mo.

Penryn. She has really stepped up her sass level in this novel!

The fact that it takes FOREVER for Penryn and Raffe to reunite. Even though it made me sad, I like the fact that Penryn isn’t one of those typical YA heroines who is nothing without her man. They are strong apart, but stronger together, and that m’dears is what a true relationship, partnership, is about.

The realism. A lot of YA hero(ine)s tend to be unrealistically brave. Penryn is brave, but not to the extent where it is unnatural. It is one of those ridiculous coincidence’s that the protagonist has self-defense training, but in this situation, it makes sense. She is afraid, but doesn’t allow her fear to paralyze her (or at least not always).

The themes of “What Makes a Monster.” Very Shelley’s Frankenstein or Hugo’s The Huntchback of Notre Dame.

What I Didn’t Like:

Not a lot happened. A few questions have been answered, and Penryn has learned a lot about the World After and herself but it seems like it was a long time with not a lot going on.

Overall, I’m so incredibly pumped for the third installment but I’m crying inside because I have to wait until 2015!!! D: This is why I don’t normally read series’ in the making and wait for all installments to come out.