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KerysJayne Draganova (21 KP) rated Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) in Books

Jan 13, 2018 (Updated Jan 13, 2018)  
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1)
Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1)
Susan Ee | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.6 (11 Ratings)
Book Rating
Storyline (3 more)
Characters
Alot of action
Dark take on Angels
No back story/poor world building (0 more)
It truly astounds me that the author had to self publish this book...considering some of the rubbish that actually gets picked up by publishing companies.

I love love loved Ee's take on Angels. I'm not really a fan of paranormal books with angels usually, as generally they involve squeaky clean, day-saving, nicey nice angels....*yawn*! Same old every time. So Ee's end of the world bringing, dark, gritty angels were a breath of fresh air.

Ee has created some incredible characters in this book, Penryn is an absolute bad ass. I love that she's trained in martial arts and not afraid to put up a fight. She's ready to protect her family at all costs, whether that means fighting humans gone mad, or crazy, sword wielding, angels with super strength.

 The dynamic between Penryn and Raffe is perfect. I love how Penryn saves Raffes ass so many times throughout the book, and he returns the favour. There's no love at first sight between the two. Rather their partnership starts as one of survival, and a building of trust that brings about a whole load of tension between the two. Their story gets you right in the feels.

Also Penryn's crazy Mother is freaking Amazing!!!! I can't wait to see where Ee goes with this character.

The only thing I felt let this book down was the world building/ back story, I didn't really get a proper feel for what kind of state the the world was in, and there wasn't really an explanation as to how the angels brought on the apocalypse.

Also, I will say parts of the book can be very Dark/ graphic. This book is listed as a YA but may be better for older YAs and even NAs.

Overall, this is an awesome post-apocalyptic story, and I definitely recommend it.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders in Books

Jan 3, 2018  
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Curt Gentry, Vincent Bugliosi | 2015 | Biography
8
8.0 (13 Ratings)
Book Rating
Gripping, detailed and intense
The infamous Manson family murders have been heard around the world for decades, so when you thought everything that can be said, had been said, this book comes along. Granted it was written on the 25th anniversary of the murders, so many of characters have since diminished, but it gives an intriguing insight into the mind of the killers, by the prosecutor who convicted them. I have yet to read this level of detail into the case.

Vincent Bugliosi is methodical in his descriptions leading up to the end of the trial, relaying information as if solving a puzzle. And in many ways the Manson riddle is truly a mystery. Why would such a crime receive so much notoriety when mass murders have claimed far greater lives? Bugliosi discusses his own argument in the case in great detail, the fact that Manson had only to influence others around him to carry out the act that he himself did not commit. Does this make him equally culpable? In Bugliosi's mind - absolutely.

At the end, we hear his own assertions, Manson's links to other cult phenomena such as Satanism, Latter Day Saints, and even Scientology, in which Manson was said to be greatly influenced by. Riveting read for those who don't want the sensationalism and just the straight facts.