Mariam's Reviews > End of Days

The twins are right. This is life.

There's something addictive about this trilogy. Maybe it's the thrilling, gory adventure balanced with dry humor. Maybe it's the realistic personality of Penryn Young, who I consider to be far superior to the likes of Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior. Maybe it's the slow burn romance. Or maybe, it's how each of the three books manages to tell a story without finding the need to unnecessarily elongate it. Whatever it is, I'm hooked.

End of Days, however, did not live up to the rest of the trilogy. My love for Penryn faded during the course of this book which greatly saddens me because she had so much potential. Although the last few chapters of the book proved to be intriguing, the rest of the story was slow, and many scenes read like fanfiction. (The bed scene? Yeah, that scene. I lost my respect for Penryn completely, and what's worse is that Raffe and Penryn never spoke about it again.)

Nevertheless, the character development of Penryn's mother and sister continues to grow, and the world-building of the angelic world, as well as the introduction to Raffe's Watchers, was interesting.

Sometimes, I wish I could take a vacation from myself.

Okay, even if I like Penryn a little less, there's no denying she's the most relatable fictional character in YA fantasy.