This is darker than I thought. And too evocative. Not that it's a problem because I love it. Well, that means that the writer is just so damn good, right? 'Cause I even came to a point where I can't take the the gory scenes. Right. Nice job there, Susan. 
 But that's not the real problem. Honestly, I had a hard time finishing this book. I struggled real hard to continue reading it. The first part up to the middle of the story, I nearly dozed off. There were also some moments that I just wanted to put the book down and watch Once Upon A Time instead.. I love Angelfall, don't get me wrong. I just didn't find it as exciting as the first one. Perhaps, Penryn and Raffe are better together. It's not exciting as it is when they're apart.