Angels FallAngels Fall
Score Modern
What it's about
Reece Gilmore, a chef, was the only survivor of a massacre at the Boston restaurant where she worked. Still haunted, she drifts west and takes a job at a diner in a small Wyoming town. Hiking in the mountains, she sees a man strangle a woman by the river, but when the sheriff arrives, there's no body, and no one believes her except a gruff writer named Brody.
Why it's worth reading
It hit #1 on the New York Times list. It's romantic suspense, with a heroine fighting trauma and a beautiful mountain setting.
You'll love it if you liked
Black Hills
Intensity
The River We RememberGood to know
There's violence, panic attacks and PTSD.
By the numbers
- Readers58 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller42 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #117 of the 233 romances we rank
- #241 of the 555 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #833 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #1545 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
Gripping
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Quick answers
Is Angels Fall worth reading?
Yes. It hit #1 on the New York Times list. It ranks #1,545 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 67.9 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Angels Fall about?
Reece Gilmore, a chef, was the only survivor of a massacre at the Boston restaurant where she worked. Still haunted, she drifts west and takes a job at a diner in a small Wyoming town. Hiking in the mountains, she sees a man strangle a woman by the river, but when the sheriff arrives, there's no body, and no one believes her except a gruff writer named Brody.
How long does it take to read Angels Fall?
About 13 hours (504 pages), or about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Angels Fall?
If you liked it, try Black Hills by Nora Roberts, Intensity by Dean Koontz or The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.