Review: Brilliant!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2012
Wow...just wow! So far "The Rise" is my favorite book of the Alexa Montgomery series. With every installment H.D. Gordon grows so much more as an author and it shows through the characters she creates, the poetry she incorporates throughout her work, and the emotion she inflicts on her audience. And let me tell you, "The Rise" was a roller coaster ride of emotion. FINALLY we get to witness Alexa's vulnerable side and it endured her to me on a whole new level.The Rise begins with a frantic Alexa, her Libra, Kayden, and her newly freed mother rushing back to Two Rivers to retrieve Nelly. In Half Black Soul we learn that it is Nelly, not Alexa, who is the true prophesized savior and without the protection of her sister, the Sun Warrior, she may be in danger... which she most definitely is! However, Nelly ends up posing a bigger threat than King William and any of his Lamia-blood siphoning warriors. Under attack, Nelly ends up showing the side she has kept hidden her entire life and unleashing powers she has never used before. In doing so, she gains followers that would gladly give their lives for her; in turn, the darkness she's burrowed so deep within rises and takes her over completely.Can Alexa save her sister from herself even if it means forfeiting her own life in the process? What? Did you expect me to answer that? Grab a copy of "The Rise" for yourself and find out! I promise, you will not be dissapointed. And, as an added bonus, Alexa and Kayden get closer than ever before ;) That little bit of information is enough in itself to pick this book up!