Review: Fabulous next book in the Reign of Blood series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
I have loved reading this series!  Alexia has done a superb job of bringing to life a new and creative angle on the post-apocalyptic novel.  Once you thought that there wasn't possibly any more original sub-plots to add, she found a way to prove you wrong.  And I, for one, was never so glad to be wrong as in that moment."When there’s so much death around you, love turns into a luxury, a petty indulgence.” I sniffed, my eyes stung. “Why fall in love when life is not guaranteed? It could be stolen from you in a split second. All love brings is loss.”I read this paragraph and, not only did it resonate somewhere within me, but it gives quite an important look into April's state of mind throughout the majority of Amplified.  After the loss of friends and family and, especially, the recent loss of her mother, there is a feeling of defeat deep within her soul.  How many can one stand to lose before they start losing pieces of themselves?Luckily, April is such a strong, grounded character that I believe that she is on her way to healing those emotional scars, by the end of the book.  This is why I love her character so much.  She is real.  She is any one of us who has been through such an ordeal- such a life-changing event.I felt a real sense of hope for the characters in the book, at the end.  But, also, a sense of finality.  I have hope that we will find out if their efforts towards a cure ever come to fruition, someday.