Review: Another awesome installment in this series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2012
I received a copy of The Rise from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review, that being said onto the review.  WOW...just wow, this is the third installment in the Alexa Montgomery series and it is action packed from cover to cover.  The Rise picks up immediately after Hafl Black Soul leaves off, Alexa and Kayden have just rescued her mother and they are heading back to Two Rivers to save Nelly.  Nelly doesn't need saving and is far stronger than anyone suspected.  Nelly escapes Two Rivers with some friends in tow and proves strong enough to fight off the King and some Lamias along the way, but at a huge personal cost.This book tells the story from several different points of view, usually jumping between Alexa and Nelly and towards the end it also features the King and Kayden as well.  I love Alexa, she is so conflicted throughout the book she has a running dialogue with herself and what she calls her monster it makes for some lighter moments in what is a very dark book.  Her devotion to her sister and her fearlessness make her so unique especially in YA fiction.  The book did have some happy parts to it, without giving too much away all I will say is...Go Team Kayden!Nelly, wow didn't see that coming!  The character development in this book for Nelly is huge.  With Alexa off rescuing their mother Nelly is left to fend for herself for the first time ever, she has always relied on Alexa's strength she never had to discover her own.  She discovers what she can do in this book in a huge way and at a terrible cost.  While she doesn't share Alexa's physical strength or fighting skill she has definitely become her equal and a whole lot darker.The plot in this book is very fast paced and it has everything you want;  prophecies, deaths, impending war and a whole lot of plot twists.  HD has such a unique way of writing she makes you feel every emotion the character has and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole book, I couldn't put it down and I was up reading to the wee hours of the morning.  I highly recommend this series to any UF fan and I am counting down the days until Redemption is released....so hurry up already :).