Review: Very Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2014
Uprising was a great follow up to Collide, and I was not disappointed.  In fact, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. This books manages to combine lots of action with some truly heartwarming moments. Crane manages (yet again) to create an amazing love story that every girl wishes she had.I really enjoyed the introduction of new perspectives in this book, but at the same time I was upset to see Sherry’s perspective cut back. I would be perfectly content to read about Sherry and Merrick and how much they love each other all day long. I will never get enough of the love scenes between the two of them. Sometimes I wish authors would just write a book that is all fluff and no real plot lines what-so-ever. One perspective I found really interesting but frightening at the same time, was the Taker’s perspective. It was intriguing to get inside his head, but also a bit scary.In my opinion, Sherry is still too nice. However, she does begin to stand up for herself in this book and I was glad to see it. While it is good to be nice and liked, you should make yourself happy first, and then others. Merrick once again is a sweetie and I could read about him for days on end. It was interesting to get a glimpse at  a very different Merrick in this book, one that I am sure will shock readers.I was glad to see Lillian return and to see her character grow.  When we met her in Collide, I thought her character had a lot of potential, only to see her leave very soon. Cain is quickly becoming one of my favorite characters. I truly appreciate his humor, sarcasm, and of course his lip ring. Its hard to resist a bad boy, even if this bad boy is really a nice guy. Lily, one of our new characters, may just be my absolute favorite. She is three years old and adorable. I can picture her in my head perfectly and I think she is an absolute sweetie and I just want to make her come outside of the book, pick her up, and hug her. Another character we see return is Piper, and I hate her. She is the most annoying and spiteful character I have ever encountered. I really truly hate her, even more-so than I do the Lighters. The Lighters have always been evil, and in a way it is all they really know, but Piper is supposed to be the good guy. She is acting like a spoiled child and she is simply vindictive. I feel like the Lighters just are evil, while Piper is choosing to be evil. This to me is a very big difference.Overall, a very good second book for this series. The ending is of course a cliffhanger that will have you sprinting to the store as soon as you finish in order to buy Catalyst. I personally downloaded it to my nook immediately and started reading like it was one giant book. Pararomance fans will adore this book.