caszriel's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing. The normality of the cliffhanger was extremely annoying though... But it also made me love it even more!
beckykirk's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would. It is by far the best in the series. I did not care for the ending, it seemed somewhat far fetched but overall this book was good.
ronimac74's review against another edition
3.0
Even though I did like "Rise" I wasn't my favorite out the the trilogy and was a little disappointed. "Rise" seemed a little choppy and didn't seem to flow as well as the first two books. It jumped from place to place and wised the author could have elaborated more, in regards to Charles, the rebels, etc. The ending of the book also left me hanging and wanting more. However, the read was good and at least I got some answers.
turtleonmars's review against another edition
3.0
A confusing ending....Eve goes through everything in this book......
Spoiler
Pip dies, Arden is the Resistance leader after Moss dies, Caleb is somehow alive at the end of the book,Eve kills her daddy, Eve is pregnant because of what she and Caleb did in Once and THERE IS NO FREAKING REUNION...orfhlaithxo's review against another edition
5.0
Great series! I wish the ending would of stretched out a few more chapters. Or added a book. Loved it!!!!
bookishnicole's review against another edition
3.0
I felt pretty let down when I finished Rise since it was the end of the series. There had been so much build up through the entire series and this book for it to have just ended, well, I was disappointed. That’s not to say that this book wasn’t good. I really loved the series and I think that the ending was great in its own way, I just wish that it had been longer and that we had been given slightly more. This book was a super quick read, one that I just devoured because I couldn’t stop turning the pages.
Through this book, I felt bad for Charles, who Eve married after she lost Caleb. I wish that she had given him a chance rather than push him away constantly. He did so many things for him to trust her including constantly covering up for her when her father pushed things with her. He had her back and she really needed an ally like him in this book, but instead of turning to him for help, she waited until it was too late for her to have really used it. Even worse though was that she could have maybe used the time to talk up Clara, but instead, she chose to just fight with him and make everyone’s lives more difficult.
I liked that there was a reemergence of characters that appeared in the first book or the second book that we never thought we would see again like the ladies from Califa and friends from The School. Even though they were short lived reunions, its nice when authors don’t forget the small people in their books. I felt like we could see how Eve had grown up from book 1- book 2, but not really book 2 into book 3. She seemed to become drawn into herself and not the girl she used to be. I totally get that it was because Caleb had died, and I respect her more for it, I just wish she had grown a little more as well aside from plotting to kill her father.
I was disappointed to see her treat that decision so lightly. I wish that she had been more concerned that she was going to try and maybe successfully kill her last living parent. Even though she didn’t really know him, I still feel like that should have resonated more with her. He was the last person alive that knew her mother, even if he was a horrible person, she never tried to get more about her mother from him and I thought that was a cryin shame. I wanted her to at least feel some kind of guilt or remorse, but she showed nothing which felt out of character. She wasn’t a hardened criminal, sure she had been gone for like a year, but she didn’t change that much.
There was a surprise that my mom and I totally pinned from the last book and isn’t hard to see coming from what happened between her and Caleb before he died. I felt bad that she had to go through everything with no mother and no real female to guide her, she does come back together with her former maid Beatrice who was the reason things went to hell at the end of the last book, but she was forgiving to this woman which further supports that her characterization wouldn’t have led her to be a cold killer.
As for the ending of the book, I felt like there should have been more elaboration on what happened. I had about 50 pages left and was yelling at my book “THERE ISN’T ENOUGH TIME FOR THIS SHIT!” Because all of the sudden things were happening and I felt like there wasn’t enough time for there to be enough explained about what was happening. I felt the ending was sort of abrupt, but the way that it ended ended, like the last page? Was sweet and wonderful, and I love that that’s where Carey went with it. I totally saw that coming, but I loved it never the less.
Through this book, I felt bad for Charles, who Eve married after she lost Caleb. I wish that she had given him a chance rather than push him away constantly. He did so many things for him to trust her including constantly covering up for her when her father pushed things with her. He had her back and she really needed an ally like him in this book, but instead of turning to him for help, she waited until it was too late for her to have really used it. Even worse though was that she could have maybe used the time to talk up Clara, but instead, she chose to just fight with him and make everyone’s lives more difficult.
I liked that there was a reemergence of characters that appeared in the first book or the second book that we never thought we would see again like the ladies from Califa and friends from The School. Even though they were short lived reunions, its nice when authors don’t forget the small people in their books. I felt like we could see how Eve had grown up from book 1- book 2, but not really book 2 into book 3. She seemed to become drawn into herself and not the girl she used to be. I totally get that it was because Caleb had died, and I respect her more for it, I just wish she had grown a little more as well aside from plotting to kill her father.
I was disappointed to see her treat that decision so lightly. I wish that she had been more concerned that she was going to try and maybe successfully kill her last living parent. Even though she didn’t really know him, I still feel like that should have resonated more with her. He was the last person alive that knew her mother, even if he was a horrible person, she never tried to get more about her mother from him and I thought that was a cryin shame. I wanted her to at least feel some kind of guilt or remorse, but she showed nothing which felt out of character. She wasn’t a hardened criminal, sure she had been gone for like a year, but she didn’t change that much.
There was a surprise that my mom and I totally pinned from the last book and isn’t hard to see coming from what happened between her and Caleb before he died. I felt bad that she had to go through everything with no mother and no real female to guide her, she does come back together with her former maid Beatrice who was the reason things went to hell at the end of the last book, but she was forgiving to this woman which further supports that her characterization wouldn’t have led her to be a cold killer.
As for the ending of the book, I felt like there should have been more elaboration on what happened. I had about 50 pages left and was yelling at my book “THERE ISN’T ENOUGH TIME FOR THIS SHIT!” Because all of the sudden things were happening and I felt like there wasn’t enough time for there to be enough explained about what was happening. I felt the ending was sort of abrupt, but the way that it ended ended, like the last page? Was sweet and wonderful, and I love that that’s where Carey went with it. I totally saw that coming, but I loved it never the less.
valeriew's review against another edition
3.0
Maybe 3.5
I knew it!!! I knew he would be there. Ok this book was just alright for me. It felt like it just drug on. I do wish there was an epilogue though. It just ended flat.
I knew it!!! I knew he would be there. Ok this book was just alright for me. It felt like it just drug on. I do wish there was an epilogue though. It just ended flat.
cestdanielle's review against another edition
1.0
I just couldn't finish this book. I tried so hard, but it just wasn't happening. It was just awful. Eve is one of the most annoying characters I've ever seen, and the whole thing with Caleb is obnoxious. Eve is so obsessive over him, and I just couldn't take it. I skipped to the last chapter or two and skimmed it. I'm going to give a few spoilers here, but I'll put a TLDR at the end just in case you actually want to read this book (which I don't recommend you do).
The ending was too cliche. It shouldn't have worked out the way it did just like many other things in this book. Overall, I think this book was irritating and, to be very frank, a waste of my time.
Spoiler
Caleb should have been dead. Not because I didn't like him, but because it's too perfect an ending. I know that sounds weird, but it bothers me that Caleb defied literally all the odds and survived being shot. Moss didn't survive. Otis, Marjorie, Lark, and many others didn't survive being shot. How the hell did Caleb?! Caleb's death was the saving grace of this series because it forced Eve to develop as a person. She went from the School to being Caleb's girlfriend to actually being a somewhat palatable character. I still really hated her, though. She was too perfect and so many things worked out for her that shouldn't have worked at all. And the actual ending itself was terrible. It was extremely cliche to me, and I can only imagine how unsatisfying it was for people who shipped Caleb and Eve.The ending was too cliche. It shouldn't have worked out the way it did just like many other things in this book. Overall, I think this book was irritating and, to be very frank, a waste of my time.
softpinecone's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book but unfortunately the ending was spoiled for me so it wasn't as good as it would have been if the whole book was a surprise, but still a great story and great characters
nighthawk921's review against another edition
3.0
I think in the entire series Eve did one thing actual thing aside from walking and talking and having other people do the hard work for her, not intentionally of course. Everyone just seemed to want to spare her. I was very bored during this series and the boredom grew more and more each book. And what a shocking ending... or not.