A review by mbt_20
Rising: A State of the Union Novel by Nelle Nikole

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

“Hey Siri, play Traitor by Olivia Rodrigo.” 

Me as soon as I finished the book^^^

“You betrayed me

And I know that you'll never feel sorry

For the way I hurt, yeah”

“God, I wish that you had thought this through

Before I went and fell in love with you”

My heart is absolutely broke, and I feel so betrayed😫This book had everything you could want in a good story. I loved the characters, like they felt like they were apart of my family! I fell in love with Alexiares and Seth. I loved Amaia, Tomoe, and Reina. Normally when I read, I’m very judgmental on every characters arc and I loved the character arcs in this story. This book kept me interested the whole entire time, and I loved how this book portrayed the zombie apocalypse. Much to my broken heart/dismay, I loved the betrayal…. Most authors are scared of really shaking the core characters up in a series, and I feel like with shaking things up it leads to better character arcs and overall a better story! I loved the illustrated aspects that were included in this book from the maps to the artwork on the chapter pages. The illustrated aspects made the story come to life. Also the writing style was perfect, vivid details were included and it was easy to follow along with. Overall,If you want a very good zombie apocalypse story, then go order this ASAP! 

p.s- Justice for Suckerpunch and Harley👊🏼