A review by cestdanielle
Rise by Anna Carey
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.