I honestly wanted to like this book because I loved Nightshade, the very first book of the actual trilogy. Unfortunately, Rise was one of those books that are only truly interesting when being concluded.

I also kept anticipating some excitement throughout the book, which never really happened until the end. Sure, they had their sweet and hot moments but I wasn’t feeling their love, just like back in Rift. I could see how everything linked to the Nightshade trilogy but that seemed like one of the only things worth noticing in this prequel duology.Įmber and Barrow were quite a bland book couple. Boring mostly, with bits and pieces of interesting parts. Reading Rise was very much like reading a history textbook. I have mixed feelings after reading this book. Richly sensual and full of magic, action and danger, Andrea Cremer’s fifth book set in the Nightshade world is an edge-of-your-seat page turner. Ember’s deception offers the only chance for the resistance to succeed, but what she discovers in the shadows beneath the keep will shatter her world and bring about the Witches’ War. A shocking revelation forces Ember out of hiding, sending her back into the heart of dark magic at Tearmunn keep, where she must convince her old friend Alistair of her love or face dire consequences. When their mission is exposed, the couple face relentless pursuit by the supernatural horrors that act on the commands of Eira’s ally: the mysterious Bosque Mar. Hoping to gather enough resistance to save their order, Ember and Barrow attempt a desperate escape. Everything Conatus stands for is at risk.

Snakeroot andrea cremer