The Rising Review

This time I am reviewing The Rising by: Terra Harmony.

Serena’s race is dying. She is the last baby of the Undine race (mermaids), who haven’t been allowed on land to procreate for the last eighteen years. The werewolves protect the beaches like they once had protected the Undine. Through a series of rebellions on Serena’s part, she is punished and assigned the role of Werewolf Liaison. Forced to venture onto land, she encounters the young werewolf, Liam and they may be the only hope both species has for a peaceful future, but some aren’t willing to let peace end the war…

I definitely enjoyed this book, but it didn’t grip me as much as other books have. I thought the mythology behind this world was well thought out and created a really interesting story. The characters were fun to read and I loved the twists in this book.

Serena is a strong and fearless character. She rebels and faces her punishments with courage. I really liked her as a character. She had her moments where I couldn’t understand why she did the things she did, but I liked her regardless. The way she acted around Liam was understandable (he belonged to a race that had chased, clawed, attacked, and had always been her enemy), but I couldn’t understand why she never wanted to trust him when he was so nice to her. Moving to a different relationship she had, I really liked her friendship with Kai. He seemed like a great guy, but he does have his moments that totally don’t make sense.

I really think the best parts of the book are towards the latter half when all the twists start. I loved the later revelations. This book did make me want to read that next one, but mostly because I want to know what happens after. This novel was good, but not the amazing I-couldn’t-put-this-down type.