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A review by betwixt_the_pages
As the Fallen Rise by Sadie Hewitt
5.0
Rating: 4.5/5 (rounded up)
Quick Reasons: only one juicy, steamy scene.... but what a scene it was!; how DARE you put those feelings in my heart?!; this cover, this story, the whole package is gorgeous, devoured it; entertaining, snarky, fabulous
Y'all. Sadie Hewitt is QUICKLY becoming a new favorite author of mine. I suppose that's no surprise--she is a MASTER story teller, weaving prose rife with vivid imagery and heart wrenching emotion like there's no tomorrow (and I mean... in a lot of her books so far, this seems to be a theme). I've only read 2 of her books so far (I'm almost all the way through a 3rd from her)...but they have each touched me in very different ways.
"Keep practicing. I'll be back soon."
"Wait!" Greer cried out as Cian entered the brush at the edge of the forest. "What about my car?"
He shrugged a shoulder. "Refrain from doing magic that you can't control? I'm not sure what to tell you."
First, a warning: As The Fallen Rise ends on the BIGGEST cliffhanger.
WHY WITH THE CLIFFHANGERS?!?!?! AGHHHHH! I'm lucky I already have the second book in this series, so I can just dive right into it...because Penguins, you will want to dive right back into it! These characters are complex, stubborn, realistic, sometimes HORRIBLE....all the things you could ever possibly want to see, to bring a well-rounded, well thought-out character straight off the page to life. The magic is both old (some of the same tropes/etc) AND very creatively new. If you're a lover of all things monsters/mythical/otherworldly, you are BOUND to find it lurking in this series in fresh, unique ways.
Sadie Hewitt did an amazing job of blending OUR day to day world, with the world she has crafted and created for these books. The journey is well-paced and seamless; there is drama, suspense, emotions that very well could choke you up if you're not careful, jealousy, betrayal, love... This is not necessarily a STEAMY book, though there is a scene in which steam plays a part, so be mindful of that. Above all, this was fast-paced, entertaining, and I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS ENDS!
Three missing girls was bad enough. The bodies of three missing girls washing up on the banks of the river that ran through town, each missing their head, was the work of a serial killer.
Not that Jonas could dispute it. He had been keeping a canine tooth from each victim since the day he had been turned.
Jonas needed to correct himself. Running his hands through the bag filled with thousands of teeth he had collected over the years--THAT was the closest thing to a religious experience he was sure to ever get.
If you haven't read Sadie Hewitt yet, Penguins, I definitely recommend picking her up in the new year. This book is fantastic--the prose is pretty and purple in all the right ways, the characters will curl themselves into the corners of your heart, and this story is bound to leave you feeling a thing or a million. If you're a lover of fantasy, magic, and cliffhangers, this one's for you. Are you ready to meet the Mage, Penguins? Because she's more than ready to meet you.
Quick Reasons: only one juicy, steamy scene.... but what a scene it was!; how DARE you put those feelings in my heart?!; this cover, this story, the whole package is gorgeous, devoured it; entertaining, snarky, fabulous
Y'all. Sadie Hewitt is QUICKLY becoming a new favorite author of mine. I suppose that's no surprise--she is a MASTER story teller, weaving prose rife with vivid imagery and heart wrenching emotion like there's no tomorrow (and I mean... in a lot of her books so far, this seems to be a theme). I've only read 2 of her books so far (I'm almost all the way through a 3rd from her)...but they have each touched me in very different ways.
"Keep practicing. I'll be back soon."
"Wait!" Greer cried out as Cian entered the brush at the edge of the forest. "What about my car?"
He shrugged a shoulder. "Refrain from doing magic that you can't control? I'm not sure what to tell you."
First, a warning: As The Fallen Rise ends on the BIGGEST cliffhanger.
WHY WITH THE CLIFFHANGERS?!?!?! AGHHHHH! I'm lucky I already have the second book in this series, so I can just dive right into it...because Penguins, you will want to dive right back into it! These characters are complex, stubborn, realistic, sometimes HORRIBLE....all the things you could ever possibly want to see, to bring a well-rounded, well thought-out character straight off the page to life. The magic is both old (some of the same tropes/etc) AND very creatively new. If you're a lover of all things monsters/mythical/otherworldly, you are BOUND to find it lurking in this series in fresh, unique ways.
Sadie Hewitt did an amazing job of blending OUR day to day world, with the world she has crafted and created for these books. The journey is well-paced and seamless; there is drama, suspense, emotions that very well could choke you up if you're not careful, jealousy, betrayal, love... This is not necessarily a STEAMY book, though there is a scene in which steam plays a part, so be mindful of that. Above all, this was fast-paced, entertaining, and I NEED TO KNOW HOW THIS ENDS!
Three missing girls was bad enough. The bodies of three missing girls washing up on the banks of the river that ran through town, each missing their head, was the work of a serial killer.
Not that Jonas could dispute it. He had been keeping a canine tooth from each victim since the day he had been turned.
Jonas needed to correct himself. Running his hands through the bag filled with thousands of teeth he had collected over the years--THAT was the closest thing to a religious experience he was sure to ever get.
If you haven't read Sadie Hewitt yet, Penguins, I definitely recommend picking her up in the new year. This book is fantastic--the prose is pretty and purple in all the right ways, the characters will curl themselves into the corners of your heart, and this story is bound to leave you feeling a thing or a million. If you're a lover of fantasy, magic, and cliffhangers, this one's for you. Are you ready to meet the Mage, Penguins? Because she's more than ready to meet you.