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Analiese Rising
by Brenda Drake
Published by Entangled: Teen on January 8, 2019
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 350
Format: Kindle
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Half-Blood meets Antigoddess in a thrilling, romantic new series from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Drake.
When a stranger gives Analiese Jordan a list of names before he dies, the last thing she expects to see is her own on it. Not. Cool. Her search for answers leads to the man’s grandson, Marek, who has dangerous secrets of his own. Both are determined to unlock the mystery of the list.
But the truth is deadly. Analiese is a descendant of the God of Death, known as a Riser, with the power to raise the dead and control them. Finding out she has hidden powers? Cool. Finding out she turns corpses into killers? No, thank you.
Now the trail plants her and Marek in the middle of a war between gods who apparently want to raise an army of the Risen, and Analiese must figure out how to save the world—from herself.
Will Analiese and Marek stop a war of the gods?
Analiese Rising by Brenda Drake is an excellent book about two mortals being in the middle of a bunch of immortals. We follow the main character Analiese Jordan as she goes through having her whole life be turned upside down when a man dies near her. This book is in the first person point of view, and it’s fabulously different than others that I have read.
What I like:
- Analiese Jordan is a fascinating main character.
- The slow love story between Analiese and Marek is so believable.
- Mentions of the LGBTQ community but not having it forced on you.
- The mythology and how it’s not just one but several of them. It makes for an exciting story
- That the main character has panic attacks and the way that the author deals with them is brilliant.
What I didn’t like:
I didn’t find anything that I disliked. If I did, I was so engrossed I didn’t register it.
Five Star
Analiese Rising is my first book by Brenda Drake and definitely not my last. Ms. Drake has a fabulous writing style, and I loved the way she ended this story. She created a beautiful world combining the different gods and goddesses of multiple religions into one world where we humans live. I can’t express how much I adored this book. Let’s just say that everyone in our house including our cockatoo has heard my praises. This book is incredible, and I highly recommend it.
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About Brenda Drake
Brenda Drake grew up the youngest of three children, an Air Force brat, and the continual new kid at school. Her fondest memories growing up is of her eccentric, Irish grandmother’s animated tales, which gave her a strong love for storytelling. With kids of all ages populating Brenda’s world, it was only fitting that she would choose to write stories with a bend toward the fantastical for both younger readers and the young at heart. And because she married her prince charming, there’s always a romance warming the pages. Her favorite books are The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, Kings Row by Henry Bellamann, and Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins. When she’s not writing, she hosts workshops and contests for writers such as Pitch Wars and Pitch Madness on her blog, and holds Twitter pitch parties on the hashtag, #PitMad. In her free time, Brenda enjoys hanging out with her family, haunting libraries, bookstores, and coffee shops, or just reading someplace quiet and not at all exotic (much to her disappointment).
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2019 New Release Challenge
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