Arise (The Syrenka, #3)

by Amber Garr

• ISBN10: 1535074515
• ISBN13: 9781535074513
• Publish Date: 5 July 2016 (first published 11 July 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 342
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

I kinda loved it, even if it's all over now (SOB!) This book is full of action, sadness, hope, panic, woe, name it, I felt it.

In this book we get a lot of answers and lot more information about our Syrenka world, but what won my heart were the people. Eviana's circle of important people has changed, some new people have become important, others were lost and some were found to never really belong, but all of this contributed to Evi's growth and strength that is necessary for her to restore order to the mer-world. And now for the most important stuff -- Eviana's romantic entanglements. I was happy that they were all resolved. I was very happy with Eviana's HEA, it was what I wanted since book 1. I am none too pleased with the way AGarr decided to dismiss the other eligible bachelors, but I bet many people would find it satisfying.

I was especially pleased with the epilog. The epilog gave me what I wanted -- a little time jump and information which helps tie up or at least let us know, how all the major players lives have worked out. This is important to me in the final book. I have grown to love so many of these characters and their world and I will miss them.

[notajammiedodger]

Well, first off. Arise is the third and final book in the fantastic Syrenka Series, so if you have not read the first two books you should because they are awesome. I loved Arise just as much as I loved the first two books. I am always worried about endings to series for some reason, but I think this was a fantastic ending.

Eviana is dealing with the recent betrayals of those closest to her, but now must also work out how to escape her kidnapper and get back to her friends and family to fight on the right side of the war. Eviana will discover new powers, love and how much her friends are willing to sacrifice for her and this war.

I really loved getting Kain's point of view in this book, for quite a few reasons. I love Kain's character, so it was lots of fun getting inside his head, and I love books with alternating views, it gives you more perspective on both of their feelings. Also it was good seeing what was going on with everyone else while Eviana wasn't there, which I am sure was the whole reason for it. I love all of the characters in this book and the whole series. I am a lover of developed secondary characters, and while the secondary characters weren't a huge part of this series, I felt like they were all really well developed with their own stories, without taking away from the overall story.

The end half of the book got really intense. I just had no idea what they were going to do, how they were going to get out of it and how everything was going to be resolved. On that note, Lucian was a seriously creepy antagonist. He was an awesome bad guy, but super creepy. I did cry at the end of this book, and then my sad tears changed to happy tears. Not that the sad thing became a happy thing, just a happy ending.

Overall Arise was a fantastic ending to a fantastic series! I have loved this whole series, and I would highly recommend checking them out.

Again thanks to the author, Amber Garr, for sending me a copy of this book.

This review is also on my blog The Confessions of a Book Nerd :)