Winter Rising

by Alex Callister

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Bookouture for letting me take part in this tour and for my copy of this book via netgalley.

After finishing Winter Dark I had to read Winter Rising. Alex slowly drew me in with the first book but the second I was in deep and was not coming out. While this is the second book you could read it as a standalone. I would, however, recommend reading both books to really get the background.

This book is set 8 weeks after the first. The world is still hunting for Alek but Winter has a new focus and that is finding Lucy's killer, The Guardsman. As in the first book Winter is kickass and confident. I think she has a lost a little of her overconfidence and is starting to use the people around her a bit more. But she is still on a solo mission to save the world. There are times when her overconfidence really gets her into trouble;e. She thinks no one can do it as well as her. I still love her and while she can go, rogue, I think she does it with the best of intentions.

Alex's writing is perfectly paced. I easily read page after page. I was hooked! We also get to know some of the characters from the first book a bit more. See more of their personalities and their skills as Winter starts to learn to use the help she is offered. I love the new recruits too. I can't wait to see them develop.

I honestly cannot wait for the next book in this series!