Rise

Rise
by Anna Carey

Book: Eve #3
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pub Date: April 2 2013
Genre: Dystopian, Apocalyptic, Romance,Young Adult
Format: Hardcover
Source: Borrowed
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon

How far will you go when you have nothing left to lose?

When she lost her soul mate, Caleb, Eve felt like her world had ended. Trapped in the palace, forced to play the part of the happy, patriotic princess of The New America—and the blushing bride of her father's top adviser—Eve's whole life is a lie. The only thing that keeps her going is Caleb's memory, and the revolution he started.

Now, Eve is taking over where Caleb left off. With the help of Moss, an undercover subversive in the King's court, she plots to take down The New America, beginning with the capital, the City of Sand. Will Eve be able to bring about a new, free world when she's called upon to perform the ultimate act of rebellion—killing her father?

In Rise, Eve must choose who to leave behind, who to save, and who to fight as Anna Carey's epic tale of romance and sacrifice in the chilling dystopia of The New America comes to a stunning conclusion.

My Review: So far so good. This book starts off with this large lovely christmasy party. Everyone is having a good time, then Eve goes and has a chat with Moss. They discuss their plan on how to make things better. Getting rid of the King, having other people come into the walls and plan an attack. So that in the end, things can become better and a lot of changes will be made. Like the whole school girls and having them have kids, will be gone. 

Eve and Moss will work together until the time comes, which Eve will have to go and hide to be safe. A month maybe 3 is all it would take, then she can appear again. Before this can even happen the King has to fall. So Moss has a way to apply poison to his meds. Giving Eve a bag of powder, she is to find a way to put it in the pills. 

In other news, Eve gets randomly sick. She is told that she is pregnant. Uhoh....the king is thrilled and wants to tell Charles the news. Only problem is this baby doesn't belong to Charles. It was Caleb's baby. Now Eve must be careful, if the king finds out, he may just get rid of her. When meeting Charles at the site, he acts equally happy and doesn't rat Eve out. 

During a lunch out with Clara, they get some news of the war starting. They escape the restaurant and make their way home. Eve must quickly decide what to do, since the war is creeping in faster. So eve makes her way to her room to pack, when trying to leave a guard grabs her and makes her go to the kings room. When there the luetient asks her if she was the one who put poison in his meds. Moss was there along with Charles, and without much say the guards go to take her. So Eve uses her knife to fight back and manages to get herself and Moss out. She turns back to find Charles fighting another guard do they can quickly get away. So Charles is on her side trying to help. Once outside the walls, Clara comes up to her and wants to leave with her. So they go and make their way out to the South tunnel, but before they go Eve stops at the girls. Eve gets as many of them to go with her and they all manage to get in the tunnel and out just as the guards were heading their way. 

Once on the journey to safety, Eve and the girls run into some old friends. Pip and Ruby, and the two young boys from before. After some talking they finally agree to go with Eve and the girls to safety. Though on the way something tragic happens. One girl is badly injured, when another dies. Soon after they arrive to safety at Califia and they all settle in. Once settled Eve decided to go out and get some air. One of the girls sees her and they go to chat. After a bit of talking Eve decided she has to go back to the palace to kill the king for good this time. So
 after saying her goodbyes Eve makes her way back to the Palace...where things will finally change.

This last book has more action then them all!!!! It was a very very very awesome ending to another awesome series. Sadly a lot of my favorite series are ending this year ): Though I look forward to more books from Anna Carey.

My Rating:

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Once

Once 

by Anna Carey

Book: Eve #2

Publisher: HarperCollins

Pub Date: July 3 2012

Genre: Young Adult

Format: ARC

Source: Publisher
Book Links: Goodreads  Amazon  

When you're being hunted, who can you trust?

For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She's living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America.

But her safety came at a price: She was forced to abandon Caleb, the boy she loves, wounded and alone at the city gates. When Eve gets word that Caleb is in trouble, she sets out into the wild again to rescue him, only to be captured and brought to the City of Sand, the capital of The New America.

Trapped inside the City walls, Eve uncovers a shocking secret about her past--and is forced to confront the harsh reality of her future. When she discovers Caleb is alive, Eve attempts to flee her prison so they can be together--but the consequences could be deadly. She must make a desperate choice to save the ones she loves . . . or risk losing Caleb forever.

My Review: This book starts off right where Eve left off. Eve is in Califia, a safe place for girls only. While there she is given shelter, food and is taught a few things. While there she is constantly thinking about Caleb and wonders if he is even alive.  One day Arden arrives at Califia, but she doesn't stay long and neither does Eve. They hear news about Caleb and they act on it. They escape one night heading to the shack where Caleb was said to be. If only they knew they were heading into a trap. Once they arrive at the run down building Eve walks in and hears a voice, as she goes to it she realizes, that it's not Caleb and goes to run off and warns Arden to do the same.  They don't run very far until they are captured by the soldiers. They take the girls to the city of sand. Arden is afraid of what will happen to her, while Eve worries about what the king has in store for her. Once inside the city of sand, Arden is strapped to a bed and taken away, while Eve is brought to the king. Now this is where everything changes for Eve. After meeting the king and being told she is his daughter and now the princess. Eve is trying to figure out what she should do next, and during her welcoming to the city,  Eve spots him. Eve is staring right at Caleb, which now gives her all new hope. I'll leave the rest of the book for you to read. For you won't want to miss an unforgettable ending.

My Rating:

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Eve

Eve

By Anna Carey

Book: Eve #1
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pub Date: October 2011
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Print
Source: Bought
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The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus—and the vaccine intended to protect against it—wiped out most of the earth’s population. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her. 

Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life.

My Review: I've been wanting to read this book for a while and never got to it until I won the ARC for Once and decided to finally read Eve. Well let me tell you, this book turned out to be better than I have expected. The beginning of the book starts with this big party going on and everyone is eating and having a good time. Eve is all extra excited because to tomorrow is graduation day for and she receives this medal from the head mistress. Eve believes its for all her hard work and for being the valedictorian, but it means something much different. While everyone is having fun there is this one girl who is standing alone. Arden is not like the other girls, she is not an orphan and she knows whats past the lake, and with that she finally leaves the school. Not believing what Arden said, Eve decides to find out the truth for herself. Breaking the rules for the first time ever, Eve leaves her room in the middle of the night and leave the grounds to go across the lake and see what's really going on in that building. What she sees scares her so bad she runs back to the school only to be caught by a teacher. This teacher however knows what is going on and instead of reporting her she helps Eve to escape. While on her own Eve finds Arden and so the two stick together. While looking for food Eve finds this bear and before getting attacked by the mother bear she is saved by this boy. Eve must rethink everything she has been told about guys. Now I will stop her and save the rest of the book for all of you to read.  

My Rating:

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