ladyoogy

Great but not for everyone

Book tackles some tough topics, including drugs, underage sex, death, grief, and abuse and abandonment. However I loved the writing and it kept me hooked, all the pov characters are distinct and have consistent voices.

This was so contrived, ridiculous, and cute as hell and I loved every moment of it. Like a marshmallow cream sandwich. What a fun story and I will definitely be coming back to this author when I need some extra fluff in my life.

This is a hard to read, sad, depressing, hopeful, scared, desperate, loving novel. I highly recommend this with caution, to everyone.

I think World War Z does it better. While Uprising is still a good read and brings some interesting ideas to the lore of vampires, I didn't find it nearly as engaging. Uprising really ‘tells' instead of ‘shows' a lot and has a lot of science talk which can take away from the tension. In fact I don't remember a moment that I was ever tense...just intrigued.

The characters ...are okay. I finished the book a few days ago and can remember one, and as far as I could tell he was the only one that really showed any growth. And while it did have a few good moments, I was never on the edge of my seat.

It does tell the story in a more linear fashion. You have first hand accounts from a handful of characters, and articles from magazines/websites. I only remember one of the articles and it was kinda over the top - even if it did include Justin Beiber. I'm not a fan of his, and know he got a lot of negative feed back, but it wasn't needed to that degree in a book about vampires.

Beautifully written and wonderfully depressing with an ending that leaves one if not happy, then at least satisfied. I had to stop many times in my reading to let myself breath a bit, but I think this is one that will I carry in my heart for a long time to come.