Rise: A Blood Inheritance Novel

By M. Ainihi

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999351435
• ISBN13: 9780999351437
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Mary Virella
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 16 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Daggers, loss, and iron prisons.

3.5* stars. Amanda's life was quiet, quaint. Her only family was her father; he loved her dearly, as she did him. But on one of their weekend adventures, Amanda got swallowed by the Earth while retrieving a relic with strange runes engraved on it. That relic, an assumingly innocent teapot, sent Amanda's life spiraling out of control. She lost her world due to a war being waged in the seven realms - the mystical realms and their inhabitants she learned of from a new friend, a jinni, who is tied to her. Will she be able to make heads or tails of her new existence as she uncovers buried secrets about her origins, all while navigating the new world she's found herself in? I don't like compliment sandwiches and like ending reviews on an upbeat note, so first, here is what I found off-putting. While I like YA novels, I like YA novels that have details to them. I can still enjoy a book with scarce details, as long as there's enough for me to have a full picture of the scenes in my head; Rise was really pushing the envelope. There were jumps in characters' actions without an explanation as to why they were doing what they were doing. Along with their actions, the emotions of the characters and the vibe of the book flipped on a dime, sometimes within chapters and scenes, to the point it was hard to root for Amanda because of not being able to understand where her head was at. The scenes themselves felt disjointed and hard to follow, sometimes with gaps of time missing, which was not a great combination with the discombobulating character actions and emotions. I feel like if there were a bit more detail to flesh out certain scenes, not only in the characters' heads but with their surroundings, that probably could have helped everything I had just mentioned. Most, including myself, try not to mention authors in reviews of their work as it feels like calling them out when it's not needed; the person and their work are two separate entities. Despite saying that, I want to mention that this is the author's first book, and from beginning to end, I watched different aspects of the writing change and evolve. By the final chapters, especially in the epilogue, things became a lot clearer, cleaner, and descriptive. With the premise, I really wanted to like this book, but with how jarring and jumpy things were, it was hard for me to look forward to reading more. Thankfully, by the end, I got excited again to continue the Blood Inheritance series! The twist, turns, fantasy elements, and multiple realms and mythical creatures sucked me in to Amanda's world. While I know real-world mythology about jinni, I'm very intrigued to read this series' interpretation of their myths and see what the author has planned for the other beings' lore, too. Overall, it was a very intriguing world that will hopefully be more fleshed out/have more details in future volumes. I love supporting indie authors, particularly ones that I meet in person, like I did with M. Ainihi at my local Comic Con. On to book two, Lost: A Blood Inheritance Novel!