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Arcana Rising by Kresley Cole (Review #193)

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE ARCANA CHRONICLES, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS BOOK 4. FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 1, CHECK OUT POISON PRINCESS, FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 2, CHECK OUT ENDLESS KNIGHT, AND FOR THE REVIEW OF BOOK 3, CHECK OUT DEAD OF WINTER!

"When the battle is done . . .
The Emperor unleashes hell and annihilates an army, jeopardizing the future of mankind--but Circe strikes back. The epic clash between them devastates the Arcana world and nearly kills Evie, separating her from her allies. 


And all hope is lost . . .  
With Aric missing and no sign that Jack and Selena escaped Richter's reach, Evie turns more and more to the darkness lurking inside her. Two Arcana emerge as game changers: one who could be her salvation, the other her worst nightmare. 


Vengeance becomes everything. 
To take on Richter, Evie must reunite with Death and mend their broken bond. But as she learns more about her role in the future--and her chilling past--will she become a monster like the Emperor? Or can Evie and her allies rise up from Richter's ashes, stronger than ever before?”

Review:
WOW! What an absolutely epic installment. On the wings of a triumphant win, and Evie’s decision to choose Jack and the future he promises, everything is swept away in a blink. Evie herself must fight the devastating current of Circe’s power, trek the terrain of unknown lands, facing never-before seen allies and enemies, all the while saddled with unbelievable grief for all she has lost. 

SO MUCH HAPPENED IN SUCH A SHORT BOOK!!! We meet new players, wed find out who survived the battle and who did not, and all the while the battle for the ages is just over the horizon. I am devastated for Evie. She lost so much, not even the tourniquet could hold it in for long. And she has no one she fully trust to let her guard down with.

Something that upset me (and rightly so) was that everyone was trying to rush her grieving. I just wanted to scream that it didn’t matter if it was the apocalypse!! She had to grieve on her own time, or else she will make DECISIONS she is not ready to MAKE. 


Anyways. I’m not looking forward to the inevitable consequences of said decision, and the added circular plot point in this series but I understand that we’ve got more story to go. So, color me intrigued for the next book!




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