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Uprising (Children of the Gods #2)

by Jessica Therrien (Goodreads Author)

4.64 of 5 stars 4.64 · rating details · 28 ratings · 13 reviews

Elyse has done everything she can to protect her friends from The Council's reach. As long as they believe she's dead, she has time to rest and train for war. And war is inevitable.

When Kara arrives with the news that Anna and Chloe have been captured, Elyse is faced with the realization that no one is safe until The Council is stopped and Christoph is destroyed. She does...more

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Expected publication: May 28th 2013 by ZOVA Books

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May 12, 2013 Neyra rated it 4 of 5 stars

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"You're fighting for those you love. For Anna & Chloe. For Kara. For Us. So we can live in a world free of opression."

Can I just say that, I absolutely LOVE William... but my weakness has always been the brooding jerk who's blatantly honest and impulsive he'll drive you crazy, but you know he's good beneath all that indifference. Alaximandros is my new favorite descendant ;)

Uprising picks up right after Elyse and William escaped from The Council to go into hiding. As the last healer, the co...more
"You're fighting for those you love. For Anna & Chloe. For Kara. For Us. So we can live in a world free of opression."

Can I just say that, I absolutely LOVE William... but my weakness has always been the brooding jerk who's blatantly honest and impulsive he'll drive you crazy, but you know he's good beneath all that indifference. Alaximandros is my new favorite descendant ;)

Uprising picks up right after Elyse and William escaped from The Council to go into hiding. As the last healer, the council members want Elyse. She is part of a prophecy meant to start a war amongst descendants and finally overthrow The Council to free their people from centuries of Opression. And even though she is now just starting to learn who and what she is, Elyse has made friends and allies willing to protect her and their families. In this next installment to her Children of the Gods series, Jessica Therrien brings readers romance, twist ladden turn, and heart stopping, edge-of-your-seat action.

I love Greek mythology based books. I think the Gods are some of the most fascinating mythological beings to grace the pages of our books and history. What Jessica Therrien has created with her Children of the Gods is a series sure to indulge all readers. Elyse, although she had been kept in the dark about her lineage for so long, is a strong, albeit sometimes stubborn and wreckless heroine. She is afraid, yet she pushes forward past her fears in order to embrace her new role as descendant. I really enjoyed watching her learn combat and seeing her take role as leader. There were plenty of moments of frustration where I would have strangled her, but she grows as the story progresses, and for me that was her saving grace.

The romance part of this story was done beautifully. But what I liked most was finding that it didn't completely override everything that was happening around the descendants. Yes, there are sweet moments with Elyse and William, but they weren't the complete focus. But Jessica Therrien threw me a curve ball with these two I was so not expecting... it's a love triangle of Epic Proportions. (And it's not my Alaximandros if you're curious ;)

William is as beautiful as ever, but I felt like he was dismissed one too many times, and Elyse keeping secrets did not sit well with me. I didn't like it at all, though I understand what she must have been going through. Especially because William was always so comforting and supportive, ready to protect her.

We see new descendants, both good and bad, but one in particular who caught my attention that seemed like he didn't quite belong on the side he chose to fight in. I still found him utterly entertaining though. Alaximandros, or Alex, became my new favorite descendant. He had such an attitude, but he wasn't afraid to speak his mind or walk on eggshells around Elyse, and I loved him more for it. Everyone seemed to want to keep her in this protective bubble, and I understand, but it was necessary for her to know what she'd be facing.

The first part of the book is non too eventful, but it quickly picks up as Elyse finds out about her best friend Anna and her daughter, Chloe, are taken hostage. Now Elyse must decide who to ally with and what price she's willing to pay to save not only her human friends, but save her people. One thing I never expected was the twist at the end. To say I am heartbroken is putting it mildly. But I loved Uprising from start to finish and I can't wait to see what's next for our Children of the Gods.(less)

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Jan 03, 2013 Cassandra rated it 5 of 5 stars

So excited that Jessica sent me an ARC of this.. WOW! Review coming soon!

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Sep 30, 2012 Cassandra Booth marked it as to-read

I need this book to live! Come fast my pretty book

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May 02, 2013 Janina rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Ratings: 3.5 stars
Uprising is a sequel that I've been really excited to check out and to see how everything would continue on. I really enjoyed the first book and was really happy to receive and eARC of Uprising (Thanks Jessica!) and to be back into the world of the Descendants. I love Greek Mythology and books that incorporate it within the story and I think the author does a fantastic job with her take on it. I really like how each Descendant has a different 'gift' from the god they're from. A...more Ratings: 3.5 stars
Uprising is a sequel that I've been really excited to check out and to see how everything would continue on. I really enjoyed the first book and was really happy to receive and eARC of Uprising (Thanks Jessica!) and to be back into the world of the Descendants. I love Greek Mythology and books that incorporate it within the story and I think the author does a fantastic job with her take on it. I really like how each Descendant has a different 'gift' from the god they're from. And so many awesome and shocking twists happened throughout the book that left me wanting more, but I did have one issue with the book, which made the rating drop. But overall, I really enjoyed the story and can't wait to find out what happens next!

Let me, first, start off saying that I love the connection between William and Elyse! The amount of love they showed to each other really had my heart melting. Even though I had some issues with Elyse (which I will discuss later), I still loved the way she treated William. And William is the ultimate sweetheart! He's very kind and gentle when it comes to her, but not even just his love for Elyse, he's really brave :) And I really liked that in his character. And in this installment, my thoughts on Kara really changed. I came to like her a lot because she had some major development going throughout the book. But through all this, war has descended on the Descendants (haha!) and many battles were fought. I thought the action within this book was amazing and I could not get enough of it! There were a lot of battles fought between Elyse and her people and Christoph with the Council. I didn't know what to expect. So many of the characters stepped up in and did they're part in helping fight for their freedom.

But the one thing I did not like in this book was Elyse, which is hard for me to say because I really liked her in book 1. I thought she was brave in book 1. Finding out that you're a descendant from a god has to be a hard pill to swallow, but in this book she seemed cowardly. And that is a pet peeve of mine, being cowardly and scared to step up to the plate. She had a hard time stepping into the role as the leader of the people fighting for freedom. That wasn't my MAIN issue though. My issue was the 'BIG SECRET' and how she kept it a secret from the one person it should have been told to. That really annoyed me! Eventually it was told to the right person, but I still couldn't get over the fact that she kept it secret to begin with. Also, her being in the state that she was in, she constantly tried to sacrifice herself and be put in a danger situation. Did you not care about the risks or the consequences of getting hurt? She never wanted anyone to be hurt because she couldn't handle it if something happened to them. Well, don't you think they felt the same way about you? But towards the end she did step up and realize what she need to do. She pretty much sucked up.

Okay, rant over... lol

But overall, I really enjoyed the story! I really hope that I can reconnect with Elyse and feel the way I felt about her in book 1 because I thought she was awesome then. Once again, the action was amazing! And I'm DYING to know what happens next, especially with William. Will he get it back? I'm so curious! Wait...IS there a next book? I don't see it on goodreads! I'm freaking out!(less)

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May 08, 2013 Lydia Bazikos rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read this book in just two days. Even though the book is suppose to come out May 28th it came out on the nook on April 29th. I bought it May 7th and finished May 8th. I am going to die until book 3 comes out. This ending has me in shock. I am not going to say any spoilers but there are some BIG surprises. This book was an AMAZING sequel to Oppression. I am in love with this book. At parts of dialogue though I sometimes was confused and had to reread it because there were no he said she said ta...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Claudia Castaño marked it as to-read

Read the teaser here : Cover and Teaser of Upresing. (Thanks to Jessica Therrienfor this fragment)

Also take the countdown gadget

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Feb 13, 2013 Meradeth Houston rated it 5 of 5 stars

I flat out adored the first book in this series so I was very happy to be able to review the second before its release! (Thanks, Jessica!) Anyhow, this book is rocking from the very start, with hardly a moment of down-time for the whole book. The war that has been brewing boils over and everyone is touched. I loved the breakneck pace and new characters we get to meet and old characters we get to understand a little better. The truth of all that is being perpetrated by The Council, as much as is...more

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Apr 06, 2013 Liana rated it 5 of 5 stars

First of all, thanks to Jessica for sending me an eARC!

UPRISING was definitely better than Oppression-- and Oppression was really good already! I absolutely adore the Jessica's writing style and gosh, that TWIST at the end. It was heart-wrenching. Loved this story and I absolutely adore the romance.

Fast paced and engaging- what else could a reader ask for?

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OMG the cover is so awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Cannot wait!

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I can't wait until February 19th

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Can't wait for this book!!! So happy about all the mythology YA coming out :)

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Jessica Therrien is the author of OPPRESSION and UPRISING , books 1 & 2 in her YA paranormal romance/adventure series, CHILDREN OF THE GODS. OPPRESSION was published by ZOVA Books in February of 2012, and UPRISING will be released in May of 2013.

Jessica is a graduate of San Diego State University. She lived in Taiwan for a year where she learned Chinese, but she lives in Chula Vista now, where...more

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