The Rising

The Rising, Book 4

De: Kristen Ashley

Narrado por: Liz Thompson, Dina Pearlman, Stella Bloom, Joniece Abbott Pratt, Esther Wane, Gemma Dawson, Robin Miles, Clara Francesca, Lance Greenfield, Jakobi Diem, Ralph Lister, John Hartley, Rupert Channing, Sarah Coomes

Once upon a time, in a parallel universe, there existed the continent of Triton....

The Beast has risen!

Airen is at war. The queen is dead. The coven is incomplete. And things are uncertain under the sea.

Now, the unicorns and mermaids and witches and warriors and the strangers from other lands all must band together to face the Beast and save Triton.

The unions have been realized. Silence and Mars, True and Farah, Cassius and Elena, and Aramus and Ha-Lah are at their fullest powers.

But the gods require sacrifice. The sacrifice of pure love. If it isn’t given, the Beast will prevail, and Triton will fall.

It cannot be escaped; they must use all their might and magic....

The Rising is nigh!

©2019 Kristen Ashley (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

5 stars! This series has it all!

Adventure, love, light, darkness, hope, heartbreak, this series has it all. Kristen Ashley does it again. An amazing read that had me on the edge of my seat, swooning over the love, letting out my own Naderi battle cry, and bawling into my box of Kleenex. I loved it and the multitude of narrators that brought these amazing characters to life. <3

Excellent

This series is amazing and emotional. I highly recommend it. I cried on the train on my commute home. Oh, why Teddie?

EPIC

I made it to the end. It seemed like such an arduous task when I first started. I have the same complaints that I had at the beginning of the series. While I LOVE the multiple narrators, It would have been less confusing if one narrator narrated a character throughout the entire book and series. There are so many characters in this story. I felt like I needed to write them down to keep track of whose who, especially the secondary characters. Then to have different narrators narrate, their voices made it even more difficult. Especially, when it came to the evil priests.

The story was epic and far bigger than anything I have read by KA before. I think she did a great job in the world and the characters. It fizzled out, in the end, a bit, and the huge climax that these four books were leading up to wasn’t that huge, in my opinion. KA is more a character writer and a relationship writer. The action was there, but it is character-driven, which is ok because, for the most part, I love her characters. That is when they aren’t all carbon copies of the same characters from book to book, which she has done in other books.

My favorite characters in this series, were Silence, Teddy, and Cassius. Silence because she had the most growth and went from a mouse to a lion. Teddy because he is the epitome of self-sacrifice and true bravery. Cassius because he is the perfect alpha male. He knows when to step in and be protective and when to let you fight by his side.

My least favorite were True, Aramus, and Ha-Lah. True because he is just blah boring. It got a little better once he got some but not much. Aramus because he is just a jackass to his wife. Ha-Lah because she is a ridged snobby B.

I am looking forward to seeing more with Selena and her Choo (sorry if I spelled that wrong). Overall I was pleased with this last book. The character-driven plot continued to be exciting and heart-wrenching. Teddy was crushing. He came so far from when he was introduced, and I wanted an HAE for him so badly.

I am giving The Rising 4 Boundless Stars, a good ending to this Epic tale not as spectacular as I had hoped but still good.

❤ LOVED...LOVED...LOVED!

This was my time listening from this author and totally enjoyed the series. I thought listening to long audiobooks would have me borded but I became so enamored and drawn into the characters that I wanted to find out the end and it didn't disappoint.

A fabulor job, with a fabulous cast of narrators who did an excellent job. My favs were all of the H/.hs in the story. The added cast of characters made the story as well. Although I am not a fan of M/M, I overlooked and enjoyed the other parts of the story.

Again, a very well done job with this story and the entire series.

The rising

It was very good and kept my interest until the last part when I felt it was pretty predictable. Some of the accents and affectations were a bit too much and wearisome by the end. I was intrigued by the fact that the author spent a lot of time thoroughly describing the male on male sex scenes but left the male/female sex less developed. Not that I wanted more details of either, just curious as to why.

I loved

The stories, the characters,the fantastic voices, I loved all four books I read each twice. Kristen Ashley can expect me to read every book published. Thank you very much.

I am sad for this all to end

I pray for another book. I want to know what happened to all that went to the mystics. fabulous series! highly recommended! took my mind off of Covid!

Gripping till the end

In this fourth installment, the final clash will happen between the four couples and there followers and the beast.
The beast however, wants to win this time and will do anything in its quest.
The full cast really brings this story to life and I'm almost sorry that it had to end...
Long live the countries of Triton!

Excellent!

It was a long, epic journey to get to the happily ever after but well worth every second.

Epic Fantasy Romance Awesome!

I'm writing this review for the audiobook series in it's entirety, which is a must. I couldn't separate each book - but be prepared. You must read/listen to all four books to get the whole story. This series is over 74 hours of epic fantasy romance audiobook awesomeness narrated by a full cast of truly talented performers!!

The story is exciting and gritty. Be prepared that it starts out very dark and there is some subject matter that could be distressing. Hang in there because it is complex and there is beauty and fierceness, and light overcoming dark. The romance is unpredictable with varying obstacles between the different couples. These characters are very strong willed and deeply layered, so as you journey through the story you will learn more about them as they evolve and learn to love each other and how to care for their people. Once enemies are now allied against darkness itself and not only do they need to come together to defeat The Beast, but they must overcome political unrest, warring factions, conflicting personalities, all while learning humility, forgiveness, and the power of love.

I was thoroughly engrossed from the very beginning and enjoyed each new book in the series!! Just when I thought I knew what would happen, how it would play out, or who would do what - I was surprised and the story would pivot. New peoples, new magic, and new personalities are introduced regularly. All bets are off. Characters who seem to have lost themselves will be redeemed in believable ways that don't seem to be redemption...until it happens. There is a very unlikely hero who took me by surprise and even brought me to tears!

The narrators do a fantastic job across the board with all of the varying characters of different ages, genders, accents, and peoples. They really deliver meaningful performances to pull you into the humor, the sadness, battle, excitement, suspense, and - yes - the romance and seriously sexy scenes. This series includes graphic sex in multiple configurations (m/f, m/m, m/m/f, m/f/m, etc.) so have a towel ready for some seriously hot scenes between fierce characters.

The different realms each have challenges to overcome, rife with political intrigue, greedy nobles, predators, and beneath them all is The Rising. There are some potentially triggering subjects in this story, so proceed with caution. No spoilers, but there are instances of rape and nonconsensual sex. There are some dark deeds perpetrated by the sinister characters, so be prepared.

I listened in AE, but would gladly spend a credit on each book. Definitely recommend!! I will paste this review to all 4 books because they belong together.

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