The Rise of the Raidin
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Jennifer Monroe is an average eighteen-year-old girl, and she knows it. The spotlight doesn't favor her, nor does she seek it out. Which is precisely why no one-least of all herself-would suspect anything extraordinary from the quiet, boring girl who only has a few good friends to call her own. But that all got flipped on its head about a year ago, when two imposing men, a complete goofball, a werewolf, and two large four-legged creatures barged into her life.Now over a year later, Jen leads a double life. Mild mannered, quiet, high schooler by day; dragon slayer and raw-energy-wielding-warrior (in training) by night. Juggling SAT scores, papers, and mastering the art of flying, she's managed to keep her friends and family oblivious of her hybrid abilities and continue on a track for college. Everything was going swimmingly.Until one normal, foggy, November morning, when a dragon crashed through the clouds, heralding a small army to descend on her high school. All for little, forgettable her. Making her realize that maybe there's a whole lot more going on than she originally thought.
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3.5 stars
I just want to thank the author for providing me with an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for my honest review and I want to thank Shannon for allowing me a spot on this tour.
The first thing I'm going to mention is the cover because that's what initially drew me to the book. I then read the synopsis and was instantly intrigued. Jen is a senior in high school. She is also what is known as a human born and she has powers, and she has 6 guardians known as Zaheri which she has been working with for over a year when the book starts. I feel like we were thrown into this story with not enough backstory. I would have liked to have gotten a little bit of her training and her actually meeting her Zaheri and learning about her powers.
The beginning of the book was a little bit slow and hard for me to really get into but once the action started happening, I was pulled in. There were times where I felt like what was happening in the book didn't make sense. What I mean by that is when they are first attacked, they have a bit of a reprieve, but during that reprieve they were worried about taking showers and changing clothes or just sitting around talking. I don't know I just feel like their priorities weren't straight.
Jen is definitely a strong protagonist, but she also came off whiny at times which bugged me. I loved all of the Zaheri, but I will say I had a hard time keeping up with who is who. Overall, I did enjoy this book, but the execution could have used a little bit of work. I could see myself reading the next book in the series to see where these characters go next.
