The Rift Uprising
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
“High emotional stakes and an intriguing premise make this first entry in Foster’s new trilogy a solid next read for those who enjoyed Pierce Brown’s Red Rising or Veronica Roth’s Divergent." -- Library Journal
An alternate reality that feels all-too-real, The Rift Uprising is the explosive start to a new trilogy that blurs the line between parallel universes—not to mention YA and adult science fiction—from acclaimed lyricist and storyteller Amy S. Foster.
Seventeen-year-old Ryn Whittaker is a Citadel: an elite, enhanced soldier specially chosen to guard a Rift, a mysterious and dangerous portal to alternate Earths scientists cannot control or close. Trained from the age of fourteen, Ryn can run faster, jump farther, and fight better than a Navy SEAL—which is good when you’re not sure if a laser-wielding Neanderthal or an axe-wielding Viking is trying to make it through the Rift and into your world.
But the teenager’s military conditioning and education have not prepared her for the boy who crosses through—a confused young man, seemingly lost and alone. While there’s an immediate physical attraction, it’s his intelligence and curiosity that throws Ryn off balance. The stranger asks disturbing questions about the Rift that Ryn herself has never considered—questions that lead her to wonder if everything about her life and what she’s been told these past six years has been a lie. Are the Rifts as dangerous as her leaders say? Should her people really try to close them . . . or learn how to travel through them?
Customer Reviews
Long walk for a short drink of water
So I was thrown for loop with this book. The Rift: Uprising is being marketed as science fiction, and I don’t mean in a broad “of course it’s sci-fi” kind of way, I mean it’s a actually categorized in the normal sci-fi section. But after reading it, it’s pure YA.
I’m glad I noticed this early on, it gave me a chance to, in a sense, switch my brain. Necessary in order to properly enjoy the bulk of the book.
Aside from the awkward make out scenes, it’s only real shortcoming is the fact that not very much happened.
- Soldier girl is out on duty
- Boy from another dimension arrives
- Girl falls in love with boy
- Boy tells girl his concerns about her world
- Girl learns truth
- Boy and girl escape
Very formulaic and doesn’t indulge in the opportunity to further the complexity of its characters, the world, or the story.
That being said, it’s still a very solid book. Its got action, romance, aliens, and a pretty decent plot twist. I guess you could say there’s comfort in its simplicity. As I’ve said before with other YA books, it’s not going to blow your mind, but if your just looking for something easy and enjoyable, here you go.
*Side-note*
I can’t help but think that The Rift is what The 5th Wave wished it was (dear god, how The 5th Wave sucked).