Book Review: Rise Against (The Foundling, #4) by Hailey Edwards
Rise Against by Hailey Edwards
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars
Published: 22nd August 2019 (Piatkus)
Luce: ‘Didn’t your mother teach you to wait until you’re invited in to enter a room?’
Santiago: ‘No. My mother ate one of my siblings because she wasn’t a fan of uneven numbers.’
After what felt like a slight wobble in Death Knell, this is a blinding return to form. Fourth and penultimate book in the Foundling Series, this instalment gives us a Luce who seems ready to be herself, finally reconciled with who she is as both human and charun. The theme of self understanding and self acceptance has been important throughout the series, but it’s especially relevant as things begin to escalate out of control. Luce has found her own way to deal with each aspect of her character, including the treacherous remnant of Conquest, always eager to resume control. Now that the dangerous, more powerful part of herself is needed for the fight, she must let it out more often. It’s a slippery slope that might well lead to oblivion. But while Luce has been knocked down hard by all the revelations, betrayals, and losses, this book is about her finding a sense of peace with it all. Or at least an accommodation. And there’s a reason for that beyond the simple passing of time. There are no more closed eyes, there’s no more holding back. It feels like the calm before the storm. Like the end is coming…