Jennifer Wilson

Since witnessing her parents' murders at the age of eleven, Phoenix's only purpose in life has been to uphold her mother's dying words- to be strong and survive. But surviving outside of The Walls- outside of The Sanctuary- is more like a drawn-out death sentence. A cruel and ruthless city, Tartarus is run by the Tribes whose motto is simple, "Join or die." Refusing to join and determined to live, Phoenix fights to survive in this savage world. But who can she trust, when no one can be trusted? Not even herself. About the Author As a child Jennifer loved getting lost in the stories of others, but struggled greatly with reading. A notoriously slow reader who stumbled with words and spelling, Jennifer shied away from books, leaning heavily on musical theater and movies to get her inspirational fix. It was not until in her mid-teens, when a persistent friend convinced her to read the Harry Potter series, that Jennifer found her love for the written word. J.K. Rowling's books opened doors not only to the fascinating world of a young wizard, but to a life filled with a multitude of literary friends and fantastical worlds. Once a timid reader, Jennifer now devours books and loves getting lost in a new series. Jennifer had wanted to write her own novel since her early twenties, but unfortunately inspiration doesn't always strike on command. Her first book, The Chosen, was completed in 2013. But as most first attempts go, it was a flop. While looking through a multitude of rejection letters, inspiration struck again, putting Grace's story got on hold as Phoenix's began. New World: Rising began to fill Jennifer's brain, flowing like a fully opened valve from her fingertips. What was once such a struggle in her early years suddenly became a passion. When Jennifer is not writing, she is enjoying life in Colorado, rock climbing, camping, exploring new foods, playing with her golden retriever, Duke, and sharing her life with her handsome and wonderful husband.

New World Rising

Since witnessing her parents' murders at the age of eleven, Phoenix's only purpose in life has been to uphold her mother's dying words- to be strong and survive. But surviving outside of The Walls- outside of The Sanctuary- is more like a drawn-out death sentence. A cruel and ruthless city, Tartarus is run by the Tribes whose motto is simple, "Join or die." Refusing to join and determined to live, Phoenix fights to survive in this savage world. Trusting no one, she lives as a rogue, fending only for herself. Then in a moment of rash judgment, she breaks all of her rules to save a child, and in that moment her life is turned upside down. When the rescue mission goes awry, Phoenix is captured by an underground group who claims no allegiance with either the Tribes nor The Sanctuary. She finds herself in the most dangerous game of survival she has ever played. In her captivity, only one person- the handsome and oddly sympathetic Triven- shows Phoenix something she has never before experienced: kindness. While warring with unfamiliar emotions and still skeptical of her captors' motives, Phoenix quickly realizes that these people may just hold the key to her lost memories. But who can she trust, when no one can be trusted? Not even herself.

Rising

New World

Olivia Mitchell

I read this on the plane home from Turkey, such a page turner! I need book two NOW! Such a brilliant dystopian world with amazing characters and plot twists!

Anwesha 

Did I mention that New World :Rising is a dystopian story?Hell yes!It is one!The book basically begins with a map,yeah,I know,we all love maps in books,and a guide about all the tribes,and seriously,I love those few pages,cause those sketches and writings look so good!

What I decided is that I'll just put up the side headings for each topics I'm discussing about ,so I don't end up forgetting them or messing up the review.

Cover and Title: The title New World:Rising,fits perfectly with the story.Like there was an old world,now it's the New World,even the Rising is apt with the story.From the girl on the cover,the city down below,the green shade,every thing has a reason,a relation with the story,like,the girl,that's Phoenix,the city below,I'm not exactly sure which city it actually is,but it fits,and the green shade,the Tartarus has a greenish hue to its atmosphere,so you see,all of it is perfect,which is why I love this cover so much!

Writing: The author has a simple,uncomplicated style of writing.Like despite the rough and not-so-peaceful circumstances of the book,there's still a sense of serenity surrounding the book.It gives you the feels ,but not so intense feels,characters die too,but still,there's a calmness in the writing.And maybe a bit more of the world around would have been great,but whatever has been given,I liked it.The five Tribes,the way they live,the danger of being a lone wolf,and the other new group we come to know about,The Sanctuary on the other side of the wall,those were written pretty well.

Plot: It wasn't a slow-paced story,neither a fast paced,like it was a steady plot,yeah,a couple of parts were predictable,like for me,that was the case,but it wasn't detrimental to the plot.It did have quite a few elements of the usual dystopian books,but despite that it's a story you'll love to read.As I mentioned earlier,there were predictable parts,there were parts that were surprising and unexpected too!

Characters:The main character is a girl,Phoenix,quite an intelligent ,strong, independent, like she survived for 6 years on her own if I remember right,in Tartarus,which is quite a feat. She is also someone who stays away from feelings and emotions until this character, Mouse ,comes into her life,and then ,her life takes quite an interesting turn.There's Triven,who I kind of think ,is a small reason behind all the calmness. 
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Paige Green

Rating: 3/5

Genre: YA Dystopian

Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, some gore, end of the world jazz)

Pages: 318

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Disclaimer: None, I got this book in an OwlCrate sub box that I bought with my own money.

Synopsis: Worlds collide in debut author Jennifer Wilson's graphic dystopian series where Divergent meets Mad Max. Since witnessing her parents' murders at the age of eleven, Phoenix's only purpose in life has been to uphold her mother's dying words - to be strong and survive. But surviving outside of The Walls - outside of The Sanctuary - is more like a drawn-out death sentence. A cruel and ruthless city, Tartarus is run by the Tribes whose motto is simple, "Join or die." 
 
Refusing to join and determined to live, Phoenix fights to survive in this savage world. 
 
But who can she trust, when no one can be trusted? Not even herself...
 
The first of a trilogy, New World Rising is an epic tale of survival, instinct, trauma, and the extraordinary power of human connection.

Another dystopian, another day. This one I wanted to try out because I heard such good things about it, but personally I had some issues with it. The book was decent overall. I felt that the character development was really good and the storyline was interesting. Unfortunately these were the only things I liked.

I felt that while the pacing was okay, the beginning of the story dragged on really slow. Nothing really was interesting until over 50 pages into the book. I felt while the world building was really well done, I was left with more questions than answers about why we were in this world and what was happening. I also noticed some plot holes throughout the book. Also insta-love and cliffhangers.

Verdict: Overall, this book was good on the surface but when I started digging around the book I felt that this book had a lot of things left to explain.

Leelynn Brady

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“Even the most gentle people have a dark side you know." I was trying to warn him.
"I know," he said handing me the other bowl of soup. 
"It's how you control that darkness that defines you."

*****TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE*****

There seems to be a trend on YA dystopia books lately, with the popularity of books like The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner. It seems like everyone wants to know how the world would be if society, as we knew it today, went through such a drastic war that almost everything was destroyed. It's a fascinating subject, and I'm glad to know that there are so many different takes on the question of "what if".

In this world, there really isn't a reason for why the world is in such disarray. However, we do know that in the "bad" part of the city, it is overrun by groups of people called the Tribes. Each Tribe has their own characteristics, but all of them are extremely deadly in their own way. One of the Tribes, known as the Ravagers, are considered the most dangerous, as they are thought to be the most violent. The Ravagers were the ones that killed Phoenix's parents, right in front of her eyes. If her parents hadn't hidden her in a sewage grate, she would have been killed too, and this book wouldn't have happened. This was when she was eleven years old, and for the past six years, she has had to learn how to survive on her own in such a perilous city.

For six years, she had never made any friends or other relationships. She was a recluse. She kept to herself unless she needed to make a trade for survival. She even went to great lengths to make sure that she didn't sleep in the same place for more than one night in a row. One night, everything changes when she sees a group of Ravagers hunting a little girl, and she does the unthinkable thing of trying to save her.

From that point on, she finds herself in a secret society, a group hidden from the rest of the Tribes, where defectors from both the Sanctuary and Tartarus (the city that Phoenix survived in for the past six years) are working together to accomplish... well it depends. Some of them want to take over the city from the Tribes, while the others want to take down Sanctuary. So either way, someone is going down. But who?

Phoenix is broken. She not only watched the vicious murder of her parents, but she had to watch her mother get raped by the Ravagers before she was killed. To make matters worse, another Tribe called the Scavengers tainted the bodies by stealing from them after the Ravagers were done from them. She has been traumatized so much, that she can't even allow herself to feel, to care about anyone, even though the alternative has been really lonely. I'm just so glad that by the time the book was over, she opened her heart to two people, and she learned to love again.

Lisa Beasley

I really enjoyed this. I love dystopian stories and this one is excellent. The characters have depth, the story is engaging and intriguing and the setting is very well described. Cannot wait to read more!

"The much-anticipated sequel to New World: Rising."

New World Ashes

I seriously love this book! I love the characters, I love the world building, I love it all. This was not as action packed as the previous one but we learnt so much. And that cliffhanger ending once again! Jennifer is too damn good at those!

"Savage and raw, Jennifer Wilson pulls no punches in this blood tingling dystopian." Kimberly Derting, award-winning author of The Pledge Trilogy Worlds collide in debut author Jennifer Wilson's graphic dystopian series where Divergent meets Mad Max. Since witnessing her parents' murders at the age of eleven, Phoenix's only purpose in life has been to uphold her mother's dying words - to be strong and survive. But surviving outside of The Walls - outside of The Sanctuary - is more like a drawn-out death sentence. A cruel and ruthless city, Tartarus is run by the Tribes whose motto is simple, "Join or die." Refusing to join and determined to live, Phoenix fights to survive in this savage world. But who can she trust, when no one can be trusted? Not even herself... The first of a trilogy, New World Rising is an epic tale of survival, instinct, trauma, and the extraordinary power of human connection. "An unstoppable freight train of guts, glory... and adventure!" - Laura L Fox, author of Initiate

New World Rising

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