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Uprising (2011)

by Sean McCabe(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0451413067 (ISBN13: 9780451413062)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Signet Select

series

Vampire Federation

review 1: This was a very quick read, and although it had a great premise, I thought that the plot was a little contrived and simplistic by the end. Vampires have decided that to survive in modern society they need to self-regulate and create a policing arm of their Vampire Federation. With the help of drugs that help them withstand sunlight, give their victims amnesia about being fed upon, and a lethal vampire-destroying drug, the Federation hopes vampires can keep order and live among humans. Unfortunately, some "traditionalist" vampires want to go back to the old ways of terror. A Vampire agent and human cop have to stop them! I was not a better person for having read this book, but I checked out the next in the series from the library and will probably read it since this was... more entertaining and gripping, especially in the beginning.
review 2: First off I feel horrible for not reading this sooner then I did, and there was really no excuse except I didn't want to. Now on to the review. Uprising is one of the, now rare, vampire novels that involve a lot of bloodshed and tough characters. It's not a totally original plot but after the amount of vampire romances I've read this was a nice change in pace. I did enjoy the main character Alex, she is a tough girl and can handle her own. I didn't really like Joel too much, he was kind of 'eh' to me. The romance that occurs is a bit cliche and in reality I didn't really care about it because I knew what would happen between them. The cross aspect is a pretty cool idea, as well as the vampire medication. It added a nice unique twist to the mix. Towards the end it does feel a bit like you've temporarily stepped into the Da Vinci Code though, but it doesn't last too long so it's not too distracting but at the same time I kind of wish it lasted longer. To be given a puzzle that consist of half written words and scribbles and to figure it out in the matter of about 6 or so pages is a little lack luster. I did like the short chapters because I ended reading a lot more then I normally would have as well. One thing I did find funny is the term "ubervampyre", the u does have an accent mark so it's not pronounced the same but I still laughed for a bit about it. Overall it's a well written story, that looks like it's going to take forever to read but actually pulls you further in as you move a long. I know there is suppose to be a sequel to this and I'm interested to see how Joel is in that one, also what the plot will be because the end of the book wraps things up pretty well. less

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