Oshun Rising (Trinity Forest, #2) by Jennifer Alsever Series: Trinity Forest #2
Published by Sawatch Press ISBN: 0998947318
on August 28, 2017
Genres: YA, Paranormal
Pages: 344
Format: eBook
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Source: Kate Tilton's Author Services
I received this book for free from Kate Tilton's Author Services in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
OSHUN has everything a young pop star could ever want--fame, fortune, and beauty to spare. But there's something dark inside of her, rising like the tide, fighting to be heard. Something that terrifies her. Because once she lets it out, she knows there's no going back.
EMBER is drowning. Fighting for consciousness, struggling to make sense of the strange dreams she's been having--prophecies of murder, deception, and blackmail. But once she begins to untangle them, she realizes that they might not be dreams at all...and if she doesn't find a way to stop what she's seeing, more people will die.
MADDIE is barely staying afloat. How can she be expected to care about school when her best friend Ember is still missing, presumed dead? So when Ember's brother calls and tells her about his theory about a pop star who may be involved in Ember's disappearance, she rallies him to take a road trip to check it out.
The Chef’s Review
I don’t usually read paranormal, but since Halloween season is fast approaching, I feel so in the mood for reading this type of genre. And let me tell you that I absolutely enjoyed reading Oshun Rising and it is a perfect fit for the season. From the scenery descriptions to the overall feeling of the story, this book is gripping as well as eerie. It had me at the edge of my seat throughout the whole book and I cannot wait to read the final installment.
One of my favorite aspects of this book was that it had so many POVs. While I don’t tend to read many books with multiple perspectives, I liked how in this book it felt appropriate to have so many since it allowed me to get a wider understanding of the story and the characters. If I had to pick, I’d say I loved being in Oshun’s and Ember’s shoes the most.
However, I really felt for Oshun and felt quite attached to her story and struggles. She has a tough personality, but the challenges she faces are not easy and as the story progresses, you understand WHY she acts they way she does. By the end of this book, I was quite heartbroken for her.
Overall, if I thought Ember Burning was dark, let me tell you that it is nothing compared to what the characters have to face in Oshun Rising. In this installment, we once again face a character that rebirths people into other bodies by using witchcraft. Most of the time, she turns them into more influential people like rock stars, politicians, and tech people. It’s a bit complicated how it all works, but the reason behind this is to eliminate humankind from Earth and the type of situation where the villain truly believes that what they are trying to do is what the world needs in order to progress– to make way for a better society. In a way, this kind of reflects our own reality. It’s seriously creepy how some people with higher power or influence over us all can determine what’s the greater good for the society without considering our own wishes.
Final Verdict:
Oshun Rising is my favorite book in the series so far! It’s dark, gritty, and unputdownable. I cannot wait to see what’s in store for us in Venus Shining!
About Jennifer Alsever
Jennifer Alsever is a storyteller.
She lives near Vail, Colo. She’s a fan of good wine, great books, the back country, rock climbing, skiing and yoga. She’s been a journalist for more than two decades, writing for the Denver Post, Fortune Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Wired and Fast Company.
In 2017, Alsever published her first work of fiction, the Trinity Forest Series, (Ember Burning, Oshun Rising and Venus Shining). The young adult trilogy is set in nearby Leadville, Colorado and is about a girl who becomes entangled in a local forest teeming with urban legends of witchcraft and strange disappearances and must not only find herself but ultimately save the world.
In 2018, Alsever joined colleague Doug Brown to start Campfire Content, which provides content marketing, story-mining and storytelling strategy to businesses.
She is currently working on her fourth novel, Psychic Monkeys, available in 2019. She is a 1994 graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder.
