Uprising (Collide, #2) in Q&A with Shelly Crane

Aug 13, 2011 Shelly Crane added it · (Review from the author)

Originally.....Collide was way WAY longer, almost 500 pages when I finished. So I cut it shorter and added it to the beginning of Uprising (Hence the part 1 and part 2) I loved writing this book as much as the first because I got to add some different POV's and you really get into the meat of the story behind the Lighters and what may come to help aid Sherry's little family in ending them. The addition of one person in particular was a blast to write (If you've read it I think you know who I'm r ...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Mandy Reads Indie rated it it was amazing

Lighters are still in charge, Keepers are still the enemy and Specials are still coming to terms with their gifts.The world is going to hell in a hand basket and Sherry and her family are just trying to survive. At the beginning things get moving right away, bringing in new characters and new problems. With the new additions to the family, relationships will be tested, and lives forever changed.

Of course I am still in love with Merrick...my favorite Keeper! And you won't be able to resist new bo ...more

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Aug 27, 2011 Jody rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-authors, favorite-series, apocolyptic, dystopian

Uprising continues with Shelly and Merrick's love story that began in the apocolypic Collide. The chemistry is explosive and draws the reader into the relationships that build among the rebels. This book opens as the resistance has built an expanding underground bunker under a convenience store. It is the perfect hideout outside of town and provides much needed shelter for the group. Throughout the book, the group continues to grow in numbers as they seek out other Keepers and Specials who need ...more

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Jul 31, 2011 Tee loves Kyle Jacobson rated it it was amazing

Warning: This book is CALIENTE! Hot... Hot... Hot...

My Cover Thoughts: I love the new cover! Congrats Shelly for the new art work. Four hearts representing the four people she loves the most. You’ll have to read the book in order to find out who they are.

My Thoughts/Review: This book picks up where the last one left off. Sherry and Merrick are now a couple. Danny is safe for now but there is so much that has happened. They have had to move around just to survive and some of the people they are Warning: This book is CALIENTE! Hot... Hot... Hot...

My Cover Thoughts: I love the new cover! Congrats Shelly for the new art work. Four hearts representing the four people she loves the most. You’ll have to read the book in order to find out who they are.

My Thoughts/Review: This book picks up where the last one left off. Sherry and Merrick are now a couple. Danny is safe for now but there is so much that has happened. They have had to move around just to survive and some of the people they are with have been hurt or killed. Sherry is getting weary because the Takers have taken over the world and are looking to kill anyone that turns their back on them. Sherry is hidden in a bunker with Merrick and Danny and they are trying to figure out how to fight the Takers.

While in this bunker Sherry has become the mother hen and everyone looks up to her. She has become the go to person and she also keeps everyone together. She and Merrick are nurturers and try and soothe everyone’s fears. In the second part of this trilogy Sherry is in trouble and Merrick has to find a way to save her and keep everyone else safe.

In this second book you get to meet new characters and you even get to see some arguing and some heart break. This story grips you right from the beginning. I promise you, you will fall in love with Merrick and The Lighters who have come to save the world and destroy the Takers and restore Earth back to its natural beauty before the Takers took over.

Memorable Quotes: Page 38 Merrick is talking to Sherry. “Sherry, please. I’m dying here, baby. Gah, I wish I knew where you were! I assume that Cain is with you. I hope he is... Unless he’s the one who... I’d kill him. I have no idea what happened but don’t be scared, honey. If nothing else just hear my voice and know I’m coming for you. We’re heading out right now to come look for you two. I love you. Stay out of danger. I’ll find you. I promise.”

Advice: This is a must read series! Shelly has the next syfy best seller on her hands. Once you start reading you will not be able to put this series down.
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Jan 24, 2012 Mer rated it it was amazing

This book picks up right were we left off in "Collide". I found that the main point of this book for me was getting to know the characters more personally as each chapter has a different person's point of view. Most of this revolve around Sherry, Merrick, Cain, and Lillian. At first I wasn't sure how much I liked bobbing back and forth in these people's heads, but I really ended up liking how I felt like I got to know these characters a bit more deeply. There is a lot of stuff going on in that b ...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Evie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, amazing-epic-and-awesome

March??? MARCH?!!! how am I supposed to wait FIVE MONTHS! *sniffle sniffle*
seriously you do not understand how good this book is! (Well if you've read it you do and should so come talk to me) but the rest of you! Gah you are missing the awesomeness! The amazing epic awesomeness!
I dont even like apocalyptic books and I am in love! No one but Shelly Crane could pull this off in such a way that I could be so thoroughly in love with a book in a genre I usually dislike! So if you're a fan of apocalyp ...more

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Sep 27, 2011 My Book Friend rated it really liked it

An uprising is coming, it was bound to happen. While many are falling, who everyone really is begins to show. While the group of people living underground begins to grow, there is no way of really knowing who's side everyone is on. It's all a matter of who you trust.

Even while Sherry and Merrick gather people to join them, the Lighters' army is growing- and any idea of hope is dwindling down. Should they fight, or live the best they can quietly? Can they live though either?

While I am usually n ...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Jackie -Sated Faery rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, dystopian, sci-fi, other-paranormal

Wow! I'm still completely hooked! This book will definitely keep you on your toes! You never know what to expect. I thought I might have a heart attack a few times! But it's all balanced beautifully with the growing family of misfits who are learning to love & trust more than they could have ever expected. It's amazing the strengths you can find inside yourself when faced with disaster and that's what they are all learning along the way. Sherry & Merrick continue to amaze me with their ability t ...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Lucelu rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I loveeee this series specially Merrick!!

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Aug 01, 2011 Gloria Green rated it it was amazing

I always hate it when I finish a good book, no exception here. I loved the characters. This is the first series with a paranormal feel that I've read and i really loved it.I can't wait for the next book in the series. ...more

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