Most importantly, I fell in love with the characters, both good and bad. Its superbly written words kept me riveted, never quite sure what twist or scare might come next.

As Ryn and Ezra desperately try to get to that truth, they discover that each revelation blurs the line between the villains and the heroes even more. What starts as a physical attraction quickly grows deeper, and Ezra’s curiosity throws Ryn off balance when he starts questioning the Rifts, the mysterious organization that oversees them, and the Citadels themselves-questions that lead Ryn to wonder if the lies she’s been telling her family are just the surface of a much bigger lie told to her. When a young man named Ezra is pulled through the Rift, Ryn finds herself immediately drawn to him, despite her training. A fine-tuned weapon, Ryn is a picture-perfect Citadel. Unbeknownst to her family, Ryn leaves for school each day and then reports for duty as an elite, cybernetically-altered soldier who can run faster, jump farther, and fight better than a Navy SEAL-which comes in handy when she’s not sure if axe-wielding Vikings or any number of other scared and often dangerous beings come through the Rift. Ryn and her fellow Citadels were specially chosen and trained to guard a Rift-one of fourteen unpredictable tears in the fabric of the universe that serve as doorways to alternate Earths. Normal seventeen-year-old girls go to high school, binge watch TV shows all weekend, and flirt with everyone on the face of the Earth. “High emotional stakes and an intriguing premise make this first entry in Foster’s new trilogy a solid next read for those who enjoyed Pierce Brown’s Red Rising or Veronica Roth’s Divergent.' - Library JournalĪn alternate reality that feels all-too-real, The Rift Uprising is the explosive start to a new trilogy that blurs the line between parallel universes-not to mention YA and adult science fiction-from acclaimed lyricist and storyteller Amy S.

When Autumn Leaves by Amy S. Foster