The Gathering
Bernadette Giacomazzo
(The Uprising, #1)
Publication date: March 31st 2018
Genres: Adult, Dystopian
The Uprising Series tells the story of three freedom fighters and their friends in high — and low — places that come together to overthrow a vainglorious Emperor and his militaristic Cabal to restore the city, and the way of life, they once knew and loved.
In The Gathering, Jamie Ryan has defected from the Cabal and has joined his former brothers-in-arms — Basile Perrinault and Kanoa Shinomura — to form a collective known as The Uprising. When an explosion leads to him crossing paths with Evanora Cunningham — a product of Jamie’s past — he discovers that The Uprising is bigger, and more important, than he thought.
My Review:
Three freedom fighters from three different walks of life
come together to try and overthrow the Emperor and his way of life. The leader
of the country is no longer elected as an Emperor rule for life.
When the Emperor came to be the leader he made up his own
rules and how things were to be done. He puts himself above everyone else
including his own family.
No rules are to be broken and if they are then that person
is severely punished as the Emperor sees fit as there are neither jails nor
lawyers to state your case.
A ball is being held in the honor of the Emperor’s
step-daughter, the Princess, Evanora, at the ball she is to pick a husband but
before she can pick her husband to be an explosion is set off causing chaos
while she is dancing with one of the Emperor’s soldiers Tommy. Tommy whisk
Evanora away to safety into the hands of her father’s old rock band members.
Who just happen to be a part of The Uprising.
They inform Evanora about The Uprising and what they have
planned. The Uprising is a group of people who have come together to try and
overthrow the Emperor and his rule. They want life to go back to the way it was
or at least change the way it is now.
The Gathering is a very fast read that will catch your
attention from the first and will keep you entertained right up until the end.
There is enough action to keep you glued to the pages not wanting to put it
down. The world building is just awesome and will blow you away at times. The
Gathering is a great introduction into the world of The Uprising.
I would recommend The Gathering to all fans of dystopian and
science fiction as I can’t wait to check out more from The Uprising series.
Author Bio:
With an impressive list of credentials earned over the course of two decades, Bernadette R. Giacomazzo is a multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the word: an editor, writer, photographer, publicist, and digital marketing specialist who has demonstrated an uncanny ability to thrive in each industry with equal aplomb. Her work has been featured in Teen Vogue, People, Us Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Post, and many, many more. She served as the news editor of Go! NYC Magazine for nearly a decade, the executive editor of LatinTRENDS Magazine for five years, the eye candy editor of XXL Magazine for two years, and the editor-at-large at iOne/Zona de Sabor for two years. As a publicist, she has worked with the likes of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit record label, rapper Kool G. Rap, and various photographers, artists, and models. As a digital marketing specialist, Bernadette is Google Adwords certified, has an advanced knowledge of SEO, PPC, link-building, and other digital marketing techniques, and has worked for a variety of clients in the legal, medical, and real estate industries.
Based in New York City, Bernadette is the co-author of Swimming with Sharks: A Real World, How-To Guide to Success (and Failure) in the Business of Music (for the 21st Century), and the author of the forthcoming dystopian fiction series, The Uprising. She also contributed a story to the upcoming Beyonce Knowles tribute anthology, The King Bey Bible, which will be available in bookstores nationwide in the summer of 2018.
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