Saturday, January 20, 2018

Review and Giveaway: The Uncloaked Trilogy by J. Rodes



About the Books

From Sellout to hero, by way of the den. Braxton Luther finds himself in the crossfire of a new order, and discovers apathy is a dangerous option.

My Thoughts on all three

The Uncloaked by J. Rodes gave me serious flashbacks to my tenth grade when I learned about the twentieth century. Reading about Kasen taking over, was like reading a page out of Hitler’s book. Coming to power over a country beaten down by the reminders of old conflicts and overly strict rules. Check. Targeting the youth and turning them into fanatics. Double check.

I have to admit that I didn’t feel very patriotic with this America because it was barely recognizable. It was a land of rules and regulations and very little freedom. So while reading of the Progressive Party’s takeover, and everyone bemoaning how this couldn’t happen to their America… well, it was an unrecognizable America to begin with.
I enjoyed Braxton, he reminded me a little of Percy Jackson, a Percy Jackson with severe anger issues. His perspective wasn’t always the most clear and he did many things that I never would have, but on a whole I liked him. That ending though… man I wasn’t sure what to think of that.


In Tearing the Veil by J. Rodes we continue Braxton’s journey. He’s a Jackal now and is racked by guilt over what happened in the last book. This is a far darker Braxton, but I felt bad for him as he tried to shoulder so many responsibilities.


In this book we get Hannah’s point of view and a bit of a different perspective of the Progressive Party. I liked Hannah, and related with her greatly in many areas, though there were several areas in this book where she was completely unreasonable. And while I liked Quinn a lot, her relationship with him felt a little insta-lovey. I know that they knew each other for several weeks, but I would have liked to have seen it. Also I was often confused by Quinn’s enigmatic personality and I was left wondering what made him tick.

Then there’s that ending which certainly made me hurry to read 
the third book. Whew.


In this final installment to the Uncloaked Trilogy we get Quinn and Eliza’s point of views as well as Braxton’s. I was a little confused with Quinn and Eliza’s sections because there was so much inner conflict going on, I don’t want to say much more for fear of giving away the plot, but I was just as confused as the main characters as to what they should do.

There was a particular storyline in this book that reminded me of the Hunger Games and I was chanting Hunger Games, Hunger Games, Hunger Games under my breath… but there is a plot twist that I certainly did not see coming that made me recoil and go that’s not Hunger Games…

There was some language in this book, that I certainly wasn’t expecting, and while there was quite a bit of violence in the other books, I felt this one was the most violent.

Overall, this was an intriguing series asking the question of what could have been? Or even what could be? The characters were well developed and relatable, and I was kept guessing the entire story as to what would happen next.

I received all three books for free. I was not required to post a positive review for any and all views and opinions are my own.

Reviewed by Nicki

About the Author:

J. Rodes lives on the wide plains somewhere near the middle of Nowhere. A coffee addict, pickleball enthusiast, and storyteller, she also wears the hats of mom, teacher, and friend. Mostly, she loves Jesus and wants to see the kids she’s honored to teach fall in love with Him too.

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Giveaway:



  1. Print copies of the books (US only)
  2. E-copies of the books (International)
  3. Audio copies of the books (International)  
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