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Ascension

S.T. Gibson

4.11 AVERAGE

ikali1208's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fayeislittle's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the_batlix's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Our favorite trio is back with the focus on Rhys this time as he tries to navigate his new role as High Priest of the secrety society. After having read both Evocation and Ascension I'm having a hard time pinpointing the genre of these books. Cozy-adjecent? Magical slice-of-life? Because while there are relatively high stakes, the events are small and the progression relatively slow. We're offered a unique peek into the characters' lives that doesn't necessarily progress the plot. But it's still very entertaining and satisfying to read.

The Good:
- I continue to love David and Moira and their growing relationship. They pretty much stole every scene they were in and I keep craving for more.
- The vibes match so well from scene to scene. Even though Gibson doesn't overly describe settings, you instantly get a good feel for them.
- Rhys' panic attacks felt too real. My own heart beat started pumping whenever he was spiraling.
- I know this shouldn't matter... but these covers are so gorgeous!

The Could be better:
- Rhys is my least favorite character of the trio because of his self-righteousness. A lot needs to happen before he sees his mis-steps. I get that he's flawed, but even though Rhys and David both have egos, I'm feeling a lot more sympathy for David.
- The "reveals" were a bit weak.

The Bad:
- Nothing in particular! I really liked this book.

So all in all I'm staying at a sweet 4 out of 5 stars, just like the first book. I think I like the first one a tad better because it was mostly from David's POV. The next one should be from Moira's POV so I'm really looking forward to that and the rest of their relationship progression.

Thanks to NetGalley and Angry Robot for providing me with an ARC. All opinions are my own.

thatonedudewhoreads's review against another edition

3.5

“He felt, perhaps for the first time in his life, holy.”

I really liked Evocation so I had to read the sequel. But, it disappointed me a little. Where Evocation had this air of suspense and a demonic deadline, Ascension lacked it completely. The plot of Evocation didn’t seem to have as big of an impact on the second book as I hoped it would have had. Adding Max felt forced and ultimately a bit unnecessary. I hoped him to have a bigger impact; maybe he could’ve been actually evil and not just a guy. The whole drama about David and Max having an “age-gap” while they’re only 6 years apart, and both in their 30’s, felt so weird and forced. If you want your characters to go through something like an age gap, just do it right and make him 10+ years older. However, I do still like the main characters and their relationship. I really hope the plot from Evocation gets continued in the next book!

breckman's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mayflower38's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

delz's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This series is gripping pulling the reader in wanting more of the story and the characters. Rhys, David and Moira are all compelling characters in their own right but together they make an indomitable team. I can’t wait for the next in this series.