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Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

vale_vasd's review against another edition

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4.0

Perdón pero, los últimos capítulos??? Gran parte del libro sentí que no me terminaba de gustar tanto, pero valió la pena terminarlo.

Will me parece un personaje super interesante, porque no actúa como la mayoría de protagonistas que he leído. Y eso que leí el libro por un tiktok diciendo que se parece a Neil de AFTG pero en lo único que se parecían era un poco en su situación al principio de estar escapando de gente que lo quiere muerto xd yo me espera a Will con la misma bocaza de Neil.

Ahora, no le tenía mucha expectativa al libro, pero me terminó sorprendiendo bastante. Ya quiero leer el siguiente.

hannah5800's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

C.S. Pacat is actually so insane for putting that scene with the unicorn horn in the middle of what is otherwise a pretty normal (if inventive) YA fantasy novel

bekybear's review

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5.0

Like a 4.5 rounding up to a 5
Weak spot is one character(/s ugh kind of 2) feel lacking compared to how amazing and detailed every other character in this story is

not_theonlyme's review

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4.0

The twist was a complete surprise, and it was amazing.

clubuntu's review

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4.0

Damn, that ending...

a_reader_obsessed's review against another edition

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4.0

4 Stars

”…what someone was is less important than what they could be…”

Pacat deftly delivers on the complexity and nuance as the line separating evil and good blurs.

In this historical alternate reality, a compelling layered tale is told, full of magic and a lost world, with a resurrection of the Dark King, destined to destroy all and rule completely with just a speck of a bare chance of maybe being defeated.

Beware there’s plenty of sacrifice and pain and more death than you could ever want or expect. There’s betrayal and fear and hopelessness too. One wonders how the protagonists will win, let alone survive with everything, including the kitchen sink, stacked against them. However, there’s a common theme here and that’s eschewing convention and tradition which looks to be the one thing that might give an advantage.

Again, the cast may be young, and they certainly don’t have fully formed ideas of who they are or who they should be, but I’m confident they will continue to take on the difficult weighty challenges that will surely come their way.

This first book was shockingly devastating with plenty of twisty angsty reveals, and I’m anxious to see what’s in store next for Will and his friends!


Dark Rise Series
1. Dark Rise - 4 Stars
2. Dark Heir - 4 Stars

na8na's review

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

melizzya's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

4.5

The first two thirds of the book were so slow I almost dropped it. So glad I didn't. 

lexibooksssong's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

sarinqar's review against another edition

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3.0

3,5⭐️ buff ese final.

Es una historia bastante inconsistente en su ritmo y calidad, con picos muy buenos en los que no quieres dejar de leer que inmediatamente son seguidos por valles muy planos en casi todo aspecto de la historia, esta inconsistencia se traslada a los personajes, algunos tiene unas dinámicas muy interesantes (will, James y Katherine) y otros se sienten tan forzadas como planos, (la supuesta amistad de violet y will, que te tienes que creer que desarrollaron un profundo vínculo en esos tres meses en el alcazar), hay detalles en lo que respecta a la inconsistencia temporal del la propia logia interna de la historia, sobretodo en el final y también está el hecho de que todo se siente pequeño y muy contenido para tan alto peligro, pero mi mayor problema es lo obvio que resulta la trama y sus giros argumentales, aún así creo que los aciertos son mayores que sus errores y hay mucho potencial para crecer.

En fin, el libro en general es inconsciente y demasiado obvio para su propio bien, aún así tengo ganas de leer la segunda parte porque sin duda el final me dejó con ganas de leer más de esa retorcida dinámica entre esos dos personajes.