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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tragically i was a little disappointed by this one - it felt very logically threadbare (characters making decisions and coming to conclusions seemingly out of nowhere, especially will) and the nazgûl parallels were a bit distracting. im super invested in the world itself though, so im going to give book 2 a shot and hope it hangs together a bit better now that we have the major reveal we got at the end
First 30% were a 4 then the whole middle of it until the 70% mark were meh so 3 it is.
Took a minute to get into it, but once I found my groove, I was sold. That ENDING though! Cannot wait for us to get news of the sequel novels.
4⭐️. The twists and turns were good bc h definitely didn’t think Will would be the dark king and Kathrine the blood of the lady. Ngl I kept waiting for Cypirian and Will to kiss. Definitely gave “shadow hunters” vibes with the whole I kissed someone with the same mom as me thing. Every time I thought I knew how something would go, it went the opposite direction.
This is just CS Pacat really, really yearning for Minas Tirith. And wanting bisexual things to happen there. I can’t fault them for that, but I do think it’s a bit bare as a book premise.
"My whole life, all anyone's ever wanted was to possess me. The only one who ever set me free was you."
C.S. Pacat has done it once again with this ya queer fantasy debut novel. Dark rise is both whimsical and dark, a beautiful, heart-wrenching coming-of-age exploration of free will in the face of destiny.
While Will Kempen and James St. Clair are very reminiscent of Damen and Laurent from Captive Prince, Pacat has created an entirely new world that stands out on its own with magic, unicorns (yes, unicorns), portal fantasy, amazing found family (!!!), and enemies to lovers like I have never seen it done before.
Cannot recommend this book (and Pacat as an author) enough!
C.S. Pacat has done it once again with this ya queer fantasy debut novel. Dark rise is both whimsical and dark, a beautiful, heart-wrenching coming-of-age exploration of free will in the face of destiny.
While Will Kempen and James St. Clair are very reminiscent of Damen and Laurent from Captive Prince, Pacat has created an entirely new world that stands out on its own with magic, unicorns (yes, unicorns), portal fantasy, amazing found family (!!!), and enemies to lovers like I have never seen it done before.
Cannot recommend this book (and Pacat as an author) enough!
