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Dark Rise, Volume 1

C.S. Pacat

4.13 AVERAGE


3.75⭐️⭐️⭐️
Shadowhunters meets Game of Thrones meets Villain origin story
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

‘My whole life, all anyone’s ever wanted was to possess me,’ said James. ‘The only one who ever set me free was you.’

I'm still in shock after that ending. I can't form words.
adventurous dark mysterious tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Oh- OHHH. Wow. Okay, I get it.

For a good 70% of the book, I was mildly engaged. Enjoyable but nothing groundbreaking. AND THEN!!!!

Chat, when is book 3 supposed to be out? Because I have a feeling that book 2 is going to leave me desperate.

 
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous 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: Complicated
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional slow-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: Complicated
emotional hopeful 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: N/A

Original rating : 4.5 stars