Reviews

Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

kishma_'s review against another edition

4.0

Oh. My. God. That ending!

Yes, I will be picking up the next book.

potatereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

nestasbff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

5 ⭐️ |
this was truly incredible.
i haven’t had an actual good read in a while and this surprised me in <u>the best</u> way.

i literally love all the characters, they’re all different and unique in their own ways and ofc love all the LGBTQ rep <3

despite the magic system being super complicated, it’s explained very well, which i’m thankful for because i have a <u>very</u> hard time understanding stuff like that 😭

the last 100 pages. when i tell you i was fucking screaming and falling out of my reading chair, i’m being <u>100%</u> serious. it was literally one thing after another, i couldn’t keep up, honestly.
the ending. the last chapter. BITCH. I CAN’T DO THIS ANYMORE. THE PAIN. it’s the <i>chosen one</i> trope gone wrong & on crack, dare i say.

indigosummers's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

rogue24601's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

fatima3454r's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

leasheyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

hogwartsherms's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

koltan's review against another edition

5.0

Coup de ♥️

Le début de cette lecture n’a pas été des plus captivantes, et pourtant je garderai un très bon souvenir de ce livre.
Plusieurs plot twists complètement inattendus pimentent le livre, je suis resté bouché bée à la fin du roman lorsqu’il s’agissait de recoller enfin les morceaux entre eux.
Ce livre est tout sauf plat, la psychologie des persos est plus profonde qu’elle n’y parait, tout n’est pas tout blanc ou noir.

Petite touche queer qui n’est pas pour me déplaire.
Petit + pour l’édition hard back avec très beau jaspage.

samglade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A fairly simple good vs. evil story with incredibly dark undercurrents. Given that it reads like a YA fantasy and the target audience can reasonably be expected to be in their late teens, I have to question some of the author's choices, like a young girl looking forward to marrying a much older lord in an arranged marriage and being proud of being a good, well-mannered lady, because she it her duty to be his demure wife thankful for whatever he does to her. There was a similarly creepy scene at the very end, which reminded me that this book is written by the author of 'The Captive Prince'.