flyinglark 's review for:

Ascension by S.T. Gibson

3.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Rhys's ascension, more like Rhys's descension. 

It’s like watching a car wreck, reading Rhys descending deep into his ambitions. The combination of Catholic guilt, the closetness, cowardice, selfishness and ambition is a deadly concoction. That’s what makes his story compelling. He has metaphorical and literal demons to deal with. The story is heavier on character-driven elements, so if you want to know what was going on with the public ritual storyline, it is

pushed to the back of the trio's story

. Even with that in mind, I look forward to the next books in the series, Divination (2027) and Transmutation (2028). 

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Author's CW: 

"ASCENSION depicts: Religious struggle and distress, Self-harm, References to past child abuse, Biphobia and polyphobia and coming out to parents, Explicit sexual content, Light ageplay, Sexual themes of dominance and submission, Disordered eating behaviours, Attempted blackmail, Marijuana use, Drinking and smoking"

Sources: 

1. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7218567892
2. https://stgibson.com/content-guidance/

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POV: 3rd Person - Triple

Format: Audiobook - Single Narrator

Explicit Chapters 🌶️:

10, 26, 31, 40

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Eating disorder, Self harm, Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol