A review by rubytrev
Dark Rise by C.S. Pacat

4.0

4.25 stars. Wow! This was not what I expected. Someone on TikTok described this as gay lord of the rings, and I see what he meant… but it wasn’t fully that. I do see the Lord of the rings inspo and queer rep, but it was its own unique book that stands on its own. I read this book purely because my brother read it, and he wanted to buddy read/discuss. I was a little bored for about a third of the book somewhere in the middle, but damn did that ending make up for it. I liked the characters for the most part, especially James. I am definitely going to read book two. I’m lucky it comes out in a couple of days!