Review by terranstorm - Dark Rise

terranstorm 's review for:

Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat

4.0

adventurous dark emotional 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: Yes

I absolutely ate this up. For years I'd heard that book 1 was confusing and book 2 was when it got really good & worth getting to, so I'm surprised that I absolutely didn't feel that confusion at all. Yes, there are a few more POV characters than I initially expected, but I found that it built gradually-enough, AND gave me reasons right away to be curious about and invested in each of them. (Katherine maybe the least, but by the second meeting when Will was mysteriously there helping her for no reason, oh damn, I KNEW there was something off about it! In a thrilling, mysterious way, not a confusing way.

Anyway, absolutely ate this for breakfast. I'll probably reassess that rating and decide if it's high enough but later. I'm impatient now to start book 2.

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