Let’s say with James it was love at first sight, whereas with Will it was a very slow burn. I’m sure he’ll appear much more in book 2 and I’m thankful for that. Was he my favorite part of this book? Of course yes. Is James Laurent? No, nor was he supposed to be. I think this was intended but it also backfired, because James was present for so little and the boring parts felt so much more boring without him, and all I could think of was I couldn’t care less what’s happening to Will right now, let’s see what James is doing. CS Pacat is great at creating blond perfect boys, elegant tigers that can stand perfectly still and attack at any moment, who will kill you both with their looks and their knives given the chance. You came around and created this fog over all the other characters (which are a lot), and since the moment I saw you, all I could think about was you. It pays off to know all these things in the end. Mind me, this is at first when you have no idea where the story is going. So much is happening to so many characters that it’s hard to follow at first. It feels like there are too many plot points being juggled around, and it would be easy to lose some along the way. I did not connect with Will, and the setup seemed to be overcomplicated at first. I think it was roughly the first 25% of the book that had me bored. In case it isn’t, I’ll be a bit more specific. If that’s enough for you, go read the book.

In short, I found the beginning boring and the ending amazing. So, if you’ve read it and you want to discuss some spoilers, message me! I want to say I’m very tempted to add hidden spoilers to talk about some specific parts, but I don’t want to tempt you if you haven’t read it because being spoiled in this book would really ruin it for you. It’s still too good for me to give it less than four stars I think, regardless of the parts I didn’t like. Through the first 100 pages or so, I was pretty bored and a little disappointed. This is not an “OMG I loved it so much I’m screaming” sort of book (like Captive Prince was). Will is captured by the people who are trying to bring the Dark King back, and he starts to look for the part he plays in this battle to stop the Dark King from rising.īy this poorly executed summary you can probably pick up at least three plot archetypes in fantasy: the dark lord, the chosen one, and the battle between good and evil. There are many other subplots: romances, betrayals, mentors, family drama, special artifacts, and more. Long ago, in the old world, there was a Dark King who threatens to come back, and if he does, he’ll bring the end of the world as Will knows it. Since then, Will is in hiding, working on the docks of London trying to figure out who’s behind his mother’s death.

Will’s mother is brutally murdered in front of him. Hey guys! Today I thought I’d tell you a bit about Dark Rise, the new book by one of my favorite authors.

Dark rise by cs pacat