Reviews

Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

hannahfarn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

deicide1605's review

challenging emotional hopeful slow-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

3.5

sunflower_mar's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sashapasha's review

4.0

Thoughts:
* Damen and Laurent are a couple of drama llamas at the beginning.
* Slavery was finally addressed!

“ He searched Laurent’s face. ‘When I argued the case for slavery in Arles you didn’t try to change my mind.’
‘It is not a subject for an exchange of ideas. There is nothing to say.’
‘There will be slaves in Akielos. We are a slave culture.’
‘I know that.’
Damen said, ‘Are pets and their contracts so different? Did Nicaise have a choice?’
‘He had the choice of the poor with no other way to survive, the choice of a child powerless to his elders, the choice of a man when his King gives him an order, which is no choice at all, and yet still more than is afforded to a slave.’
Damen felt again the shock of hearing Laurent voice his private beliefs.”

and later:

He heard himself say, "Damianos will end slavery when he becomes King.”

* A particular fact was used as a Big Reveal, but it was so glaringly obvious since book one that I couldn't understand how Damen didn't realized it before then.

Spoiler

Laurent was abused by his uncle.

* The resolution reminded me a lot of [b:The Game of Kings|112077|The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)|Dorothy Dunnett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1342486295l/112077._SY75_.jpg|2219130] again. This series is kind of like Lymond fanfiction: gay romance edition. High quality though!
* Enjoyed this series a lot!

alphafoxes's review

5.0

i thought book 2 was fantastic bUT THIS BLEW MY MIND. SO GOOD. CONVINCED ME TO REREAD THE SERIES. LOVED IT

djm_chal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

aanzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense

4.75

ftwimabarbie's review

adventurous 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

3.5

 my imagination and i will handle the rest, i guess 


edit: my and all the other readers' imagination did, infact, handle the rest, cause i cant stop reading fanfictions of this series. (i think i need to reread the books.)


(i did reread the books, i'm obsessed.)

hanaeverse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I beg everyone to check the trigger warnings for this boon before reading it 

baksaydora's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

5.0