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themandimonster's review
5.0
It had been so long since I was a visitor in the world of Kara Gillian, but it was an absolute delight and perfect ending. Firstly, I'm thankful for the recap in the beginning of the book. Secondly, it was just so well done as only Diana Rowland can do it. Now to figure out how to visit the demon realm.
brjedi26's review against another edition
I haven't really liked this series since book 5, but I continued anyway. Then I had to wait for this book, because it wasn't available at the library and... I lost momentum.
ohstephs's review
4.0
When I was in my early to mid 20s, I loved this series. Diana Rowland really pulled me in with her character, Kara Gillian. Over the series, Kara goes through a lot of struggles and meets so many amazing people. So the moment I saw the final book was coming out, I knew I had to try and get an arc. And I did! & I'm so grateful to have read this book to finish the series before it's officially released.
But it has been 6 years since the last book (I had to go 6 YEARS?! to myself when I realized). It took me awhile to understand things again and figure out who people were. Thankfully there's a short summary in the beginning to help you remember what has happened. I still struggled til at least chapter 9 though. There's just a lot of demon terminology that I could not figure out and just SO many friends are back in the final book.
I did get into it though and I'm glad I powered through. The action in the book is definitely there and honestly I don't know how Kara is able to keep going in this series because it's a lot. To see everything come together in the end though was bittersweet.
I plan to go back and re-read them all.
But also, I fully recommend re-reading the series and making it fresh in your head before this book. It'll be worth it.
But it has been 6 years since the last book (I had to go 6 YEARS?! to myself when I realized). It took me awhile to understand things again and figure out who people were. Thankfully there's a short summary in the beginning to help you remember what has happened. I still struggled til at least chapter 9 though. There's just a lot of demon terminology that I could not figure out and just SO many friends are back in the final book.
I did get into it though and I'm glad I powered through. The action in the book is definitely there and honestly I don't know how Kara is able to keep going in this series because it's a lot. To see everything come together in the end though was bittersweet.
I plan to go back and re-read them all.
But also, I fully recommend re-reading the series and making it fresh in your head before this book. It'll be worth it.
bookworm1912's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jdavis112's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
pink_kithic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
4.25
annarella's review
5.0
I'm a bit unobservant and didn't notice it was book nr 9 in a series. There's a long summary of what happened and who's who at the beginning of the book and this helped me to understand what I read and enjoy it.
This a very complex saga with a lot of different scenario, populations and characters.
I loved the attention to the details, the world building and the well developed characters.
It's an entertaining and compelling story.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine
This a very complex saga with a lot of different scenario, populations and characters.
I loved the attention to the details, the world building and the well developed characters.
It's an entertaining and compelling story.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine
bookhoarder_321's review
5.0
I waited 6 long years for this book and it was worth it. The Kara Gillian series is full of action and intrigue, the world building is creative and the characters are engaging. The Rise of the Demon was a satisfying ending to a great series.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Oh wow, this was such a fantastic read! And I'm glad for the timeline at the beginning, even having just reread the series, it brought it all together before launching into this adventure! Loved how everything wrapped up!
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