Reviews

As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool

mandeye's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

fionadesantis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

ashction's review against another edition

5.0

The follow up to TWCAD remains deeply character-driven, which is what I love most about this series. Each character finds themself in surprising challenges and journeys. My favorites are still Anton and Jude, but I really enjoyed seeing each character's respective struggles. And unlike TWCAD, I definitely didn't see anything coming!

So glad I waited and can read the final book ASAP!

cayliem's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

runaps's review against another edition

3.0

I’m ashamed to admit that I did something this time that I avoid. Normally I never skip chapters or povs, but this time I did it. I skipped most of a certain character’s pov. This pov in special was beyond boring for me, and yet I still really wanted to read the book so I broke my rule and skipped.
And I’m glad I did, because I adored the other povs.
This book was super entertaining, and while I could guess most of the plot before the 50% of the book, I enjoyed the ride and will soon continue to the third book.

katinova's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

mushytoads's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

el_fj's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Suffers a bit from second-book-in-a-trilogy-itis, where nothing particularly happens that couldn't have been greatly condensed to make the series a duology. Twists are more predictable even than the first book, and there's a bit more lore dumping in the dialogue than the first book. Nevertheless, I'm sticking around for the characters and the generally fast-paced story

kat7890erina's review against another edition

4.0

Another 3.5 stars from me.

The characters continue to be the driving force of the narrative, but some of them stagnate a little in this volume. The Age of Darkness is on the precipice and our protagonists are all in the thick of it. I'd like to see more of the impact beyond our little crew of heroes/antiheroes, as I felt a bit too honed in on their personal dramas when supposedly the whole world is at stake!

vperr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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