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ememh_'s review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
vincent1126's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lostinfrance's review against another edition
1.0
I grabbed the second book in the series...bc I am that kid that reads the whole series. I have now grown to be an adult with less patience.
This book has a completely different set of characters (just one guy surfaces from the first book)- completely different story, etc. I wonder if I read the third the two groups would become connected... The story is about the 7th son of the 7th son who on his 11th birthday finds out he is a part of the Old Ones....and has to help keep the Dark from rising. He has a family- and has to maneuver so that they don't notice he is fighting against the end of times and also protect them- while also keeping back the Dark.
My problem with this book is NOTHING is really explained- the rules aren't explained, the tokens aren't explained- powers, how to use them....clueless. And yes, this book is from before I was born and is quite dry and.....boring. I don't think it is withheld the changes of the world. It need a rewrite with some foot notes ore world building. I found myself frustrated enough that I won't continue the series....give me Harry Potter any day.
Read if you enjoy British YA fantasy written in the 70s.
(I am glad I tried it as it was a favorite of a friend's.)
M&L Reading Challenge 2024: a book Austin or Satu recommended
This book has a completely different set of characters (just one guy surfaces from the first book)- completely different story, etc. I wonder if I read the third the two groups would become connected... The story is about the 7th son of the 7th son who on his 11th birthday finds out he is a part of the Old Ones....and has to help keep the Dark from rising. He has a family- and has to maneuver so that they don't notice he is fighting against the end of times and also protect them- while also keeping back the Dark.
My problem with this book is NOTHING is really explained- the rules aren't explained, the tokens aren't explained- powers, how to use them....clueless. And yes, this book is from before I was born and is quite dry and.....boring. I don't think it is withheld the changes of the world. It need a rewrite with some foot notes ore world building. I found myself frustrated enough that I won't continue the series....give me Harry Potter any day.
Read if you enjoy British YA fantasy written in the 70s.
(I am glad I tried it as it was a favorite of a friend's.)
M&L Reading Challenge 2024: a book Austin or Satu recommended
murraybymoonlight's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
mybooksarenovel's review
5.0
I don't know why I didn't read this as a kid. I would have loved it and read it many times over. Thankfully I have time to give this gift to my children.
A book that starts at Midwinter and ends on Twelfth Night with the rise of Evil in its midst. And the Evil may only be kept at bay and overcome by the Light.
I love that this series incorporates lots of Arthurian legend and myth. From relics to Hern the Hunter and the Wild Hunt, I was captured from beginning to end. I loved this book so much, and am enjoying reading through this series for the first time as an adult.
A book that starts at Midwinter and ends on Twelfth Night with the rise of Evil in its midst. And the Evil may only be kept at bay and overcome by the Light.
I love that this series incorporates lots of Arthurian legend and myth. From relics to Hern the Hunter and the Wild Hunt, I was captured from beginning to end. I loved this book so much, and am enjoying reading through this series for the first time as an adult.
geethepsyche's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
darthemed's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jasondecker42's review against another edition
5.0
Not many books I read as a kid still hold up for me any more. This one did. Yes, one of those stars is probably for nostalgia but this really is a great series. Almost makes me want to have a kid so I can read it as a bedtime story. Then again, I guess it might cause some nightmares.
mandykh's review against another edition
This book was o.k. I liked the first one a whole lot better! This book though was rather slow moving.
celiapowell's review against another edition
4.0
I can't remember the last time I read this book - as a teenager, I think. Cooper's Dark is Rising sequence was one of my great favourites. The Dark is Rising begins at midwinter, and the story plays out until twelfth night, twelve days after Christmas. Reading this at Christmas was quite evocative, despite it being midsummer here in Australia, and not at all the cold bleak atmosphere of the story. It's a quest novel - Will must gather six signs, of wood, bronze, iron, fire, water, and stone, in order to fight The Dark. I love the solemn feel of the story, the feeling of being steeped in ancient myths, the high stakes of Will's quest. It was a nice Christmas read, and now I'm going to re-read the rest of the sequence.