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Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat

8 reviews

jjnich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Death of parent, Violence, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, and Kidnapping

zeppelinnyx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

5.00

This is the perfect resolution to a nearly perfect trilogy. I will never have words to express how deeply I love these characters and their story. This is, as it has been since I first read the series years ago, the most enthralling and tender romance I’ve ever encountered. I compare all other enemies-to-lovers relationships to this one, but sort of all other relationships in general. Because this series, and especially this installment, is the peak of romance. 

I really only have two critiques for this series. The first is a bit technical, I suppose. The books don’t feel like they’re a trilogy. Instead, they feel like one book split by three different covers. Perhaps there’s a reason for this, but it does make the ending of the first two books feel a bit sudden and inconclusive. Obviously, this same problem does not occur in the finale. The second problem with the series is the Erasmus problem, but…I won’t get into that. I only wonder if Pacat wishes the character was resolved differently now. 

Quality of Writing: 10/10
Pacing: 10/10
Plot Development: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyability: 10/10
Ease of Reading: 10/10
Ending: 10/10 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Blood, Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Infertility, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal death, and Suicide

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

sabinehunter's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Pedophilia, War, Incest, Sexual content, and Slavery

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I don't know what else to say except that this book broke me and my bookmark. It broke me in a good way. My bookmark, however, won't recover. It was an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Pedophilia, Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy and Child death

nicamooch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

The first time I read Kings Rising, the ending had felt a bit rushed to me. But I love the parallels that really come through in this book. All of the DL scenes are perfect (even when Laurent was in his petty era and Damen was going to be every night listening to Mr. Brightside & Do I Wanna Know? on repeat lmao). 

The second time around I took a break before finishing the third act and I’ve realised that the ending just feels super abrupt lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Pedophilia, and Slavery

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Pregnancy

aububub's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Pedophilia

srm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

What a fantastic finish to a wonderful, sexy, twisty series. Loved every second.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Incest, Blood, Death, and Slavery