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As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool

thestarlessskye's review against another edition

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5.0

4.5 stars

I think this series is gonna be a new favourite. I absolutely enjoyed this second installment!


Janton forever. That is all

saramosgrove's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

thesingingbook's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

tiamark's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book more than the first one! Absolutely adore the characters and all the adventures more this time! Absolute new god tire series!

arinreads's review against another edition

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3.0

the decisions half of the people make in this book made me want to bang my head against the wall

while in the first book i enjoyed the characters more, this time it was the plot that kept me going. because when reading a sequel, you're already familiar with the characters so you expect some kind of change and development and i got that only in two povs which coincidentally were the two most important to the plot.

simply because of who jude and anton are, their part of the story is directly dealing with the prophecy and the age of darkness which (besides my obvious liking them as characters) made both povs more interesting to me.

i have... questions about some of the choices the other three protagonists made because to me they lacked ANY kind of logic or sense. it's not that i'm not allowing for them to make mistakes but the decisions they made seem utterly unreasonable to me which was simply annoying

the ending felt... like a mess, honestly. a lot of things were happening and the plot twists piled onto each other, which just made it all seem less thought-through than it actually was.

still, i wanna know what's next, so finishing the series it is

tsuxis's review against another edition

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5.0

god DAMN!

1st reread: GODDDD DAMNNNNN

m_rose00's review against another edition

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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

4.75

neezii's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.0

me ignoring the rushed ending, confusing time skips, unnecessary POVs and other issues for Anton & Jude hehe 

evelynhugosbitch3bc79's review against another edition

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3.0

Actual Rating : 3.5 / 5 ⭐

marymary91's review against another edition

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5.0

I love this series! Love the growth of the characters and their relationships but on top of all that~ the twists and turns are keeping me on my toes and I am LOVING IT!