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A review by paz_books
King of the Dark by Ariana Nash
5.0
5/5, without a doubt.
“We have other means of deterring attackers.” “Your personality?” Niko mumbled.
The world building is absolutely immaculate; I love how high fantasy and intense it is. Niko, our main character, really hooked me in. His past is so interesting- and even more so fascinating is the way he thinks, which is completely different to me and yet completely understandable.
As spoiler free as I can say this... a certain plot twist absolutely wrecked me- from a spoiler I read, I assumed a X just died, but no... it was worse. There are, without a doubt, some gruesome and horrible scenes in this book so please read the full trigger warnings if you're interested, but these were still handled in a tactful/plot-driven way. I have seen a lot of comparison to Captive Prince, which is honestly pretty accurate, so if you liked that series then 100% check this one out too.
In all, I adored seeing how unique these characters were, adored the plot, the secrets, the politics, the world, the writing and honestly everything about this. It was so well structured and emotionally driven. I started the second installment straight away.
“We have other means of deterring attackers.” “Your personality?” Niko mumbled.
The world building is absolutely immaculate; I love how high fantasy and intense it is. Niko, our main character, really hooked me in. His past is so interesting- and even more so fascinating is the way he thinks, which is completely different to me and yet completely understandable.
As spoiler free as I can say this... a certain plot twist absolutely wrecked me- from a spoiler I read, I assumed a X just died, but no... it was worse. There are, without a doubt, some gruesome and horrible scenes in this book so please read the full trigger warnings if you're interested, but these were still handled in a tactful/plot-driven way. I have seen a lot of comparison to Captive Prince, which is honestly pretty accurate, so if you liked that series then 100% check this one out too.
In all, I adored seeing how unique these characters were, adored the plot, the secrets, the politics, the world, the writing and honestly everything about this. It was so well structured and emotionally driven. I started the second installment straight away.