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A review by alibrareads
Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
To be completely honest, Laurent was infuriating to me lol. I wish there had been a bit more give on his part starting in the last book; a little less frigidity. Or maybe just have some POV chapters from him. I had a hard time warming up to him this entire series until about halfway through this last book, and even then I was reluctant about it. It’s probably just me applying my own preferences to the characters, but that’s how I feel! I appreciate the complexity of Damen and Laurent’s relationship, but ultimately it was more frustrating than fun to me, even though I love the enemies to lovers trope.
I did laugh at the spiderman points at spiderman moment with Charls the infamous cloth merchant, and I don’t think either of the previous books had any moments like that! I also thought the scene at the Kingsmeet was very cool, and I could totally picture that austere and reverent setting. I think the ending was rather abrupt though. I would have liked a bit more follow up on what happens after. I know there is a short story out there that does exactly that, but I wish that had just been part of this book.
I enjoyed the series overall, though it veered so heavily into political machinations and military tactics that it wasn’t what I expected going in! I love Pacat’s writing style, and the explicit scenes were some of the best, if not the best, I’ve read (which, granted, isn’t a lot). I just… Wish I liked Laurent more lol.
I did laugh at the spiderman points at spiderman moment with Charls the infamous cloth merchant, and I don’t think either of the previous books had any moments like that! I also thought the scene at the Kingsmeet was very cool, and I could totally picture that austere and reverent setting. I think the ending was rather abrupt though. I would have liked a bit more follow up on what happens after. I know there is a short story out there that does exactly that, but I wish that had just been part of this book.
I enjoyed the series overall, though it veered so heavily into political machinations and military tactics that it wasn’t what I expected going in! I love Pacat’s writing style, and the explicit scenes were some of the best, if not the best, I’ve read (which, granted, isn’t a lot). I just… Wish I liked Laurent more lol.