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A review by a_reader_obsessed
Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat
5.0
5 Stars for the Entire Trilogy!
When you take two men who never in a million years would ever deem to look at the other with anything less than contempt and bring them full circle to a place where they stand united, is truly a feat of genius.
This was one of the most hard fought wins, as Damen and Laurent struggle externally and internally to defeat so many obstacles. The slow weaving and ultimately, the unraveling of how that comes to play out was impressive. Each had to overcome not only their countrymen's loyalty, the shadow of their ancestors' legacy, but also what was weighing so heavily in their own hearts.
Proclamations may be sparse, emotions may be nuanced, but actions say a million things, and these two prove over and over that what always was, doesn't always need to remain so. Anger, distrust, and hate turn into a painful yearning for something more than what they simply were bred and expected to do.
In the end, this was a brutal, cunning story about justice and redemption, forgiveness and destiny, as Damen and Laurent come together to make their own new history, their own new truth.
Epic scope, epic feels, epic brilliance.
When you take two men who never in a million years would ever deem to look at the other with anything less than contempt and bring them full circle to a place where they stand united, is truly a feat of genius.
This was one of the most hard fought wins, as Damen and Laurent struggle externally and internally to defeat so many obstacles. The slow weaving and ultimately, the unraveling of how that comes to play out was impressive. Each had to overcome not only their countrymen's loyalty, the shadow of their ancestors' legacy, but also what was weighing so heavily in their own hearts.
Proclamations may be sparse, emotions may be nuanced, but actions say a million things, and these two prove over and over that what always was, doesn't always need to remain so. Anger, distrust, and hate turn into a painful yearning for something more than what they simply were bred and expected to do.
In the end, this was a brutal, cunning story about justice and redemption, forgiveness and destiny, as Damen and Laurent come together to make their own new history, their own new truth.
Epic scope, epic feels, epic brilliance.