Kings Rising

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I think this series might be one of my new favorites. Hands down. The writing is absolutely phenomenal. The characters feel like real people — with wants, pasts, and dreams all of their own. I wasn't sure what this series was going to be when I started it, but holy crap, guys. What a story.

CS Pacat does a phenomenal job weaving the storylines of our two leads, Damen and Laurent, into something absolutely breath-taking. Kings Rising is the end of a three book story, and it wraps everything up in a tidy little bow. You feel complete at the end, without feeling like the story got cheap, either. Everything makes sense. Everything ends well-rounded, and lovely.

The reveal at the end is just...UGH. It's so good.

Laurent is a treasure of a character. You think you know who he is, but oh, you do not. (Though I am sad to say what was alluded in the previous book does turn out to be true. Poor Laurent.) He thinks about twenty-million steps ahead of everyone else, and it is a delight to watch him out think everyone else. Damen continued to be the best boy — doing what he thought he needed to to protect his people. Watching them realize they need one another was like candy. Watching them realize they loved each other was even better.

The two of them together are completely unstoppable. Please, if you've ever thought about reading this series, just do it. You won't regret it.