BLOG TOUR | There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool

THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS
by Katy Rose Pool

Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
September 3, 2019

From Goodreads:

The Age of Darkness approaches.
Five lives stand in its way.
Who will stop it… or unleash it?

For generations, the Seven Prophets guided humanity. Using their visions of the future, they ended wars and united nations―until the day, one hundred years ago, when the Prophets disappeared.

All they left behind was one final, secret prophecy, foretelling an Age of Darkness and the birth of a new Prophet who could be the world’s salvation . . . or the cause of its destruction. As chaos takes hold, five souls are set on a collision course:

A prince exiled from his kingdom.
A ruthless killer known as the Pale Hand.
A once-faithful leader torn between his duty and his heart.
A reckless gambler with the power to find anything or anyone.
And a dying girl on the verge of giving up.

One of them―or all of them―could break the world. Will they be savior or destroyer?

The good people at Raincoast Books and Henry Holt Books for Young Readers provided me with an advanced copy of There Will Come a Darkness in exchange for a fair and honest review as part of a blog tour.

It’s blog tour time!

This book kicked ass. What? Not enough of a review for you? (it should be) Fine. I’ll expound.

From start to finish, There Will Come A Darkness is a well-crafted story that keeps you asking questions. Even when it hands you an answer or two, you end up getting another truckload of questions. All of it in the best way possible. Sometimes questions can leave you feeling frustrated, but in this case it’ll leave you desperately intrigued. Combine that with characters that are easy to fall in love with and fantastic world-building that will leave you turning the pages as quickly as you can. You’ll quickly come down with a case of “Just One More Chapter” with the only cure being the book’s end.

While the plot moves a little too slowly to be called a thrill-ride, it’s far from a slow burn. Honestly, I don’t think it could move any faster while keeping all the phenomenal character development and relationships. Even at this developing speed, there are lots of twists and turns, and I’m very pleased to say that most of them really did surprise me.

My copy of the book featured a blurb on the front cover from author, Laura Sebastian, which says: “I dare you not to fall madly in love with these characters.” And it’s so true. These characters are fantastic and unpredictable. Dangerous and vulnerable. The connections are artfully done. You might think two characters have nothing to do with each other and then, BAM! They’re practically arch nemeses, or destined friends. 

How’s the writing you ask? I actually had to go back and look at it. I was so into the story on the first run that I didn’t notice whether it was good or bad. I suppose that should have been the first sign of how good it was. Upon further review, it’s silky smooth. The kind of writing that’s effortless to read.

I have a feeling that Katy Rose Pool is a massive talent that will be producing outstanding books for years to come. I for one, cannot wait until there’s a sequel for There Will Come a Darkness. If you’re a fan of Leigh Bardugo (and who isn’t?) this is one you need to check out. Immediately.

Fun fact about this post: As an aspiring author, a debut like this is really intimidating! EEK!