There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool

Reviewed by Britney S.
Grade 9

Grabbing your interest and not letting go, it goes up and down like a roller coaster. There Will Come A Darkness is Katy Rose Pool's first book and hooks your interest from the very beginning. It keeps you guessing what's going to happen next at the end of every chapter. It was all the way worth reading and leaves the reader wanting more.

With five heroes come five narratives, all chasing a goal while doubting their true feelings about it. They're all going through a journey that for each may lead to the beginning but not the end. Some may encounter shadows from the past; others take a new route and find themselves, all while finding the truth about the final prophecy left by the most mysterious characters from the story--the prophets. The ones that everything revolves around.

I loved this book. Each character had their own defining characteristic, a charm and a story as to why they became who they are. The setting is rather clear, involving a corrupted city, a secret land, a falling country and the end of the road that is only reached in the final chapters by the characters that drive each other. The plot keeps you hooked throughout the story, leaving you wanting more for the next chapter. The writing of the author truly inspires emotion with each unexpected turn.

I fully recommend There Will Come a Darkness because of the author's wonderful style, shifting views and fully immersing you into the character, the undying feelings of mystery and anticipation. How the conflict is developed through the characters is also wonderful, the characters own emotions for both sides and their impact on the rest of the story, the character development that occurs thanks to this and its plot driving qualities.