![]() ![]() …so there’s endless sprawling forests of bold and majestic pine trees, there’s native wildlife like cougars, and kids race each other at rock climbing in their spare time. ![]() The story is set in an isolated area in the gorgeous Canadian countryside of Vancouver Island. This series has some pretty cool things going for it: Because I found the first series SO addictive, I decided to wait until all the books were out so I could binge read them, and here we are! Unfortunately, The Darkness Rising Trilogy wasn’t as good as it’s predecessor, so here’s the bullet point, bookish low-down so you can decide for yourself whether this series is for you! So let’s start with the positives first. ![]() ![]() However, I soon discovered there would be a follow-up series, The Darkness Rising, set in the same world but in a different town with different characters. Afterwards, I was left with that satisfying yet hollow feeling you get when you finish a truly outstanding series and realise there are no more books. Not a new concept – but oh was it executed well! I am not the type of reader that usually gobbles up a series in one go… but I got through all 3 books in a week. 5+ years ago I read and devoured the Darkest Powers by Kelley Armstrong, a series about teens who discover they have a variety of supernatural abilities and find themselves caught between people who want to manipulate their powers for their own purposes. ![]()
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