Thank you net galley for the advance reader copy of the novel. This was a fantasy that reminded me a bit of the Mary e Pearson kiss of deception series in a way with the prophecy part and Cashore with the Graceling series. There is a lot of amazing world building and plenty of characters--that was tough to keep straight. Excellent work and will read more by this author.

I wasn't quite sure what I was getting myself into when I started Katy Rose Pool's <i>There will Come a Darkness</i>, but I ultimately really enjoyed this book. I was given the opportunity by the publisher to evaluate this book before publication, but my evaluation of the contents of the book are entirely my own and not influenced by the publisher.

The story is told from the perspective of four different characters: Ephyra, Beru, Hassan, Anton, and Jude. Some of the characters are marked by one of the four graces: heart, blood, mind, and sight, which help propel and drive the story forward.

The general plot is based on the outcome of seven prophets disappearing 100 years before the beginning of the story. These prophets had created vast cities and a complex society based on the four graces. Unfortunately, since the prophets disappeared 100 years prior, a lot has changed in this world. However, the prophets did leave one prophecy unfinished, and no one but a select few people even knows the prophecy exists. The prophecy is cryptic and has five distinct elements:

1) The deceiver ensnares the world with lies
2) Death’s pale hand the wicked fall.
3) That which sleeps in the dust shall rise.
4) And in their wake will come a darkness.
5) A new prophet will arise, and the final prophecy will be revealed.

All of the five central characters will be entangled by the prophecy before the end of the story. Ultimately, can these five people figure out their own lives in time to prevent the coming darkness?

The book itself is very well written. The characters are interesting and distinct, which is hard to do when writing from five different voices. As a whole, I found the book to move along very quickly. Admittedly, I wasn't sure what I was going to think after the first couple of chapters because of the shifting in points-of-view. But once all of the central characters are introduced, the book flowed very well and kept a good pace.

I enjoyed the world that Pool has created within the book. I'm a fan of world building and was glad to see something distinctly different in the world Pool created. Sure there are four graces (authors often like four characteristics), but the graces are different than what I've seen in other fantasy novels. I also liked the fact that there was a clear differentiation between the haves and the have nots with regards to the graces. Just because someone's parents were graced did not mean that he or she would be. I do wish that there had been a bit more discussion of the issue of classes that this differentiation causes. For the most part, the antagonist has a group of followers who believe that the graced should be eliminated. I wish there had been a bit more sympathy put on those without graces to help establish why some people may not like the graced. Although the story goes into some detail here, I didn't believe that the author provided enough detail to help the reader question whether the graces were that good. It would have been nice to see cases of graced individuals hurting non-graced individuals to add some of this balance.

Thank you for giving me the chance to read this ARC. I chose to not finish this one after the fourth chapter. The world building was too detailed and confusing and there were too many point of views with background stories stemming from each person. The only character I cared about was Anton the bounty hunter who was on the run, but once I started the chapter of the monk in training (I can't remember what they are called in this fictitious world), I just didn't care anymore and was fatigued from trying to understand what was happening regarding each character.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! I am not usually one for high fantasy, and I've seen books struggle with multiple main characters and multiple points of view, but There Will Come a Darkness does NOT disappoint. Each character felt like their own person driven by their own story, and the immediate world building sucked me right in, I couldn't put it down. Absolutely one of my top picks for YA in 2019.

This book was sooo good! I love books like this one so i devoured it once i started reading. It was never slow and constantly made you think. Awesome plot! I would tell all my friends to read this!

Holy heartbreak, damn. This was a very imaginative and action-packed read. The author did a great job balancing the POVs and developing the large cast of characters into strong independent people. I never confused one character for another which really let me get lost in the world and the story. I loved the twists and mystery that was integrated with the fantasy world and fast-paced plot.

I am a bit worried that the future books might drag... I can easily see this being a duology, but unless some really crazy things happen in book 2 I'm worried it will feel too stretched-out. But who knows? Book one was really great and shows a lot of promise for even more heartbreak and action. I'd definitely recommend!

A interesting debut novel that has a lot of character development and world building. A fantasy novel that brings mythology of different historical areas to life. The author does have a lot of characters and POV's which causes some confusion further into the novel. I do think young adults will devour this book up. It reminds me of a blend of Rick Riordan and Sarah J. Maas. Thank you to NetGalley, Edelweiss, and the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.

Received an ARC that was a blessing and a curse....because now the wait for book 2 will be too long! Ensemble cast, excellent world-building, prophecies, betrayals, religious zealots, and more make this a must read this Fall!

I am so grateful to have been able to preview this book! This world grabbed me and sucked me in! This is an epic fantasy with corruption, greed and heartache. The character development seemed effortless and I cannot wait to read more in this series. I will be purchasing this for my library!

Right off the bat, this book sounded really interesting and I’m a complete sucker for that cover and title. Opening up the first chapter, the first couple of lines completely grabbed my attention and made my eyes widened and I smiled this crazy smile because something extreme just happened and oh my god! What and opening…. And then the confusion set it. The book itself was interesting and the writing was well done. It's definitely going to grab a lot of attention.