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Red Rising by Pierce Brown
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
๐ Red Rising
๐ Book One of Red Rising Saga
โ๐ป Pierce Brown
โ๏ธ Science Fiction/Dystopian
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
โ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง๐. ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ.โ
This was REALLY good!!
Overview:
โขDystopian Society on Mars
โขClass Hierarchy Sorted by Color
โขFight-to-the-Death Competition
โขHidden Identity
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ (๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ) ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ (๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ). ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ.
I really enjoyed this!! A solid first book in a new-to-me series.
Because I donโt often read science fiction or dystopian novels, it took me a while to get hooked, especially with the expansive world building. But I was invested by the 20% marker!
Darrow is the heart of this story. Yes, there are overarching themes of politics, racism, classism, and slavery, but his character brings the necessary touch of realism and relatability. He is both smart and naive, selfless and self-aware, brave and fearful.
โ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ก๐. ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐. ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐.โ
Action drives the story at a steady pace. There is tactical planning, heart-stopping failures, and plenty of violence. Battles are never my favorite part of stories, but these had me right in the middle of it.
โ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข.โ
The character interactions and dynamics were SO interesting here! The changing alliances and evolving bonds kept me on my toes, trying to figure out who would be loyal and what secrets would be revealed. And there was some sassy banter which I LOVED.
โ๐๐๐ก๐ก, ๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐,โ ๐พ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐จ. โ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช, ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ค๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง.โ
โ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ข ๐?โ ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ. โ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐?โ โ๐๐ค๐ชโ๐ง๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฉ,โ ๐ ๐จ๐ฃ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ. โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ.โ
This book makes me excited to read the rest of the series! Itโs definitely dark and interesting and unexpected, and Iโm ready to see how the world and characters evolve in the next one.
โ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ข๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ-๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ, ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐กโ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐ข๐.โ
Itโs worth noting that I have 65 highlights from this book, which is more than double my average. There are so many well-worded lines that I wanted to keep and potential foreshadowing that I wanted to remember.
Book MVP: Servo. Iykyk.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book when youโre in the mood for some dystopian world building!
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