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rdmomma's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jhoyes13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
michaelcotham27's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rkeighley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kylehenkel's review
5.0
I knew it was gonna happen.
I. Knew. It. Was. Gonna. Happen.
and it still broke me. His honor still stands. Hail libertas.
This felt like the perfectly balanced book after going through Iron Gold (which felt pretty weak) and Dark Age (which was just a gory damn massacre).
I haven’t felt this engrossed in a storyline since the Stormlight Archive and the Lies of Locke Lamora.
I wish there were less “important” characters because the mass amount of names and people to remember is a slight struggle, especially for an audiobook listener. Almost wish I had the book so I could at least flip to the Name Appendix page and see who is who and why they’re important…
I’m glad I didn’t find Red Rising until this year. Because waiting for these books would’ve been a drag. I anxiously await for Red God next year.
Thank you, Pierce Brown for an incredible journey. This is my first sci-fi fantasy series I’ve read and now I think I’ll explore more into the sci-fi world.
I. Knew. It. Was. Gonna. Happen.
and it still broke me. His honor still stands. Hail libertas.
This felt like the perfectly balanced book after going through Iron Gold (which felt pretty weak) and Dark Age (which was just a gory damn massacre).
I haven’t felt this engrossed in a storyline since the Stormlight Archive and the Lies of Locke Lamora.
I wish there were less “important” characters because the mass amount of names and people to remember is a slight struggle, especially for an audiobook listener. Almost wish I had the book so I could at least flip to the Name Appendix page and see who is who and why they’re important…
I’m glad I didn’t find Red Rising until this year. Because waiting for these books would’ve been a drag. I anxiously await for Red God next year.
Thank you, Pierce Brown for an incredible journey. This is my first sci-fi fantasy series I’ve read and now I think I’ll explore more into the sci-fi world.
kellencrites's review against another edition
5.0
Dark Age kinda lost me but bloodydamn did this one bring it ALL THE WAY BACK
ditchrat's review
5.0
I would happily erase my memory, so I could read this series again, for the first time.
Luckily, there remains one more book to stall the impulse. Bring on Red God
Luckily, there remains one more book to stall the impulse. Bring on Red God
jaclynhope's review
5.0
Epic. Intricate. A masterpiece. I've been reading these books as they come out and the development of this story and growth of Pierce's skill is insane. I DID forget about half the characters and locations from previous books
aquaphase's review
5.0
Howler #1 (Mr. Brown) is a sadistic psychopath, an emotional puppet master, and a genius storyteller. Once again we have been thrown into the tumultuous world of the Society and, boy oh boy, this is one hell of a ride.
If you haven’t read the previous five books, don’t even think about starting with this one. Go back and suffer like all the rest of us.
Light Bringer brings a slightly different approach to the series. By now, things have gotten beyond serious, and Dark Age left us all in quite an interesting place. Volsung Fá and the Ascomanni are a serious threat along with all of the regular cast of power-thirsty warlords, and a large chunk of the Republic aren’t even sure if their savior, Darrow (and Sevro, by extension), is even alive.
I do have to say that a swath of the first part of Light Bringer was rather slow compared to what we are used to, but quite necessary. This book, more than the others, sets more of the political intrigue and process up as we are rounding the corner to the end of the series. Lysander is back and has machinations on where he fits into the political sphere: especially considering his fiancee, Atalantia au Grimmus, seems to be trying to kill him at every step.
I’m not going to spoil this one, but there is a little bit of something for all the typical Red Rising fans, and a whole lot of material that will be debated until Red God comes out. And, boy howdy, there is a ton of controversy scattered throughout.
If you haven’t read the previous five books, don’t even think about starting with this one. Go back and suffer like all the rest of us.
Light Bringer brings a slightly different approach to the series. By now, things have gotten beyond serious, and Dark Age left us all in quite an interesting place. Volsung Fá and the Ascomanni are a serious threat along with all of the regular cast of power-thirsty warlords, and a large chunk of the Republic aren’t even sure if their savior, Darrow (and Sevro, by extension), is even alive.
I do have to say that a swath of the first part of Light Bringer was rather slow compared to what we are used to, but quite necessary. This book, more than the others, sets more of the political intrigue and process up as we are rounding the corner to the end of the series. Lysander is back and has machinations on where he fits into the political sphere: especially considering his fiancee, Atalantia au Grimmus, seems to be trying to kill him at every step.
I’m not going to spoil this one, but there is a little bit of something for all the typical Red Rising fans, and a whole lot of material that will be debated until Red God comes out. And, boy howdy, there is a ton of controversy scattered throughout.