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Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

4 reviews

meridith_bex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, War, and Classism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.5

This was a ride! These characters have been through the ringer! As like all the previous books in this series the list of people and locations continue to change a lot but the worlds that've been built are still interesting. The politics are still engaging and the alliances that are formed at times make you hesitant to believe they will stick. Whether they stick or fall through, a few will definitely surprise you. So many of these characters you hate to love and love to hate. 

I enjoyed most of the book but when I got a little past the half way point felt it did slog a little. Then the last 1/4 of the book I was VERY upset about a death. I had suspected it earlier in the book but then kept trying to convince myself it wouldn't happen. It did = Emotional Damage. Did enjoy most of the twists that occurred and thought they were good ways to move the story and tie certain things together. 

I think Dark Age was better but this was a great installment and have no idea what to expect with Red God.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence and Trafficking

luxxltyd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

alastairherd's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I have been a big fan of all of Pierce's book, zooming through them each time they come out. I generally think that the sequel series has been better than the original triology (which some people would find very surprising).


This book was strange for me. I found the pacing to be off compoared to the other books. Part II, which is supposed to be some of the highest action, fastest part of the series, felt like it dragged on for me. And the ending felt like it kept sputtering on, with jolts that to me seemed like they should have been spread out over a few more chapters happening in an instant.


But I still think that this was a great book. It was a great return to deep character relationships. The reason I love Pierce's writing is that his characters act like people. They generally do things that make sense (apart from when he has written himself into a corner). They act in ways that don't just seem like the author speaking, but the person that he has built.

I'm excited for the final conclusion in the next book and will propbably re-read the whole series again before that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and War