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Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

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garrettcz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

Incredible book. I am distraught.

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zias's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I sobbed for 20 minutes from 90% and onward, even after I finished. I love these characters. I love their development. I love the relationships they forge with others. I have so many highlighted quotes in these books that bring a smile to my face. Damn you, Pierce Brown.

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ramebir's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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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njthk's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

I am inconsolable.
This book provided the necessary character work to set up a great finale.
Cassius is going to get a whole ass spoiler analysis in this.

Darrow's emotional growth was great. I still don't like him, but that's okay. I'm more of an observer through his eyes than someone wanting to relate to him. I don't like him, but he doesn't infuriate me, if that makes sense. (I think it's just a personal sympathy thingy lol.)
In fact, everyone's emotional growth on the Archimedes was great, and it was the best idea to throw these characters on a small ship.

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(The way Fà got dragged lmaooo. I did not see this coming)

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OKAY NOW CASSIUS, THE MOST TRAGIC CHARACTER IN THE WORLDS.
Cassius was born to be a brother. From the moment he reunited with Darrow, he was attached to him at the hip. Always looking out for him, tending to him, confiding in him, and most importantly, feeling loved by him and loving him. But this theme of brotherhood and just Cassius being a brother didn't only happen with Darrow. It happened with Lyria, with the slaves he freed at Sungrave without a second thought, with him taking the shit from Sevro because he knew that Sevro was in a very bad place, and lastly, with him blindly helping the man he raised for 10 years.
HIS LITTLE ADOPTIVE BROTHER AND IT COST HIM HIS LIFE. HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AFTER ALLAT KILLED HIM. BROTHERHOOD KILLED HIM.
The way he was killed was a big cosmic joke and the farthest away from honor anything can get.
But I honestly saw it coming, and he went out with as much closure as he could get.
(AND HE NEVER SAW HIS HOME AGAIN. HE HAS BEEN AWAY FROM MARS SINCE HE WAS 21. HE HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT, BUT HE WENT STRAIGHT TO DARROW)
In the book, the title Lightbringer *literally* alludes to Lysander.
But in the end, Cassius was the morning who killed fear and brought light. He was Darrow's Lightbringer. This is so poetic on so many levels I'm crying.

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