A review by smoothwoven
Golden Son, by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

So many tense action scenes with ambiguously unkillable superhumans that they became boring fast. I actually finished the series but it was painful and I was just wishing for it to be better or more grounded. Felt like it was written for teen/early 20s boys who can't get enough ridiculously long battle scenes. Don't get me wrong, I like action, but it just took up way too much of the story. Double-crosses a plenty and equally overused destroyed my suspension of disbelief.