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A review by davinareads
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
5.0
I went on a journey with this series and it wrapped up with this finale and it was perfect.
Morning Star took a 180 turn from Golden Son. I'm not talking about a ligbt defeat, I'm talking about total character destruction. I was stressing through the whole book and I panicked for at least half of it. This was an event to get through and I loved every second.
This series is a perfect example of a character and plot based story. There were strategies behind our characters actions, high stakes with high risks, and phenomenal character development. It's fascinating to me how Red Rising felt like a completely different story when it comes to the last two books in this trilogy. Red Rising was the intro - still a great read - but Golden Son and Morning Star is where the meat is at and ranks so much higher than Red Rising. This is a series that gets better and better. Well written, and well paced.
As for the characters themselves, this was where I was screaming. I loved them. They're all so well made that they felt real. The growth in them is stunning and mind blowing from where they started from in Red Rising to who they are now. Perfection.
I of course love Servo and his relationship with Darrow is one of my favorite things. They brought much needed humor to this dark read and I needed it to survive. We meet new characters as well and I really liked how they turned out. Our old friends made their appearances and some of them broke my heart (oh Roque and gently giant Ragnar). Victra and Mustang had their moments, especially Mustang. She killed it with her intelligence and I'd follow her anywhere. Did I feel intense dislike to our antagonists? Absolutely. But that just shows how well crafted they are. And we can't forget our main character Darrow. Without him, we wouldn't have had this story and his growth was one of the strongest out of all of them.
In the end, I got goosebumps as I read the last pages and felt a deep satisfaction with how it wrapped up. I know there are a few more books after this but as it is with how this trilogy is currently, I think it was an amazing adventure that will stick with me for a while.
Morning Star took a 180 turn from Golden Son. I'm not talking about a ligbt defeat, I'm talking about total character destruction. I was stressing through the whole book and I panicked for at least half of it. This was an event to get through and I loved every second.
This series is a perfect example of a character and plot based story. There were strategies behind our characters actions, high stakes with high risks, and phenomenal character development. It's fascinating to me how Red Rising felt like a completely different story when it comes to the last two books in this trilogy. Red Rising was the intro - still a great read - but Golden Son and Morning Star is where the meat is at and ranks so much higher than Red Rising. This is a series that gets better and better. Well written, and well paced.
As for the characters themselves, this was where I was screaming. I loved them. They're all so well made that they felt real. The growth in them is stunning and mind blowing from where they started from in Red Rising to who they are now. Perfection.
I of course love Servo and his relationship with Darrow is one of my favorite things. They brought much needed humor to this dark read and I needed it to survive. We meet new characters as well and I really liked how they turned out. Our old friends made their appearances and some of them broke my heart (oh Roque and gently giant Ragnar). Victra and Mustang had their moments, especially Mustang. She killed it with her intelligence and I'd follow her anywhere. Did I feel intense dislike to our antagonists? Absolutely. But that just shows how well crafted they are. And we can't forget our main character Darrow. Without him, we wouldn't have had this story and his growth was one of the strongest out of all of them.
In the end, I got goosebumps as I read the last pages and felt a deep satisfaction with how it wrapped up. I know there are a few more books after this but as it is with how this trilogy is currently, I think it was an amazing adventure that will stick with me for a while.