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A review by xkrow
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
3.5/5
Wow, the iron really is gold!
Brown has continued and evolved his series into something of a different beast than the earlier trilogy, and its quite nice to see! The biggest shift is of course having more than one PoV in the form of Ephraim, Lyria, and Lysander. They each bring something unique and interesting to the book and its interesting to watch this world through completely different sets of eyes. It can be easy to get caught up in (or bounce off of) Darrow's own idea of himself, but watching the legend through the eyes of 3 different characters was interesting, and adds to the doubt that is sown in his legend throughout this book.
The first 3/4 of the book has a lot of stuff happen, of course, but its surprisingly calm and slow coming off the heels of the trilogy. It really felt like Brown was taking his time in setting up this new era of his world (successfully so imo) before really letting himself loose and showing his fangs in the last little climax. Very excited for Dark Age!
Weird nitpick, but I thought having the democratic side of the Senate be named "Vox Populi" (more than being on the nose lol) was a little awkward to read. Later one, he refers to it just as "Vox" and it feels much smoother. Doesn't hurt the book, but again, that's what nitpicks are for.
Wow, the iron really is gold!
Brown has continued and evolved his series into something of a different beast than the earlier trilogy, and its quite nice to see! The biggest shift is of course having more than one PoV in the form of Ephraim, Lyria, and Lysander. They each bring something unique and interesting to the book and its interesting to watch this world through completely different sets of eyes. It can be easy to get caught up in (or bounce off of) Darrow's own idea of himself, but watching the legend through the eyes of 3 different characters was interesting, and adds to the doubt that is sown in his legend throughout this book.
The first 3/4 of the book has a lot of stuff happen, of course, but its surprisingly calm and slow coming off the heels of the trilogy. It really felt like Brown was taking his time in setting up this new era of his world (successfully so imo) before really letting himself loose and showing his fangs in the last little climax. Very excited for Dark Age!
Weird nitpick, but I thought having the democratic side of the Senate be named "Vox Populi" (more than being on the nose lol) was a little awkward to read. Later one, he refers to it just as "Vox" and it feels much smoother. Doesn't hurt the book, but again, that's what nitpicks are for.