A review by layaisstupid
Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The world building throughout the entire novel was intensely immersive while also managing to keep the plot/characters in the main focus of the writing. The main character, Darrow, was written in a way where I didn’t feel like I was getting “bottle fed” his motives and backstory at every turn but all of his actions seemed to flow cohesively with his motives and experiences. The book was a tiiiiiny bit slow at some instances where I felt like some fat couldve been cut out, but overall I really enjoyed the novel. It was like a really fleshed out, fantasy-sci-fi version of the Hunger Games (even if you have read/seen the Hunger Games, I really think that this novel is worth a read!!!)