A review by samtherat17
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a great start to the Red Rising sequel books. This book was a big shift from the previous books as this time we get multiple POVs instead of just Darrow's. I personally found some of the POVs a bit difficult to get into at the start of the book, but they grew on me as I progressed further through the book. I loved how the POVs showed us the effects of the Rising throughout the solar system. This book is set 10 years after Morning Star, and it shows as there are more mature themes throughout the book, especially with Darrow's storyline. This book is also relatively slower than the first trilogy which I saw some people complain about but wasn't a problem for me, perhaps as I took a break between the first trilogy and this which didn't make the change jarring. I did have a few complaints, the POV one which I mentioned and I didn't really like the path Darrow takes in this book as a couple of his actions don't feel like something he would do. Also, I kind-of predicted a plot twist at the end. Overall, Iron Gold was not on the level of something like Morning Star, but I thoroughly enjoyed the new direction of the Red Rising series and will be continuing with the sequel books.