Jake Wood
I gave RED RISING 5 stars, and I didn't quite say the appropriate rating but after reading GOLDEN SON I can comfortably say it was 4.5 for the first book, full 5 stars for this one. Pierce Brown immediately levels up his writing in a way that's pretty staggering, writing a book that DOES NOT LET UP. Sure there are calm, breathing, simple moments but the overarching story from beginning to end is GO GO GO and it doesn't stop. The world opens up, we meet new characters that immediately become our favorites, and it makes me immediately want to read the third book of this series. Like immediately.
I gave RED RISING 5 stars, and I didn't quite say the appropriate rating but after reading GOLDEN SON I can comfortably say it was 4.5 for the first book, full 5 stars for this one. Pierce Brown immediately levels up his writing in a way that's pretty staggering, writing a book that DOES NOT LET UP. Sure there are calm, breathing, simple moments but the overarching story from beginning to end is GO GO GO and it doesn't stop. The world opens up, we meet new characters that immediately become our favorites, and it makes me immediately want to read the third book of this series. Like immediately.