Oliver Howard
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🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 For a YA book, this was pretty good. Themes were heavy handed (per usual with this genre), but I didn't feel like it took too much away from the reading experience. The main weak-point of the book was Lenore Dove. I just didn't like her and didn't believe Haymitch did much either (he liked to tell the reader he does though). Aside from that, I thought it was fun and recontextualizes Haymitch's character during the main series.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 For a YA book, this was pretty good. Themes were heavy handed (per usual with this genre), but I didn't feel like it took too much away from the reading experience. The main weak-point of the book was Lenore Dove. I just didn't like her and didn't believe Haymitch did much either (he liked to tell the reader he does though). Aside from that, I thought it was fun and recontextualizes Haymitch's character during the main series.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 Going into this series, I had preconceived notions that it was not real literature or good writing. While it's not beautifully written, it has that X factor that just makes it so damn readable. This is a book I sat and stared at a wall for hours while listening to the audiobook. I had so much fun with it it's insane. It's definitely a derivative work, taking a lot of inspiration from other successful franchises like The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, and A Song of Ice and Fire, but Pierce Brown just makes it work and stand on its own. I can't remember the last time I've been so eager to read the next book in a series -- it feels like a TV show I'm binging. It's not literary classic, but bloody damn it's entertaining.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 Going into this series, I had preconceived notions that it was not real literature or good writing. While it's not beautifully written, it has that X factor that just makes it so damn readable. This is a book I sat and stared at a wall for hours while listening to the audiobook. I had so much fun with it it's insane. It's definitely a derivative work, taking a lot of inspiration from other successful franchises like The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, and A Song of Ice and Fire, but Pierce Brown just makes it work and stand on its own. I can't remember the last time I've been so eager to read the next book in a series -- it feels like a TV show I'm binging. It's not literary classic, but bloody damn it's entertaining.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 I had tried reading this book a few times before, but I could never get past the first act. It felt generic, almost like a parody of other sci-fi/dystopian books. However, I stuck it out this time and found myself thoroughly enjoying it. Red Rising has the same easy-to-digest prose of a Sanderson book, but in a Sci-Fi setting. Darrow went from an annoying protagonist to one I was rooting for by the end. While the book has some fairly generic tropes, they are all done well and are extremely entertaining. Would recommend for anyone who wants an easy and entertaining read.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 I had tried reading this book a few times before, but I could never get past the first act. It felt generic, almost like a parody of other sci-fi/dystopian books. However, I stuck it out this time and found myself thoroughly enjoying it. Red Rising has the same easy-to-digest prose of a Sanderson book, but in a Sci-Fi setting. Darrow went from an annoying protagonist to one I was rooting for by the end. While the book has some fairly generic tropes, they are all done well and are extremely entertaining. Would recommend for anyone who wants an easy and entertaining read.
As an end of a trilogy, this was mediocre at best. As an end of an arc, I think it was pretty decent. In my opinion, this one focused too much on action whereas the previous two only had a few big action set pieces. Because of that, this was my least favorite book in the series so far. I thought the characters remained good, but had a couple of weird choices. After 9 months of living in a box, why was Darrow the calm and collected one whereas Sevro was bloodthirsty and rash? I also really didn't like the end sequence because Darrow as the narrator literally lied to himself/audience to keep a plot twist secret. It definitely could have been done better where Brown doesn't break trust with his readers. It was still as readable as the previous two and I loved all of the Mustang scenes, but I definitely had some more issues with this book.
As an end of a trilogy, this was mediocre at best. As an end of an arc, I think it was pretty decent. In my opinion, this one focused too much on action whereas the previous two only had a few big action set pieces. Because of that, this was my least favorite book in the series so far. I thought the characters remained good, but had a couple of weird choices. After 9 months of living in a box, why was Darrow the calm and collected one whereas Sevro was bloodthirsty and rash? I also really didn't like the end sequence because Darrow as the narrator literally lied to himself/audience to keep a plot twist secret. It definitely could have been done better where Brown doesn't break trust with his readers. It was still as readable as the previous two and I loved all of the Mustang scenes, but I definitely had some more issues with this book.
Felt the plot and motivations were less tight than the first one, and the character interactions were slightly less interesting. With that said, it had all the elements I liked about the first one and sets up the third one really well
Felt the plot and motivations were less tight than the first one, and the character interactions were slightly less interesting. With that said, it had all the elements I liked about the first one and sets up the third one really well
Really liked the characters/found them interesting. Pleasantly surprised by the focus on physics in this book and how it intertwines with morality.
Really liked the characters/found them interesting. Pleasantly surprised by the focus on physics in this book and how it intertwines with morality.
A solid follow-up to the first installment. The characters are just as complex and nuanced as ever, with some compelling development from almost the entire cast. Abercrombie effectively differentiates the characters at the start of this book from the characters at the end. It doesn't get 5 stars because the plot still feels a little hollow, serving as a bridge to the next book.
A solid follow-up to the first installment. The characters are just as complex and nuanced as ever, with some compelling development from almost the entire cast. Abercrombie effectively differentiates the characters at the start of this book from the characters at the end. It doesn't get 5 stars because the plot still feels a little hollow, serving as a bridge to the next book.
The first 50% of the book didn’t capture me right away, but beyond that I was hooked. Abercrombie takes his time with his characters and before you know it, you know each one intimately. Very good introduction and setup to a trilogy, excited to keep reading.
The first 50% of the book didn’t capture me right away, but beyond that I was hooked. Abercrombie takes his time with his characters and before you know it, you know each one intimately. Very good introduction and setup to a trilogy, excited to keep reading.