That lowkey wrapped up faster than I expected but I'm curious as to how the characters will deal with the new threat. Also I'm surprised that Quinn isThat lowkey wrapped up faster than I expected but I'm curious as to how the characters will deal with the new threat. Also I'm surprised that Quinn is really growing on me??...more
SO SATISFYING. Still enjoyed how ominous the ending was since we're looking for some final resolution. SO SATISFYING. Still enjoyed how ominous the ending was since we're looking for some final resolution. ...more
This series is so addicting. Book 2 is surprisingly interesting though I didn't have much emotional attachment to the characters, which made certain hThis series is so addicting. Book 2 is surprisingly interesting though I didn't have much emotional attachment to the characters, which made certain heavier sequences fall flat for me in comparison to the first book....more
**spoiler alert** I feel like I was hit in the head twenty times. Definitely a brick of a book but there’s literally so many major events and blossomi**spoiler alert** I feel like I was hit in the head twenty times. Definitely a brick of a book but there’s literally so many major events and blossoming plot lines still- I can’t comprehend it.
The storm. Orion. The clone. The coup. The parasite. Alexander. Sefi. Lysander that motherfuckin LEECH you’re so delusional and entitled and kooky. I still don’t understand the whole Mind’s Eye thing but it’s just giving me flashbacks to Bran the Broken and GOD KNOWS I’d rather shoot myself than relive his ending on the Iron Throne and his weird ass mind games. Maybe Pierce Brown did draw too much inspo from Game of Thrones for calling the ending "the Long Night," too. But hopefully that means Darrow will live (but not suffer such an unsatisfying fate) as as Jon Snow ...more
I’m a bit conflicted about this, though objectively this was a pretty fire exposition to this second half of the series. The switch to four POVs and iI’m a bit conflicted about this, though objectively this was a pretty fire exposition to this second half of the series. The switch to four POVs and introduction of the new storylines really threw me off (lowkey bored me for awhile) but by the end, I grew really invested in each of them. Except for Lysander cuz he pisses me OFFFF.
I’ll admit I wanted to see a lot more of Darrow here (can you blame me for getting attached) though I understand that the story is bigger than him now. He lowkey was pissing me off but his moral complexity is what makes him so interesting, and I wouldn’t find it realistic if he just ended up being a normal and emotionally available after all the shit that happened in the first three books...more
OH MY GOD WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?? It’s 2:00 am and I just had a heart attack from that ending twice over. Yet somehow the conclusion was everything I nOH MY GOD WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?? It’s 2:00 am and I just had a heart attack from that ending twice over. Yet somehow the conclusion was everything I needed it to be (still with room for more). I was worried about the ending of this insane buildup but now I can safely say Red Rising absolutely ATE from start to finish. Pierce Brown I hope both sides of your pillow are COLD TONIGHT!!...more
This is sci-fi dystopian glory at its BEST. I blasted through this in one sitting (albeit on a long haul flight) but I was absolutely enthralled from This is sci-fi dystopian glory at its BEST. I blasted through this in one sitting (albeit on a long haul flight) but I was absolutely enthralled from start to finish. Darrow is a such a deeply complex and unpredictable character, and I appreciated how the small scope of the story was still able to capture the sense of uneasiness that permeates the plot and the weight of the intergalactic class system as a whole. All the while setting up for an all out war in the coming books. Mind. blown....more
Short, quite loony, but honestly so cool. The premise is fascinating and Anderton propels the plot at a nonstop pace. The matter-of-fact prose added tShort, quite loony, but honestly so cool. The premise is fascinating and Anderton propels the plot at a nonstop pace. The matter-of-fact prose added to the sense of strangeness and how far off yet plausible this reality is to ours. Phillip slayed with this one!...more
We follow the journey of Talin, a young refugee-turned-warrior ("Striker"), who originates from Basea but now fighThis was good. Not great, but good.
We follow the journey of Talin, a young refugee-turned-warrior ("Striker"), who originates from Basea but now fights for Mara. Mara is the last nation standing against the oppressive Karensa Federation, but they are inching towards defeat; that is until one day, a mysterious man stumbles into their path and completely alters the course of the war.
I found this fairly decent, despite being so generic. It honestly doesn't stand out among similar books. It's almost like (dare I say) another version of Warcross but with dystopian elements?
Look me in the eye and tell me that Red and Hideo aren’t the same person. That’s right, you can’t (They’re both bland but I love them both ...more