Reviews

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

janina_0809's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

angiec13's review against another edition

Ugh, no. Hate the writing style and the main character is insufferable. An intriguing premise isn't enough to make up for those two things.

sammay98's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

liminal_dolphin's review against another edition

5.0

I can’t believe this is a debut novel. The story is fantastic with so many twists and turns I did not see coming. This book explores themes of power, class, identity, expectations and sacrifice in a way that mirrors our own world. I did find some phrases to be a little repetitive and overused but I still found it to be a really powerful and engaging read. I also love a flawed main character and Darrow fits that archetype perfectly.

I absolutely loved the way love and grief are explored throughout this book. I don’t want to spoil so all I’ll say is that compared to literally every other book I’ve read, this one is the most realistic in portraying accurate thoughts and emotions. Very, very well done.

This felt both like something I’ve read before and something entirely new. Pierce Brown took some familiar tropes and put his own spin on it which made this a well paced, page-turning experience of a read.

sourtails's review against another edition

4.0

This book is fun but it definitely has a casual sexism problem

mikaylarenee's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

thebrodemeister's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Solidly entertaining! Definitely down to read the rest of the series. Excellent world-building

cobysb's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ada33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I read this book in two days it was that good! I loved it! The characters were all so lovable, the plot was brilliant and I loved all the twists. It kept me on the edge of my seat. It's a sci fi book with a mashed up together story of mistborn, hunger games and fourth wing. I'd say it was on a par with mistborn and I loved that one! I'm interested to see where the story goes from here and even though he's really violent I still love Darrow ngl.
Also, if Eo has no haters I'm dead 

rockhopper's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0