Reviews

Dark Age by Pierce Brown

sammie_readsalot's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

alabaster_bones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Without a doubt, the most meaningful of all 6 books in the [current] series, Dark Age reflects the build-up and cataclysm that Darrow has instilled in the audience from the beginning. Our political manifestations, yearn for blood and hate, and dire will for the protagonists' success is more apparent than a reader could hope for. 

Devastation only begins to reflect the emotional toll taken throughout the 900+ pages. Aptly named, the fifth book parallels  psychological drain and harrowing will the audience experiences, all for hope to seemingly rise and fall in a fashion that requires a put-down at times; but, for all the right reasons this installment solidifies the entire saga not of one that utilizes common genre tropes, unrealistic plot development, or over-characterized gore, but of one that lasts, embedded in your thoughts for some time to come. 

Truly, truly excellent. 

bibliodiaries's review against another edition

adventurous challenging sad fast-paced

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

2.75

This book felt like a set up for the next book more than it did a continuous story. Not the biggest fan of some of the tragic things that happened. ESPECIALLY when they happen off page.  
*Spoilers*
Bringing back a villan as a clone is either going to be genius or terrible.  There is no middle ground

mahg0899's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Edad Oscura es para mí el mejor libro de la segunda era y puede que incluso rivalice con mi libro favorito de esta saga. 

La forma de narrar los hechos se torna más madura y menos desorganizada que el primero de esta segunda era, pero le da un toque interesante al momento de desarrollar los acontecimientos del libro.

Por otra parte, considero que las historias "adicionales" a la historia principal, además de estar bien planificadas, genera preguntas de cara a lo que esperamos ver en los siguientes libros. (Yo al menos quiero ver que ocurre.)

Considero que de seguir de la misma manera en que finaliza esta obra, puede que los siguientes libros puedan finalizar toda la saga por lo más alto.

minxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

kjw721's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

malak_nas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

wbennett04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

coreysees's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Very grimdark, even compared to previous books. If you want to know the plot of the book, all you have to do is ask yourself "how can things possibly get worse." Some of the violence here, especially against children, was especially troubling. I hope the next books pay off after this one.

planetbrie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0