From the Bookshelf of 2015 Reading Challenge [Closed]…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
*
Week 6: Progress Post
By Zaz , Mood Minion · 29 posts · 117 views
By Zaz , Mood Minion · 29 posts · 117 views
last updated Nov 29, 2015 06:00PM
showing 10 of 24 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
Stephanie's 2015 Reading Challenge
By Stephanie · 19 posts · 127 views
By Stephanie · 19 posts · 127 views
last updated Feb 20, 2015 07:14AM
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
By Camilla · 12 posts · 57 views
By Camilla · 12 posts · 57 views
last updated Jan 13, 2015 04:58PM
What Members Thought

This book was such a pleasant surprise. Dystopian sci-fi with mythological themes and kids fighting each other could have gone south really fast. I'm so glad it held up extremely well! Darrow somehow felt too übermensch-ish. But apart from his fighting strategy and hand-to-hand combat skills, I felt he showed a lot of humanity. The phases where he seemed content with his life as a Red (regretting Eo's dream and his part in it), his weakness for Mustang, his dilemmas with Cassius, Sevro and Tactu
...more

I just couldn't finish this book. The story was brutal and disturbing and I'm still not sure I like the main character. So, I decided to return it to the library. Maybe someday I'll be ready to read it but this day is definitely not today.
...more

Jan 24, 2015
Mandy Sickle
marked it as to-read

Feb 08, 2015
Lohit.c
marked it as to-read

Mar 04, 2015
Jodez
marked it as to-read


Jul 10, 2016
MarLynn
marked it as to-read

Jul 06, 2017
Kay Rose
marked it as to-read

Jul 27, 2020
Hanna
marked it as to-read

Feb 06, 2021
Becky Jones
marked it as to-read

Apr 01, 2022
Elizabeth Howerton
marked it as to-read

Jun 02, 2022
Lindsey
marked it as to-read