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It’s always an unthankful task to review the second book of a trilogy (which is what this series was until 2018).
Of course you want to say something about the story. But with too much detail your review becomes useless for potential future readers (not that I haven’t done some useless reviews in the past -> exhibit A).
You don’t want to spoil not only the book you’re reviewing, but also not the first book in the series. That’s especially true of a series like this, in which a lot of characters go ...more
Of course you want to say something about the story. But with too much detail your review becomes useless for potential future readers (not that I haven’t done some useless reviews in the past -> exhibit A).
You don’t want to spoil not only the book you’re reviewing, but also not the first book in the series. That’s especially true of a series like this, in which a lot of characters go ...more
I think I liked this one even better than the first.
Brown elevates the conflict established in Red Rising to the next level and, in the process, sheds any YA tropes that were present in the first novel. In fact, I'm not even classifying this as YA.
The struggle of the Reds was an underlying sub-current through the first novel, but in the latter part, it played second fiddle in a lot of ways to the immediate conflict Darrow faced inside the Institute.
But Ares didn't send Darrow into the Institute ...more
Brown elevates the conflict established in Red Rising to the next level and, in the process, sheds any YA tropes that were present in the first novel. In fact, I'm not even classifying this as YA.
The struggle of the Reds was an underlying sub-current through the first novel, but in the latter part, it played second fiddle in a lot of ways to the immediate conflict Darrow faced inside the Institute.
But Ares didn't send Darrow into the Institute ...more
a escrita melhorou, mas eu não aguento mais
Mar 18, 2018
Aqsa
marked it as tbr-soon
Apr 12, 2018
Philip
marked it as maybe
Aug 18, 2019
Ashley Hart
marked it as to-read
Sep 24, 2022
Joseph
marked it as to-read
Sep 30, 2022
Dirk
marked it as to-read
Aug 21, 2025
Brad Hinson
added it
