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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Pierce Brown

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Feb 27, 2017 JoAnna rated it really liked it

UPDATE: March 1st, 2017
I forgot to mention I listened to the audio book for this! IT WAS FRACKING AMAZING!!! The guy does a FANTASTIC job:D

This was such an interesting journey..... The beginning may be hard to get through, but once the action starts it just keeps going. AND THE CHARACTERS!!!!! The characters really grow on you. Servo is fucking awesome!!!!!! I hope to have lots more of him in the next books.

So besides the tough start of the book the only other off putting factor, is the immense ...more

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Mar 06, 2017 Trevor rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, science-fiction, young-adult

I enjoyed this book more than the first 50 pages indicated I would. I liked the quick prose and a couple of the characters so I pressed on, hoping it would get past the hollow political jargon and initially angsty plot.

Did it succeed?

Yes and no.

Most characters are fresh and interesting, the story is well paced and set among some fantastic world building, and there are some great twists. It does do the now tired caste trope, but at least it made sense and was compelling.

However, Darrow - the ma ...more

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