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on second reread- bumping this up to five stars. I feel like I missed so much of the deeper discussion when I read this previously. I also forgot how seriously addicting it is. Could not put it down.
first reread:
I didn't review this the first time I read this, but I've been meaning to read the second book for ages and I didn't remember how the first one ended, so I reread it, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. It's different from a lot of what I see in YA and it's great. A more in dept ...more
first reread:
I didn't review this the first time I read this, but I've been meaning to read the second book for ages and I didn't remember how the first one ended, so I reread it, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. It's different from a lot of what I see in YA and it's great. A more in dept ...more

I had some trouble getting started with this book. I have read a ton of YA dystopias this year and Red Rising didn't seem very interesting compared with some of the others. Maybe because the story doesn't really take off until the second half of the book, or maybe because it was a male protagonist and I'm used to female protagonists. I don't know.
I didn't like that the author killed of some people that I found more interesting than Darrow. I didn't like the way the MC had to be pushed onto the ...more
I didn't like that the author killed of some people that I found more interesting than Darrow. I didn't like the way the MC had to be pushed onto the ...more

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