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Red Rising
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May 1, 2015
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May 31, 2015
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What Members Thought

Naomi
Dec 04, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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
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Zhye
Oct 21, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: science-fiction
Really enjoyable, fast-paced read. I flew right through these 400 pages and that seems to happen less and less often for me lately, so much appreciated.
Paula S
Nov 26, 2016 rated it liked it
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
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Sarah
Nov 15, 2014 marked it as to-read
Monica
Dec 12, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Tressa (Wishful Endings)
Jan 07, 2015 marked it as to-read
Shelves: recommended
Jessie
Apr 25, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Karigan
Jan 29, 2015 marked it as to-read
Susan
Dec 08, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Jan 24, 2016 is currently reading it
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Aug 03, 2020 rated it it was ok
Caitie (caitiegirlreads)
Jun 08, 2018 marked it as owntbr
Shelves: nook-books
Damien
Dec 31, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Cera
Jan 27, 2019 marked it as to-read
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Apr 30, 2019 marked it as to-read
Angie Prophet
Jun 01, 2020 rated it really liked it
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May 14, 2021 marked it as to-read
Missi
Jan 25, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Serah Luna
Apr 03, 2023 marked it as to-read
Anne
May 09, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Rachel
Jul 02, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 06, 2025 marked it as to-read