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Red Rising
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November 1, 2014
Finish date
December 31, 2014

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Garlan ✌
Wow, wow, wow! What a great read! This one is hard to classify; it has elements of YA, dystopian, and sci-fi with a mythological bent to it. This book reminds me of the work of Rick Riordan, Suzanne Collins, Joe Abercrombie and a host of others who have come before. You can read the book blurb for a general synopsis, but I will just say that the character development, world building, action, pacing and dialogue are all superb. Not sure how this book has managed to escape beneath the radar of all ...more
Amy
I really enjoyed this book! Found there were a lot of parallels to Hunger Games and other similar books but this was a pretty refreshing take & I enjoyed it. Definitely recommend! Looking forward to reading the second in the trilogy!

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