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A review by _askthebookbug
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
4.0
Red Rising.
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"'I killed their pack leader,' Sevro says when I ask why the wolves follow him. He looks me up and down and flashes me an impish grin from beneath the wolf pelt. 'Don't worry, I wouldn't fit in your skin.'" - Pierce Brown.
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I admit that I'm not usually very keen on reading SciFi fantasy novels but having heard a lot about Red Rising from @badphoto_goodbook , I decided to give it a try. Red Rising is a book starring a 16 year old kid Darrow who lives in Mars. People are divided according to their colours, Gold being the highest and Red being the lowest. Unfortunately, Darrow belongs to the lowest of the low and has no access to enjoying the perks of life. After being told to work as slaves in the mines, Darrow faces a tragedy which undoes his life. He grows overnight from a teenager into a force to be reckoned with.
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He is then sent on a mission to bring down the Godly Golds for having kept the Reds under a thick veil of ignorance for centuries. Darrow is transformed into a Gold by a set of highly qualified professionals to give him access to the most prestigious institute where leaders are born. What follows next is his journey through the competition with all the odds stacked against him. It is then that I truly started enjoying the book. I had to struggle for the initial few chapters to gain momentum and keep myself interested in the book but the pace increased significantly after 30% of the novel. There's a lot of SciFi words which comes as no surprise considering the genre it has been shelved under. This might prove to be a bit difficult for people to read. But it gets easier with every chapter.
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I'm unclear as to why this has been grouped under YA because it's much more than just that. The characters are brilliantly mastered and there are so many unexpected twists that I didn't see coming. The writing is splendid with no flaws or glitches. I came to enjoy this book thoroughly as it marched to the end. A gripping read to those who want to try their hand at this genre. There are three more books post this and I'm going to read them all :)
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Rating - 4.3/5.
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Have you read this book? Who's your favourite character? Mine is undoubtedly Sevro ♥
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"'I killed their pack leader,' Sevro says when I ask why the wolves follow him. He looks me up and down and flashes me an impish grin from beneath the wolf pelt. 'Don't worry, I wouldn't fit in your skin.'" - Pierce Brown.
~
I admit that I'm not usually very keen on reading SciFi fantasy novels but having heard a lot about Red Rising from @badphoto_goodbook , I decided to give it a try. Red Rising is a book starring a 16 year old kid Darrow who lives in Mars. People are divided according to their colours, Gold being the highest and Red being the lowest. Unfortunately, Darrow belongs to the lowest of the low and has no access to enjoying the perks of life. After being told to work as slaves in the mines, Darrow faces a tragedy which undoes his life. He grows overnight from a teenager into a force to be reckoned with.
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He is then sent on a mission to bring down the Godly Golds for having kept the Reds under a thick veil of ignorance for centuries. Darrow is transformed into a Gold by a set of highly qualified professionals to give him access to the most prestigious institute where leaders are born. What follows next is his journey through the competition with all the odds stacked against him. It is then that I truly started enjoying the book. I had to struggle for the initial few chapters to gain momentum and keep myself interested in the book but the pace increased significantly after 30% of the novel. There's a lot of SciFi words which comes as no surprise considering the genre it has been shelved under. This might prove to be a bit difficult for people to read. But it gets easier with every chapter.
~
I'm unclear as to why this has been grouped under YA because it's much more than just that. The characters are brilliantly mastered and there are so many unexpected twists that I didn't see coming. The writing is splendid with no flaws or glitches. I came to enjoy this book thoroughly as it marched to the end. A gripping read to those who want to try their hand at this genre. There are three more books post this and I'm going to read them all :)
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Rating - 4.3/5.
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Have you read this book? Who's your favourite character? Mine is undoubtedly Sevro ♥