Reviews tagging 'War'

Morning Star by Pierce Brown

79 reviews

bibliorama's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this boyo. <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Suicide attempt, Torture, Classism, Slavery, War, Death, Genocide, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ander2ky's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A suiting final book for the Red Rising series. As someone who reads a lot I thought I knew most of the twists coming, but they were delivered in unique ways that still left me surprised. I appreciated the end of the book and how it left things finished, but not perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and War

Moderate: Vomit and Medical trauma

luxxltyd's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Vomit, War, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Self harm

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rubyroses's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book was an amazing end to Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown !!

Throughout the trilogy we follow Darrow on his journey from red to gold to something more. But, in Morning Star we see shift from Darrow as the sole focus. Instead, we find that those around him are also just as important in fixing society. We truly see Darrow grow from a child into a man and this is reflected in his actions. 

Be prepared… in this book some of the most loved and most hated character die & others live… or maybe they do both (it’s hard to explain you’ll just have to read it to find out). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Slavery, Blood, War, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Classism, Violence, and Excrement

zoeoli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, War, and Murder

fictionalcass's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This. Freaking. Series. 

I am SHOOK. Rattled to the core. I was so skeptical going into this trilogy, but by this third installment I knew the ending would be bonkers. I did not anticipate the emotions I was going to go through, nor did I anticipate the multiple times I cried through Morning Star. Oh Pierce, you really got me with this one. 

With all our faves scattered across the solar system, this book brings a crew back together for the epic conclusion of a hard fought revolution. We meet some new characters, as well as get to see new versions of some others. One of my favorite things about these books has been the character development. Each character becomes so much more complex while not losing the pieces that make them unique from the other characters. 

The scheming and plotting in this one really take the cake, and I thought overall the arc of the story was so well suited. There were many devastating blows, but everything in this one just made so much sense and really strengthened the plot. I was consistently on the edge of my seat and fully gasping out loud throughout listening. I cannot wait to start the next set of novels in this world for more rollercoaster antics. 

A solid and resounding 5⭐️ for this one and highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, and Violence

garrettrook's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Sexual content

lemonwrlds's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, Murder, War, Police brutality, Grief, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual content, Slavery, Cannibalism, Body horror, Racism, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Classism, Colonisation, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, and Abandonment

surdiablo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked it overall but didn't find it as enthralling as its predecessor. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't boring in any way and certainly had its shiny moments, but I just comparatively <b>loved</b> the political maneuvers in Golden Son. Unfortunately, I also found the pacing somewhat jarring again, especially the ending which felt quite rushed, and I wasn't a fan of the

'unreliable narrator' twist. It felt as if the protagonist blatantly lied to the reader somewhat when it happened, which could have been executed better. Considering that with the subsequent events that lacked any consequences alongside a somewhat cheesy epilogue,

I feel like it kinda soured my experience so I'm afraid there isn't much more to say. I feel like it's a 3.5 ⭐ book ( felt the same about the first one ),  but I'mma round up to a 4 since I really enjoyed everything else until that point. I won't be continuing this series till the remaining books come out however, as I am impatient to wait. 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Torture and Confinement

fierymoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

im mesmerized i cant form a proper sentence rn

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, and Colonisation

Minor: Cannibalism, Medical content, and Suicide