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I was contemplating what to give this for a while because it's so different from what I usually read, but I really haven't enjoyed a book like this in a while. I don't think it's perfect. The biggest issue is that the characters (especially the main character) are pretty one dimensional. But I just don't really care. The plot of this book is so damn fun. It's a great power fantasy type story that keeps escalating in awesome ways. Also, it's a pretty mature book, which I'm a fan of.

armadilloterror's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, I wasn’t expecting this series to start off so good but I was enthralled from the very beginning of book one! Darrow, part of the “working class” of a classist society is set to die shortly after his wife’s death. He instead is taken and secretly changed from a Red to a Gold to fulfill his late wife’s wish of an uprising. Parts of the story had Darrow becoming the very thing he sought to destroy but still managed to keep an eye on his end goal.

“I was forged in the bowels of this hard world. Sharpened by hate. Strengthened by love.”

“Man cannot be freed by the same injustice that enslaved it.”

luizac13's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

really really really good. honestly i have no complaints. this was a GREAT fantasy book it made me really into the story and honestly i have never read a book like this before. i felt like i was there. i love it i would totally read again

cydneyjoplin's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

emwebz's review

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adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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