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_libby_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bscottstephens's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
wpasta's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
skroot's review
4.75
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
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.”
“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
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
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
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
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, and Sexism