Reviews

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

jesslolsen's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

 This book is marketed as YA, but there are some pretty mature observations on social constructs that make it feel more grown up than some other typical dystopian YA. 

Strong Lord of the Flies X Hunger games vibes with its social casting and the elite using the lower classes for their own personal comforts and gains. 

The plot unfolds a bit slower than I usually enjoy. The first part set in the mines and then the transformation was fast, but the field game went a bit too slow for my personal preference.

I’m not sure yet if I will read the following books…

wilzy7's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

jabe324's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? Yes

4.25

danmad55's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

bethyyy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

dfap24's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Amei amei amei! Adorava conseguir escrever uma review detalhada mas eu simplesmente não tenho palavras, é um livro, uma narrariva, personagens, incríveis! Cada vez que abria o livro entrava noutro mundo e ficava totalmente envolvida nele. Vou já comprar os próximos ⭐️

romyql's review against another edition

3.0

2.5* mweh, liked it only because of the audiobook, otherwise it would have been hard to finish. it reads like a teenage boy dream with him as some kind of anti-hero.

eo left dead in a ditch while her husband goes to kiss another woman

wesbaker's review against another edition

5.0

One of the best books I've read in a long time. So good.

nicholeigh's review

adventurous dark

3.0

slongtain's review

Sort of like the plot but hate the writing. No more ya for me