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Rød revolt by Pierce Brown

578 reviews

mardana's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Too much violence for my taste. It overshadows the interesting world building.
It basically is a very long winded description of a war, students need to “play” in order to get into “the institute”, a kind of university. It went so far in size and consequence (more than half of the students entering apparently are killed each time) that suspension of disbelief becomes impossible.

I found myself wondering multiple times, whether I feel inclined to read the next part. Right now, I do not.

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I knew the plot twist

that Mars was going to be habitable and the reds were being lied to

before I started the book but I didn't expect the school to be the way it was

the like castle thing? That was wild. And they spent so much time there!! It was very interesting and brutal

I am keen to see where this series goes

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queenscove's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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: Complicated

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dorin_d's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

what an incredible book. It started of strong and then I absolutely devoured it when Darrow entered the institution. I could not predict the twists and turns throughout. Darrow was an incredible main character and I can’t wait to hear his story in the sequel. Shout out also to Sevro for making me laugh so many times in an otherwise serious book.

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leeseloadenny's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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multicitrusmargarita's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I mentioned to a friend that I needed something in the sci-fi genre to fill the void of the dystopian stories I used to read as a young adult, and they recommended Red Rising. It was a GREAT recommendation, and I will read the rest of the trilogy.

I would describe this as Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones, set on Mars.

My ONE complaint would be the pacing - some sections moved very quickly, while others seemed to take a dozen pages to get through a conversation. I'm not docking points because this is the first book in a trilogy with worldbuilding to set up. I might knock off half a star if I read the sequel and have the same issue.

I do not recommend this book if you are sensitive to the types of violence that occur in worlds like Game of Thrones. Sexual violence descriptions are not graphic, but other violence descriptions are.

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