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Golden Son

Pierce Brown

4.39 AVERAGE


what a ride! this was so empire strikes back. i love how unpredictable these books are—sometimes darrow and i are moving at the same speed, but sometimes he’s waaaaaay ahead of me. it’s awesome!!!

Continuing our rebellion against the caste system we go full fledged space opera. The story is now spanning galaxies rather than Mars and the trials. Character development and world building continue to be immaculate while we progress a story with a cliffhanger that will rock you even knowing one is coming.

Insane from beginning to end
adventurous dark 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
adventurous dark mysterious 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
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous 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: No
dark emotional sad 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
adventurous sad tense medium-paced
adventurous dark tense medium-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