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A review by hugobarbedo
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
In Morning Star, Darrow has to deal with the consequences of the war he has brought upon the Society. With the Solar System split between those that believe in the Rising, the neutrals and the loyals to the Sovereign, Darrow has to be the friend he never was, the lover he aimed to always be and the war machine he could never imagine to break the chains...whatever the cost.
This book is the best ending to the first Red Rising trilogy. Pierce Brown has grown so much as a writter, achieving peak performance in this instalment of the saga. The plot just flows naturally, followed by twists and turns that feel as overwhelming as rightfully earnes by the reader. I feel like one can no longer say, after this book, that Red Rising is like GoT or others alike. It is, now, its own thing. Other books and stories will resemble it, not the other way around.
Morning Star ends in a way that feels right, but leaves enough space to want more out of this world. I'm super excited to read the next trilogy. Until then, per aspera ad astra!
This book is the best ending to the first Red Rising trilogy. Pierce Brown has grown so much as a writter, achieving peak performance in this instalment of the saga. The plot just flows naturally, followed by twists and turns that feel as overwhelming as rightfully earnes by the reader. I feel like one can no longer say, after this book, that Red Rising is like GoT or others alike. It is, now, its own thing. Other books and stories will resemble it, not the other way around.
Morning Star ends in a way that feels right, but leaves enough space to want more out of this world. I'm super excited to read the next trilogy. Until then, per aspera ad astra!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, and Murder