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A review by tashasbooks
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
OH MY GOD. This book is absolutely amazing! What a shift from the first book in the series.
Golden Son jumps 2 years into the future to where we ended from Red Rising. Darrow is now a lancer of the House Augustus, under his enemy Nero's command. He hasn't been able to get in contact with the Sons of Ares, and he's also failing in his performance in the academy. A blood feud with the Bellonas and Darrow leads to consequences, war, and revolution.
Because it was such a shift from the first book, it took me a second to get situated in this setting. Golden Son expands from the Institute to multiple planets and we get an actual view of the hierarchal system and the Golds in power. This book really shift everything from a small scale to a large scale epic novel. The prose and writing itself even seems a shift up. As a whole, I find this book discusses so much about society, government, friendship, loyalty, power and so much more.
I love that we get introduced to so many more characters and some of them are quickly becoming my favorites. The character work in this novel is amazing because we see Darrow grow even more in this book as he makes mistakes and learns from it. We see a lot more of Darrow's internal conflict now that he is apart of the Gold society and power. Victra is also one of my favorite characters to come out of this novel. Darrow's strength is definitely his friends so having such well-developed friendships makes this book come to life in a unique way.
The pace is definitely very fast, but it helps because there is so much that happens that we have to get through. As with the first book, there are many twists and hidden plots and betrayals. The cliffhanger at the end is HORRIBLE and truly shifts the series in a new direction again. Make sure to have the sequel on hand!
Golden Son jumps 2 years into the future to where we ended from Red Rising. Darrow is now a lancer of the House Augustus, under his enemy Nero's command. He hasn't been able to get in contact with the Sons of Ares, and he's also failing in his performance in the academy. A blood feud with the Bellonas and Darrow leads to consequences, war, and revolution.
Because it was such a shift from the first book, it took me a second to get situated in this setting. Golden Son expands from the Institute to multiple planets and we get an actual view of the hierarchal system and the Golds in power. This book really shift everything from a small scale to a large scale epic novel. The prose and writing itself even seems a shift up. As a whole, I find this book discusses so much about society, government, friendship, loyalty, power and so much more.
I love that we get introduced to so many more characters and some of them are quickly becoming my favorites. The character work in this novel is amazing because we see Darrow grow even more in this book as he makes mistakes and learns from it. We see a lot more of Darrow's internal conflict now that he is apart of the Gold society and power. Victra is also one of my favorite characters to come out of this novel. Darrow's strength is definitely his friends so having such well-developed friendships makes this book come to life in a unique way.
The pace is definitely very fast, but it helps because there is so much that happens that we have to get through. As with the first book, there are many twists and hidden plots and betrayals. The cliffhanger at the end is HORRIBLE and truly shifts the series in a new direction again. Make sure to have the sequel on hand!