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A review by vexasaurus_rex
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
4.75/5 Rating
“We are not our station in life. We are us - the sum of what we've done, what we want to do, and the people who we keep close.”
Wow. Okay. So Red Rising really didn't blow me away. But this one? Oh, this one did. Pierce Brown really finds his rhythm and drive in Golden Son. I was more taken by Darrow, more taken by Mustang, Sevro, Victra, Roque...even the Jackal and Nero. This book further developed and complicated characters that in the first installation felt rather surface level or uninteresting to me. The pacing and intrigue was finally there. When I'm disappointed and shocked by a character, Pierce does a great job and making me still understand their motivations, or where they might be coming from. Even with the cliffhanger at the end, it's hard for me to hate any particular character, because I get it. It's easy to understand how the Golds are so flawed—and simply, tragically, products of their environment.
There's a lot I could say about this book. It operates as the perfect second installation, leaving me desperate to see what happens next. I'm so glad that I held on to continue the series. Crossing my fingers that this conclusion is survivable.
“We are not our station in life. We are us - the sum of what we've done, what we want to do, and the people who we keep close.”
Wow. Okay. So Red Rising really didn't blow me away. But this one? Oh, this one did. Pierce Brown really finds his rhythm and drive in Golden Son. I was more taken by Darrow, more taken by Mustang, Sevro, Victra, Roque...even the Jackal and Nero. This book further developed and complicated characters that in the first installation felt rather surface level or uninteresting to me. The pacing and intrigue was finally there. When I'm disappointed and shocked by a character, Pierce does a great job and making me still understand their motivations, or where they might be coming from. Even with the cliffhanger at the end, it's hard for me to hate any particular character, because I get it. It's easy to understand how the Golds are so flawed—and simply, tragically, products of their environment.
There's a lot I could say about this book. It operates as the perfect second installation, leaving me desperate to see what happens next. I'm so glad that I held on to continue the series. Crossing my fingers that this conclusion is survivable.