A review by rhianne23
Red Rising by Pierce Brown

adventurous inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

I was so apprehensive to start this series but now after finished the whole series and being able to now digest everything this is probably one of my favourite series and this book is where it all starts. I flew through this book, there’s such a good plot point and twists that I didn’t even think was going to happen, I really enjoyed getting to know Darrow at the start and then I enjoyed seeing him make friends in the institute and now he changed tactics when he realised the people around him didn’t respond well to commands, so he started using freedom and friendship. I love the friendships that Darrow made from the start creating the Howlers by taking the underdogs and teaching them how to hunt and survive, with the help of the OG howlers Sevro and Cassius. 

I also really liked that the book moved on and didn’t drag in places it shouldn’t have, the start of this book is a very slow pace but it’s needed to be able to understand what’s happening in this book. In this book my favourite characters were Darrow, Sevro, Mustang and Cassius.