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A review by emilymaedilley
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
3.0
3.5 rounded down. This was about on par with a lot of YA dystopian sci-fi books (The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner, etc.). I was excited by the premise with colonies on other planets and a color-coded caste system. But I don't think the full world's potential was realized in this book because the majority of it was spent in the Institute. Even underground with the Reds, we don't get enough of that setting to really identify with Darrow's beginnings. That said, I imagine the world will be more fully realized as the series goes on and Darrow explores life as a Gold.
There were interesting twists throughout the book, some more surprising than others. The plot itself wasn't anything incredibly original, but was thorough. I think less characters with more character building of each individual would have made it a better book for me. Many of the characters did feel a bit one-dimensional.
In all, it was a solid start to a series, but clearly not a book meant to stand on it's own. I'm intrigued enough to keep reading if I find the time, but also am not reaching for Book #2 as my next book.
Having a secondary female character spit "Hurry up and evolve" at the male main characters before walking off was a favorite moment for me.
There were interesting twists throughout the book, some more surprising than others. The plot itself wasn't anything incredibly original, but was thorough. I think less characters with more character building of each individual would have made it a better book for me. Many of the characters did feel a bit one-dimensional.
In all, it was a solid start to a series, but clearly not a book meant to stand on it's own. I'm intrigued enough to keep reading if I find the time, but also am not reaching for Book #2 as my next book.
Having a secondary female character spit "Hurry up and evolve" at the male main characters before walking off was a favorite moment for me.