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Dark Age by Pierce Brown
3.5

My brain is frazzled with the amount of place names, characters, and battle scenes I’ve just digested - I definitely switched off at times.
But this dark and gruesome novel from Brown demonstrates the harsh reality of just how much conflict remains following a ‘triumph’ and how changes which are seemingly for the better can still have terrible consequences. It begs the question; ca those fighting for a better world, for equality, stay morally good, or must they become as dark and as violent as those they fight against? This book certainly gives the reader a lot to think about.
I’m sad that characters I once loved feel more and more alien, but the character arcs are intricate and complex and make sense, and are ultimately interesting to follow.
I look forward to reading the next one, and hope to god that we will somehow start to make our way back out of these depressing trenches.