A review by tomleetang
Morning Star by Pierce Brown

3.0

Consistent to the end, the trilogy concludes as it began: with a thoroughly entertaining plot, rip-roaring action, engaging characters (but jerky characterisation), and quite a bit of superfluous, ungainly description. The writing is at its best in dynamic scenes, detailing bodies and battlefields. It is at its weakest when it has to depict relationships and emotional turmoil, alternating between clumsiness and cliche.

Essentially, it's the literary equivalent of a Michael Bay or John Woo film, full of extravagant action sequences - and sometimes that's exactly what you're in the mood for.