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A review by ingerlisa
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
3.0
Perhaps I’m not a sci-fi girlie…
I knew going into this I would potentially struggle with the sci-fi element and the heavy political themes throughout this book. But it is incredibly hyped and I always like to try books out of my comfort zone.
It started off slower than I expected given a lot of people have said it is very fast paced. I think it took about 50 pages for me to really get interested in the story and the characters. After that point, it was fairly easy to get through with the constant action and short chapters.
That being said, the characters I found difficult to connect with. They are all so young for the high stakes and violence in this book. And maybe that is just a perspective I have now at 25 that I wouldn’t have had at 16 - because obviously when you are 16 you feel so ‘old’
I knew going into this I would potentially struggle with the sci-fi element and the heavy political themes throughout this book. But it is incredibly hyped and I always like to try books out of my comfort zone.
It started off slower than I expected given a lot of people have said it is very fast paced. I think it took about 50 pages for me to really get interested in the story and the characters. After that point, it was fairly easy to get through with the constant action and short chapters.
That being said, the characters I found difficult to connect with. They are all so young for the high stakes and violence in this book. And maybe that is just a perspective I have now at 25 that I wouldn’t have had at 16 - because obviously when you are 16 you feel so ‘old’