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A review by charliauthor
Dark Age by Pierce Brown
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I'm writing this review with 1.45 mins to go until i'm actually finished and i don't care because i am a BROKEN individual!
This book is brutal in the best and very worst ways and there just arent enough words to truly explain the emotional rollercoaster i went on.
The only ONLY reason this isnt a full on 5 is because the first half was very very dense. The war strategy, the politics, the poetry, was just all a bit much when there was so much more i wanted to know about. On top of that, i was listening to this so a lot of the explanations etc. went over my head cause i found myself drowning out. I decided then to read it physically and once i did, and paid attention, i read almost 400 pages in one sitting.
At this point in the series, there's not much i can say without spoilers but if you've read this, WTAF did we just go through! and if you haven read it, WTF are you waiting for? lool Do you not want to be emotionally wrecked for the remainder of your natural life? Then hurry up!
Things to note is that the sexual element is really amped up in this outing and not in a good way. The realities of war and the power some abuse during it, is prevalent and while nothing is explicitly described, the knowledge of it is enough to really break your heart ;(
I wasn't a fan of the Obsidian deaths for the simple fact that they always seem to be the ones to die, whether you like them or not. I feel like other colours need more deaths. Maybe the historical correlation of Obsidians and enslaved Blacks, makes it an irritant for me but it did piss me off quite a bit. Giving their cultural background a Norse element doesnt completely take away from the slave similarities which i'm not a fan off.
I missed Sevro a lot in this one so hope he does a bit more in Lightbringer. As ever, he is just the best of men and i love him.
Lastly, while Darrow has so much to answer for, my last words are for Victra au Barca nee Julii.
There is nothing in this world that i wouldn't do for that woman. A mountain among giants and an absolute boss b*tch who deserves all the accolades. Cannot wait to see how she enacts vengeance....
This book is brutal in the best and very worst ways and there just arent enough words to truly explain the emotional rollercoaster i went on.
The only ONLY reason this isnt a full on 5 is because the first half was very very dense. The war strategy, the politics, the poetry, was just all a bit much when there was so much more i wanted to know about. On top of that, i was listening to this so a lot of the explanations etc. went over my head cause i found myself drowning out. I decided then to read it physically and once i did, and paid attention, i read almost 400 pages in one sitting.
At this point in the series, there's not much i can say without spoilers but if you've read this, WTAF did we just go through! and if you haven read it, WTF are you waiting for? lool Do you not want to be emotionally wrecked for the remainder of your natural life? Then hurry up!
Things to note is that the sexual element is really amped up in this outing and not in a good way. The realities of war and the power some abuse during it, is prevalent and while nothing is explicitly described, the knowledge of it is enough to really break your heart ;(
I wasn't a fan of the Obsidian deaths for the simple fact that they always seem to be the ones to die, whether you like them or not. I feel like other colours need more deaths. Maybe the historical correlation of Obsidians and enslaved Blacks, makes it an irritant for me but it did piss me off quite a bit. Giving their cultural background a Norse element doesnt completely take away from the slave similarities which i'm not a fan off.
I missed Sevro a lot in this one so hope he does a bit more in Lightbringer. As ever, he is just the best of men and i love him.
Lastly, while Darrow has so much to answer for, my last words are for Victra au Barca nee Julii.
There is nothing in this world that i wouldn't do for that woman. A mountain among giants and an absolute boss b*tch who deserves all the accolades. Cannot wait to see how she enacts vengeance....