veni_vidi_legi 's review for:

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

4.5

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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I’m itching to start book 2 so I’ll keep this pretty brief. Really like it, feels sorta like a combination of the 4 Hunger Games books (yes including the prequel) with Ender’s Game. A bit slow in the middle, but it’s clearly setting up the rest of the series so I think it was unavoidable. It would have felt strange if the middle chunk was shortened because it has important relational and internal developments. Overall, definitely recommend! Age rating: 16+ and PAX AU TELEMANUS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault