A review by debyik
Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares - An Original Graphic Novel by Rik Hoskin, Pierce Brown

4.0

I was so excited to find this at my Library, I hadn’t realized there was a comic series. This series is a prequel to the Red Rising Novel and tells the history of how the Sons of Ares came to be. I loved getting some backstory on Fitchner as he is such an intriguing character. I enjoyed this but feel like it is missing some of the depth of the novels. I understand you can only fit so much into a Graphic Novel under 160 pages, but I feel like it was missing something. I still loved this one, especially the characters. How can you not love a book with Fitchner, Quick Silver, and Sevro in it!!! I guess I just wanted more.

I love the grungy art style, it fits so well with the feel of the story. This is best read after at least reading the first book in the Red Rising Series. You can read this without having read any of the other books, but some of the nuances would be lost.

3.5 stars, 6.86 on CAWPILE