Hello Carissimi,
Today review is regarding Red Rising by Pierce Brown. This is the first book in the Red Rising sage, I have had this book on my iPad for over a year now, I delayed reading it because I knew I would love it and want to read all of them.
Darrow is a Red, born to be member of the lowest caste in the colour-coded society of the future.
Believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations, he works all day for a meagre life. Darrow believes that is blood and sweet will one day result in a better world for his children.
Darrow and the Reds have been betrayed. He discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Cities and parks spread across the Mars. Darrow and Reds like him are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.
Inspired by justice, revenge, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity’s overlords struggle for power. Darrow will be forced to compete for his life and go against the best and most brutal of Society’s ruling class. He will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies, even if that means going against everything that he is to become like them.
Red Rising is an epic science fiction dystopia. I wish I hadn’t waited so long to read it.
The way the society is split into colours fascinating, especially that people are unable to change the colour (legally). Hopefully we get to found out more about the different colours in the next books.
The way in which the Gold caste battle to prove who is the best is compelling. It’s the most brutal type of competition. It make an interesting read as you do not what is going to happen next.
Darrow is the main character, we watch as he changes from a red boy in the pits to the Gold proving that he is the best. I am very much on team Darrow, I was rooting for him and was proud of his achievement. I do worry that he will be consumed with revenge that he will become the thing he hates.
Red Rising is gripping, action filled with great surprises.
If you like reading books like Flashfall, Red Queen, Hunger Games I would advised picking up Red Rising.
My rating for Red Rising is 5 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for my e-book copy of Red Rising for a fair and honest review.
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Thanks for Reading,
Gem x
