My review of Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Red Rising by Pierce Brown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An exciting and spellbinding book about an all-too-believable future!

Darrow is a Red, a worker bee in a society where everyone knows their place and the caste system is enforced through genetics, training and propaganda. Now he has an opportunity to rip that society up by the roots - but only by becoming that which he seeks to destroy.

This is some of the best dystopian fiction I've read in quite some time. The action slows down from time to time, but the author keeps things moving with interactions and dialogue. There are no cookie-cutter personalities here - the antagonists are real, fleshed-out characters, and even the minor players are memorable.

The universe is intriguing, and the author does a great job of slowly unwrapping the society, informing the reader while constantly keeping them wanting more. Genetically-engineered super-soldiers, spaceships and inter-planetary politics - what more could you want?

This is a fantastic read. Can't wait to dive into the next one.

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