Red Rising 1 enter the explosive first book in the globally bestselling dystopian space opera series

Red Rising!!!

Hanna am 07.01.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2381200
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

I did not expect to be whipped away by this book as much as I was!! From the beginning of the book the whole world building, character and background introduction was immaculate. I was hooked after the first chapter and Dorrow's POV was so captivating that I finished the whole book in 2 days. The society in Red Rising is a brutally hierarchical system and the ruling class is demanding utter obedience. But the protagonist, a teenager of the lowest class, experiences hardship, tragedies and revelations that lead him to try to overthrow the system... The book is brutal, because the system and it's universe is brutal, as well as cunning, because the ruling class play their power games and intrigues with each other and the other classes. It is truly immersive and I cannot wait to read more in the next books!!! I cannot recommend this book enough!

I'll have to jump over my own shadow ...

Bewertung aus Leonding am 15.05.2023
Bewertungsnummer: 1942582
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

... and give this book 5/5 stars. I am rarely fully happy with the story, but this time my discontents are so unfrequent and insignificant, that the author has turely deserved 5/5 stars. I will not go into details of the story, but I just have to highlight two things: first, the absolute tragic and touching backstory of a main character, it still won't leave my mind after finishing the book. It does not feel forced when the backstory plays small parts in the desicion-making or thoughts of the main character. Second, the story includes multiple (at least for me) not predictable plot twist, that I sat in disbelief of the ingenuity of the main character and therefore the author. (Still, the book belongs to science-fiction, and who doesn't like the genre, will not be entertained.)