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Red Rising by Pierce Brown
3.0

Could've been a higher rating but something just seemed... off.

This book needs to come with a trigger warning for SA. There are plenty of mentions of it, some description but nothing graphic. In some ways it feels weird how often it's mentioned and how much of it happens but how rarely anyone takes revenge even though that's a possibility.

Also, the storytelling is abrupt and two thirds of the book feels like a set up for the actual story the author wants to tell. In the beginning it's very obvious.

I'm not sure why this book is so popular but I guess the sequels are better. And I'm looking forward to the sequels. This book had some great moments and I hope there's more of that in the next one.