Unlike in Red Rising and Golden Son, Pierce Brown finally strikes a perfect balance between his patented breakneck plot pace and softer beats that leave room for meaningful character development. A lot of people say Golden Son is their favorite, but in my opinion this is the best of the first trilogy by a significant margin. To put it simply, he stuck the landing.

Well defined characters Repetitive themes

6th time reading the first 3 books. Never gets old

Somehow he kept the ball rolling all the way through book three. I’ve enjoyed some novels more but not three in a row

Release my breath!

“I would have lived in peace, but my enemies brought me war…” Ending a trilogy is never easy. However, Pierce Brown sticks the landing on this one. With all hope lost, at the end of the line, Darrow of Lykos makes one final stand against insurmountable odds to become the greatest rebel the worlds have ever known. If you’ve come this far in the series, I know it won’t take much convincing. The ending will have you at the edge of your seat, eyes puffy with tears, howling, “Hail Reaper! The red who rose!” Don’t think twice, get this book.

Fun book, colorful characters and world kept me engaged. I noticed some repetitive pieces in the plot which is why I rated 4 stars.

One of my favorite series of all time. Well done, and thank you, pierce brown.

There plot twist at the end was amazing.

Unbelievably good! You really, really need to read them in order though. Do not start with this book. Worth the time to read it all. It won’t be nearly as good without knowing the history of the characters.