Shan
10
Like mainlining flakka straight through the cool-o.
10
Like mainlining flakka straight through the cool-o.
5.5
Always question everything
you get the point after page 40 though
5.5
Always question everything
you get the point after page 40 though
7
The writing takes some getting used to as its quite a difficult read, but once you get used to it, it hooks you right the fuck in and its so incredibly good at drawing you in to the atmosphere of the book. Dialogue is hilarious, realistic and terrifyingly well written. Even though I might never fully understand all the intricacies of the book, I'm okay with that because I've shared the experience with the characters - if you know you know.
The world is unrelenting. The people are horrible. The violence is brutal. The kind are unrewarded. An incredibly important book. Must read.
7
The writing takes some getting used to as its quite a difficult read, but once you get used to it, it hooks you right the fuck in and its so incredibly good at drawing you in to the atmosphere of the book. Dialogue is hilarious, realistic and terrifyingly well written. Even though I might never fully understand all the intricacies of the book, I'm okay with that because I've shared the experience with the characters - if you know you know.
The world is unrelenting. The people are horrible. The violence is brutal. The kind are unrewarded. An incredibly important book. Must read.
5
The definition of mediocre. A cold mcdonalds cheeseburger from the fridge. the rio olympics. deep house music. the avatar movies. "Sucker" by the jonas brothers. The JoJos bizzare adventure x Vans collab. the shopping centre. london. dior sauvage. any biceps exercise. mistborn, the final empire. not bad, not at all. not good, not at all. just okay.
Some pretty impressive and immersive world-building and a dope magic system is told through the vessel of the most mundane, dogshit ass plot and cast which - and i dont exaggerate- has the charm and depth of half my nutsack.
In my 21 years of life i have never experienced something so truly mid. its quite fascinatingly the middest thing ive ever consumed in my entire life. its the benchmark for not tipping the scale in either direction. the benchmark for being safe. the benchmark for being lacking of any meaningful anything for any of my anythings. i will forget this book. i will forget it in 30 minutes after writing this review to never think of it again. o, mistborn - fade into the deep dark vaults of obscurity in my mind to never return.
Atleast bad books are memorable in how bad they are.
5
The definition of mediocre. A cold mcdonalds cheeseburger from the fridge. the rio olympics. deep house music. the avatar movies. "Sucker" by the jonas brothers. The JoJos bizzare adventure x Vans collab. the shopping centre. london. dior sauvage. any biceps exercise. mistborn, the final empire. not bad, not at all. not good, not at all. just okay.
Some pretty impressive and immersive world-building and a dope magic system is told through the vessel of the most mundane, dogshit ass plot and cast which - and i dont exaggerate- has the charm and depth of half my nutsack.
In my 21 years of life i have never experienced something so truly mid. its quite fascinatingly the middest thing ive ever consumed in my entire life. its the benchmark for not tipping the scale in either direction. the benchmark for being safe. the benchmark for being lacking of any meaningful anything for any of my anythings. i will forget this book. i will forget it in 30 minutes after writing this review to never think of it again. o, mistborn - fade into the deep dark vaults of obscurity in my mind to never return.
Atleast bad books are memorable in how bad they are.
8.5
Yeah this is insane.
The writing takes some getting used to be one you get used to it hooks you right the fuck in and its so incredibly good at drawing you in to the atmosphere of the book. Dialogue is hilarious, realistic and terrifyingly well written. Its so well written i know for a fact i dont 100% understand the book and i probably never will, but im okay with that because i still experienced the story alongside the characters.
The world is unrelenting. The people are horrible. The violence is brutal. The kind are unrewarded. Must read.
8.5
Yeah this is insane.
The writing takes some getting used to be one you get used to it hooks you right the fuck in and its so incredibly good at drawing you in to the atmosphere of the book. Dialogue is hilarious, realistic and terrifyingly well written. Its so well written i know for a fact i dont 100% understand the book and i probably never will, but im okay with that because i still experienced the story alongside the characters.
The world is unrelenting. The people are horrible. The violence is brutal. The kind are unrewarded. Must read.
8
A very interesting and solid change of pace from the format of the previous 3 books. As the beginning of the second half of Red rising its main goal is to set the stage for the rest of the second half which it does pretty well. However it sometimes feels like it's so busy with setting things up that it forgets that it needs to have a gripping plot in and of itself, which might underwhelm readers who expect the dramatic loudness of the last three books.
alternating perspectives is fire tho, love the new setting and characters. So so so so much. Can't wait to keep reading.
8
A very interesting and solid change of pace from the format of the previous 3 books. As the beginning of the second half of Red rising its main goal is to set the stage for the rest of the second half which it does pretty well. However it sometimes feels like it's so busy with setting things up that it forgets that it needs to have a gripping plot in and of itself, which might underwhelm readers who expect the dramatic loudness of the last three books.
alternating perspectives is fire tho, love the new setting and characters. So so so so much. Can't wait to keep reading.
7.5
A solid, slightly underwhelming, sometimes impressive, mostly meandering ending to the first trilogy.
Slightly uneven pacing that had me bored for some parts of the book. As usual the highs are pretty high. the lows arent neceserrily low but theyre noticeable. Second half of the book is DRAMATICALLY better than the first half, its actually quite remarkable.
7.5
A solid, slightly underwhelming, sometimes impressive, mostly meandering ending to the first trilogy.
Slightly uneven pacing that had me bored for some parts of the book. As usual the highs are pretty high. the lows arent neceserrily low but theyre noticeable. Second half of the book is DRAMATICALLY better than the first half, its actually quite remarkable.
8.5
Yeah this is insane.
The writing takes some getting used to be one you get used to it hooks you right the fuck in and its so incredibly good at drawing you in to the atmosphere of the book. Dialogue is hilarious, realistic and terrifyingly well written. Its so well written i know for a fact i dont 100% understand the book and i probably never will, but im okay with that because i still experienced the story alongside the characters.
The world is unrelenting. The people are horrible. The violence is brutal. The kind are unrewarded. Must read.
8.5
Yeah this is insane.
The writing takes some getting used to be one you get used to it hooks you right the fuck in and its so incredibly good at drawing you in to the atmosphere of the book. Dialogue is hilarious, realistic and terrifyingly well written. Its so well written i know for a fact i dont 100% understand the book and i probably never will, but im okay with that because i still experienced the story alongside the characters.
The world is unrelenting. The people are horrible. The violence is brutal. The kind are unrewarded. Must read.
5.5
Always question everything
you get the point after page 40 though
5.5
Always question everything
you get the point after page 40 though
10
Fantastic space-opera madness.
This book is everything the first one promised me to be and im beyond satisfied after reading this.
Darrows character gains much more depth as we start to see him doubt himself and force himself to trust his allies. The side cast also improves DRASTICALLY as both previous and new side characters are introduced, each with very distinct personalities and motivations.
The chain of events flow together seamlessly and the book feels like a much more complete experience compared to red rising. I felt baffled after every turn this book took because it just gets crazier and crazier.
Just absolutely insane
10
Fantastic space-opera madness.
This book is everything the first one promised me to be and im beyond satisfied after reading this.
Darrows character gains much more depth as we start to see him doubt himself and force himself to trust his allies. The side cast also improves DRASTICALLY as both previous and new side characters are introduced, each with very distinct personalities and motivations.
The chain of events flow together seamlessly and the book feels like a much more complete experience compared to red rising. I felt baffled after every turn this book took because it just gets crazier and crazier.
Just absolutely insane
7.5
An interesting introduction to this franchise that promises a lot, but goes in directions that might have left me feeling slightly unsatisfied.
I was initially worried about the direction the book goes about 30% in, and was worried i was going to get a teenage fiction story, but i put my faith in the writing and wasnt left dissapointed. Though it, in moments feels quite like a teenage fiction story it consistently redeems its lows with absurdly high highs. Intense action moments and dramatic intimite character-driven moments are what the books does best. The writing in this book is genuinely fantastic, and if many other writers were given the same main plot points to play with, im sure this books could end up being another sloppy YA hunger-games type book, but this book evidently proves to us that its not that.
Our main character has quite a lot of conveniences happen to him, but it doesnt take too much from the story.
Overall the book proves itself quite well despite some worries i had when reading, and i still think about the highs of this book. An ambitious and confident, yet sometimes slipping, beginning to a saga.
7.5
An interesting introduction to this franchise that promises a lot, but goes in directions that might have left me feeling slightly unsatisfied.
I was initially worried about the direction the book goes about 30% in, and was worried i was going to get a teenage fiction story, but i put my faith in the writing and wasnt left dissapointed. Though it, in moments feels quite like a teenage fiction story it consistently redeems its lows with absurdly high highs. Intense action moments and dramatic intimite character-driven moments are what the books does best. The writing in this book is genuinely fantastic, and if many other writers were given the same main plot points to play with, im sure this books could end up being another sloppy YA hunger-games type book, but this book evidently proves to us that its not that.
Our main character has quite a lot of conveniences happen to him, but it doesnt take too much from the story.
Overall the book proves itself quite well despite some worries i had when reading, and i still think about the highs of this book. An ambitious and confident, yet sometimes slipping, beginning to a saga.