You guys. I love this series. Yes. It's a YA series and it's super confusing with everyone's names but I don't even care. I read the first one, Red Rising, two years ago on a trip to Toronto and I was obsessed - it was dark and funny and epic. the second book in the series, Golden Son, was uber confusing since I couldn't remember who the hell anyone was. Still, once i got the hang of it, again epic. This third and final chapter came out in mid-February and I dropped what I was reading to be able to start this one right away. Thankfully at some point in the last few months I had re-read the first two so I wasn't as bewildered as I could have been.
I honestly can't believe that one author could keep so many little pieces of plot going - everything has significance and it all ties together. At times it's a bit frantic and it's 90% ridiculous but I was so into it, it worked.
I think part of what is so excellent about this series is that it's so political and it's realistic (or as realistic as a futuristic scifi novel can be) as to the give and take of diplomacy and war. You can't be 100% good in wartime - sacrifices are made.
At one point, I actually had to put the book away. I thought a key character had been killed off and I just couldn't handle it emotionally. That alone speaks to the readability of this series - I'd recommend it to anyone who likes scifi but loves an epic tale. Seriously, so fun. I kind of want to read it again. Five enslaved human races out of five, and let's hope the aryan race never rises again.
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