Hi ForeverBookers, How are you all today? I hope you’re good! I’ve just finished “Red Rising” by Pierce Brown and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!!! “Red Rising” is a sci-fi novel that takes our protagonist, Darrow on a quest to help save his planet, Mars from the ArchGovenor, an evil head of state character. Teenager, Darrow has lived on Mars for most of his young life. He was born on Earth, but now works as a “helldiver,” , a figure that prepares Mars, in this case for habitation. They are like road workmen with big drills on Earth. That’s how I saw them anyway. The main plot of Red Rising takes off when Darrow’s wife, yes, wife at 13 years old, is killed by the ArchGovenor for just singing a song! That was pretty unbelievable but in some countries, I suppose it can happen. “Red Rising” is really a novel of discovery and change as well as of course revenge! Darrow isn’t aware of everything he is at the end of the novel at the beginning. He learns a lot throughout. I re...
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