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"The relationships that have been built then cracked then rebuilt..." My goodness this gave me goosebumps! And I loved your Schindler's List's comparison on how we focus on those characters amidst all this chaos. I'm in love with this review although I said it already before. And don't get me started on your "Tomrrrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow", had me in tears!
Great review! Pierce Brown knocked it out of the park. As I was getting to the end of the book, I began to realize we weren't even going to touch on a few of the threads from Dark Age. At first it worried me, but this is why Brown decided he needed two books to end the series and we'll get answers to those threads in Red God. Spoilers . . . But man, the reunion of Darrow, Sevro, and Cassius was so good. Loved it. I was kind of like you and have been holding out final judgment on Lysander... Pierce Brown has definitively answered that question. He is squarely in the evil villain camp and there is no redemption for him now. Hail Reaper!
Loved this review, and loved watching your journey through this series. It's my favorite. Now onto my other favorite, First Law, that you seem to love so far. 🎉
@@Talking_Story absolutely heavy hitter of a book. The Blade Itself is probably Abercrombie's worst book and it's still excellent. You're in for a great ride yet again. Love your videos 🤙
I’m gonna be honest here. In my opinion Light Bringer is a 3 star book with a lot of 5 star moments. It’s just all over the place. It’s pacing and structure just don’t match up with other books in the series. It was still good, but it 100% feels like a penultimate book where storylines feel very chopped up. I’m still excited for book 7, but this one was a victim of the hype for sure.
I hope you feel the last book delivers at a better level for you. It is awesome to me how art can resonate differently for people. What has been your book of the year so far?
@@Talking_Story I read the rest of Red Rising the first time in January. Was generally blown away by the series, especially Golden Son and Dark Age. Just excellent sequels to me that really helped changed the direction of the story.
@@Ghostlyape123 Golden Son did expand the world in such a great way and Dark Age was 1 of the best reads describing the horrors of war I can remember. Other than this series have you had any other great reads in 23?
@@Talking_Story I’ve apparently read 27 books so far this year. Unfortunately only RR has absolutely gripped me overall. Been rereading Sun Eater which is also a sci fi favorite of mine.
I reallyyy gotta read this series! I started red rising but put it down so i could finish 1st law first..but i plan on reading all the red rising books in 2024
It just grows in complexity and emotional impact from book 1. I just finished the First Law trilogy and there is no way to lose picking between these 2 series. Thanks so much for watching!
@@Talking_Story everyone was reading Lightbringer last week, meanwhile I was binging M.L. Wang's new book Blood over Bright haven. I'm gonna get to Red Rising eventually though.
@@Talking_Story the new one really got it's hooks in me. I flew through it. Very interesting story about the cost of power. Interesting magic system too. I'm excited for the kistarter edition of Kaigen too. Looks like it will be beautiful.
@@X-FAct0R It sure does. I am going to make an effort to cover at least 1 self pub book a month starting in September. I am looking forward to broadening my reading horizons.
Hi. Great review. I subscribed. This series so far has been the best I have ever read in my entire life. I am still a relatively new reader, but I am scared to pick up another series because nothing in my opinion can live up to these expectations. The way he builds these characters, then crushes them, then buildings them back up again to me is otherworldly. And how he can relate issues to the first few books blows my mind. I can't even imagine building a world this in-depth just from writing. Do you have any other books that you recommend that are similar to this writing-wise?
His style is pretty singular with the Roman influence. I hear the sun eater saga is as close and it is on a lot of people’s favorite list. I am gonna get into it before the end of the year. You could try that 1 with me. As far as making you love characters and then putting them through hell no one does that better than George RR Martin. Try Game of Thrones it is fantasy but the characters and their journey is I think what you are looking for. If you haven’t already read it.
@@abesentertrainmentreviews7532 I am on book 6 and I gotta get back to it. I took a break for a while just to try out other stuff but I am with you WOT is great. If you want epic fantasy with amazing characters and high stakes if you have not read A Game of Thrones you are in for a ride!
If yall want other amazing series mistborn by Sanderson and the green gone saga is epic as well plus amazing character development. Green bone is actually in many ways similar to the rising books.
@@abesentertrainmentreviews7532 Green Bone sits on my TBR looking forward to it and I agree with Mistborn era 1. I will start era 2 in November I hope. So much Cosmere to catch up on.
Hate you mate. Your recent reviews of Light Bringer made me buy the whole series last night. Spent $150 just because you couldn’t keep you mouth shut or couldn’t just say that you hadn’t liked it 😂. I’ve got a couple of other books of your reviews in the to-buy list as well.
