![]() ![]() I’m honestly not sure what the target audience for Red Rising is, because the tropes and the actual writing seem very much at odds. The book gets even more brutal from there. ![]() I mean, the opening paragraph has Darrow helping hang his own father. But in terms of content, this is full-blown grimdark. You’ve got the teenage protagonist, the evil authoritarian regime, the plucky rebellion, the school for gifted individuals, the love interest with a secret. Structurally, this book couldn’t be more YA if it tried. But having heard from numerous sources that it’s actually a very adult book, my attention was finally drawn and I picked it up.Īs it turns out, Red Rising sits awkwardly on the fence between YA and grimdark. With its young characters and battle royale plot, Red Rising just didn’t sound like my sort of story. I’ve got nothing against YA, but I don’t read much of it. There are a few reasons for that (not least the sheer number of books I have on my TBR) but one of the main reasons is that I always associated it with the Young Adult market. Red Rising is one of those series I’ve heard about for ages but not read until now. But a person can only take so much, and soon Darrow joins the resistance, and discovers just how deep the lies of his masters go. Darrow toils under the surface of Mars to make a better world, beaten down and oppressed by the rulers of his world. ![]()
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