Tracy
Contains spoilers
Oh, my heart!
I feel like I've just been disgorged from a spitTube.
Roque...what the heck? What happened that made you turn? For all Roque's betrayal, Sevro is the epitome of loyalty. I think he's officially my fave. And he and his Howlers take the prize for Best Entrance Ever when they arrive to liberate Darrow from the Sovereign.
“Sevro has come, and he's brought friends.” Best. Entrance. Ever.
The action in the second book is really ramped up and so fast paced, at times it toes the line of being too much, but yet one cannot stop reading. I have to know what's going to happen next. Thankfully though, Darrow slowed down just long enough to open his heart to Mustang. Here's hoping she doesn't stomp all over it now that she knows the truth.
I'm committed to keep soldiering on so I can catch up to Dark Age in the next week, but man ... you're killin me, Pierce Brown!
Just about had me for one terrible gorydamn minute, you sneaky wolf!
The bait and switch near the end was so convincing that there was random swearing directed at the poor innocent book. This series has me so invested in the characters, flawed as they are, that I will believe anything, apparently. And that's not a criticism.
I read this bad boy in a day and a half...could not put it down. The only mild complaint I have are about the scenes “on the ice.” I get the importance of what those scenes set up but they do slow down the pace just a bit.
Iron Gold awaits but I think my heart needs a break. Bring on the puppy videos!
Well done, Pierce Brown. Well done.
I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but whooo boy, did I enjoy it.
With Dark Age coming out next week, I decided I needed to binge read the series so I'm good and ready for it.
Immensely entertaining, the story immediately hones right in on Darrow and stays there. This, I think, adds to the intensity. And intense it is. Heart pounding and heart breaking in equal measure.
I did struggle a bit with the believability of a 16 year old boy being that skilled in strategy and thinking on his feet. Sure, he screws up a few times, which we would expect him to do, but I dunno. Then I think, ok, this guy has been toiling in the mines, has a FIERCE loyalty and love for his family and wife, so maybe he is that evolved. Anyway, this just makes it more intriguing for me, truth be told. I can't wait to see what happens next. I really want Darrow to succumb, just a bit, to the temptations of Gold life. He is human after all, right?
I'm also really hoping Golden Son explores Darrow's relationship with Mustang ... lots of ?'s hanging over that one.
On to book 2!
