Iron Gold
Ratings378
Average rating4.1
Epic return
Really epic intro with some well executed reminders about previous events and recaps of the past 10 years though it takes a bit of time to memorize all the character names and their relationships. Red Rising world is shown from new angles and with even more cool, unique sci-fi features while still presenting all the familiar events—betrayals. duels, heists, war, intrigues.
Features a few first person perspectives which feels unique and shows a lot of environments, situations and important characters outside of Darrow’s life. And the main characters are very different and have very different quests. Also they don't tell you their plans so you just wonder what is their mission and how they're going to do it. Although characters reflect a lot on their actions and a few chapters feel a bit too long because of that.
The ending feels like this is just the setup for the new trilogy and feels a bit sudden.
I hope I can finish the 6th book before the 7th releases.
I enjoyed what Pierce Brown did with this book. There is a huge step up in his writing and this really helped with the emotional impact of some scenes. His exploration of multiple POV's also deepens the worldbuilding and story.
However, not all the POV's were as good. Some storylines took a lot of time to get going.
A great addition to the saga. As in the previous 3, the writing was excellent and kept me turning pages every night until the end. Nothing cliche or typical about the characters or the plot. I found it original, compelling, and refreshing.
I haven't been this excited for the next in a (technically new, but whatever) series since Harry Potter!
Did I enjoy this book? Yes. It kept me wanting to finish the whole time, and then once ended I wanted more. Really enjoy this universe, and book 4 was a fine addition.
“This is not the end. I loved you before I ever met you. I will love you until the sun dies. And when it does, I will love you in the darkness.”
This book feels like setup in retrospect. Lyria in particular is not a super interesting character. Probably the weakest book in the series, but I do appreciate the bigger scope and the Rim characterization in relation to the core.
I'll be honest, I wasn't too excited to start this one. A lot of the online reviews made it sound like a chore, and I went in thinking I'd have to power through just to get to Dark Age. But lesson learned! I need to ignore online reviews. As I kept reading, I found myself getting more and more into it. By the end, I really enjoyed it and gave it a solid 4 stars.
“I will love you until the sun dies. And when it does, I will love you in the darkness.”
6/10
Weird time skip. Weird choices by Darrow. Weird POVs out of nowhere, which felt even more wrong when the narrator for Darrow is on another league compared to any of the new narrators.
This just feels like an interlude to be honest.
While is starts out slow and introduces characters who I’m initially not fond of, the culmination of the book is worthwhile and sets up an exciting story for the rest of the series.
8
A very interesting and solid change of pace from the format of the previous 3 books. As the beginning of the second half of Red rising its main goal is to set the stage for the rest of the second half which it does pretty well. However it sometimes feels like it's so busy with setting things up that it forgets that it needs to have a gripping plot in and of itself, which might underwhelm readers who expect the dramatic loudness of the last three books.
alternating perspectives is fire tho, love the new setting and characters. So so so so much. Can't wait to keep reading.
The multiple perspectives make this less of a page-turner than Brown's earlier novels in the series but do make for a thrilling third act that has me excited to jump into the sequel. I particularly appreciated Darrow's introspection and reflections on a decade of war, what that has cost, and whether it has been and will be worth it. Another strong entry in a series that continues to impress!
This was pretty good. Pierce Brown truly has a gift—I can't think of many other books with 4 individual perspectives that I didn't once lose track of... Iron Gold wasn't as moving for me as the preceding trilogy, but I'm guessing that has more to do with the fact that this is primarily setting up two more books rather than acting as a stand-alone.
Five stars because I enjoyed reading it. It's not without flaws. It's definitely a bit slow, and the threads take a bit too long to connect.
It definitely does that annoying thing where you'll get a lot of names thrown at you, but like 90% of them will die so is it even worth learning those names? Definitely plot armour is not very strong, so that's an asset.
Book ends very much setting up the next, so if the rest of the trilogy doesn't deliver, that'll suck.
4.00/5.00
All right, I have an unpopular opinion here. This is the best I've read so far in the red rising saga. Morning star is great, but Iron Gold feels like a different level of greatness. The story matures the characters darker, the plot slowed down and deeper. I love the multiple viewpoints, the senate debates, the high drama of Io, the honorable slavers of outer rim, the complexity of real people vs the good vs evil of the trilogy.
And man, it was exhilarating! When Darrow cries Hail libertas and the gold veterans flip with a Hail Reaper! I was screaming. I haven't felt this rush even while watching action movies.
9/10. Loved having multiple POVS. Lots of action but does struggle with being a middle book and new series at the same time
Very good. Slow in a few parts, but it sets up the next book nicely. Brutal war is coming.
The beginning of this series definitely has a different feel and focus than the other books. It still follows Darrow, but his pov moves along with 3 other storyline and perspectives. I'm listening to the series, and it took me a few chapters to grasp what was happening with the changes between narrators. Once I got the flow of the narratives, I really enjoyed it. I actually enjoyed getting a break from Darrow and seeing the after effects of his choices from the first series.
Loved the addition of the other points of view, trully highlighted political, emotional confusion and struggles! However, I found Lyria's pov very repetitive and annoying.??
I understand why some people hate this book and why some people love it.
I think a Red Rising book set 10 years after the original trilogy is fun but I think it would have been better if the author wrote something else and then came back to this later. That way people can get some nostalgia out of it vs just continuing a series that didn't really need to be continued.
I did like that it's multi-POV and I really enjoyed Lysander and Lyria but I couldn't stand Darrow in this one. I also had a really hard time getting into the story for some reason and all the little side characters weren't very memorable so I was constantly confused on what's going on.
Really struggled to get through the first half. It took a while to get going, but once the set-up was complete it got very good. Looking forward to the next one!
Che dire, è sempre Red Rising. Molto bello, ma chissà se vedremo altri libri in italiano :(
Impossibile dire alcunché senza spoilerare, se non che il libro, naturalmente, vale la lettura.