On March 21, I wrote an article entitled, "5 books you should read" one of the books was Red Rising by Pierce Brown. It was his debut novel that made it onto the

"Pierce Brown brings us an imaginative science-fiction tale of a future where the human race has fled earth and terraformed Mars and other planets to make them survivable. Society is divided by class, but each class has a color. Red is the lowest and Gold is the highest. His main character, Darrow, is a Red and among the lowest reds at the time. Darrow goes on a life-changing adventure after experiencing tragedy after tragedy."

Having finished the book, I feel terrible that I did such an injustice to Brown's book, being an aspiring novelist myself. If I were to re-write the summary it would be something like,

"You will not be able to put down this emotional thriller. Pierce Brown has given us a masterpiece. His plot is fast paced and breath taking. His characters are dynamic and genius. This original trilogy is imaginative beyond belief. Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime as you enter his new world."

The book was recommended to me by a good friend, another aspiring novelist. I picked it up. I was, and still am, hooked. It blows away The Hunger Games series and the Divergent series. Brown's dystopian civilization is as cruel as it is addicting. His electrifying writing style keeps you craving more with plot twists around every corner. The story is told from the first person perspective of Darrow, making it seem as if the reader is right with him the whole time. The fun is just beginning. Join Darrow through Golden Son and Morning Star, the middle and climatic final book to this fantastic series.

Stephen King once said, "A successful novel should interrupt the reader’s life, make him or her miss appointments, skip meals, forget to walk the dog." Red Rising is exactly that.