Red Rising

Honestly was a little weary to get into this series when I first began it, as a friend had referred this book to me. I read it initially and it wasn't able to hold my attention. So months later I saw the audio book on sale and decided to give it another go. Once I got through the first couple chapters....I was hooked. Darrow's journey, mission, and tenacity enthralled me. I found myself wanting to continue listening more and more. Not wanting to stop. Going to start the next book after pay day!

A brutal, action-packed, story that will grab me from the first page and refuse to let go. Set on a future Mars where society is ruthlessly divided by colour, (Class and race), a Red, the lowest caste, who is forced to toil in the mines beneath the surface. A revolutionary, a spark of hope in a world of darkness, who infiltrates the ranks of the Golds, the ruling elite, to bring down their tyrannical regime from within.

I stayed up until 2 in the morning reading this book. I consumed it like a starving man given a meal. Maybe the best book I've ever read. beautiful, haunting, emotional, moving.