If you'd like to check out the Red Rising special editions they can be found here: www.juniperbooks.com/products/red-rising-jackets-only-set They were sent to me for free but I am of course allowed to say what I really think. I think they pretty dope, but more so for people who like to make their shelf pop. Coupon code: TheGoblin15 for 15% off. Now only works for the WoT and Red Rising covers due to websites hijacking the code
I like the look too, but I wish the covers had been at least slightly different even if they kept the same theme. Just a little different topography would have been a nice addition.
I wanted to get that trilogy, and the wheel of time box set with special covers, but they have been sold out for a while now on juniper. Anyone know where to get the correct hardcovers for both these special covers?
@@jodie3950 spoilers That one, to me, felt unearned because of the first person perspective. Like, why would Darrow have been so devastated by that moment if he had known? Idk, that was the only miss for me, but I was glad for the Cassius redemption.
I liked him a lot for his quiet, morbid ways in the first two, but felt he became a bit of a pompous loudmouth in the last one and preferred when he wasn't so love-struck :). I also felt that him challenging Darrow for alpha-male over his wolfpack was a bit meh. I would prefer if his gang was only loyal to Sevro, but Sevro was always loyal to Darrow rather than their weird power struggle in the middle of the third book.
While I own and love the books, the audio books, for me, bring a whole other feeling to the series. Tim Gerard Reynolds absolutely owns the entire feeling of Darrow as a character. I swear, that man makes me want to fight someone while driving my dog to the vet when I listen to him reading as angry Darrow.
Binged the whole series in like 2 weeks while at work insulating buildings 😂 Couldn't get enough of it. I felt a little bad for my co-workers though. They were probably wondering why I wasn't engaging in any conversations for half a month.
TGR only gets better as Brown's writing does. The prologue alone in Dark Age really let me hear the full range of TGR. I have already accepted that I am buying the hardback, ebook, and audiobook versions of the 6th book.
You totally should, the first one is a little rough around the edges but still an enjoyable read in my opinion, but the second one smashes it out of the park, and I also found them to be be just the right length too, some books can have a tendency to outstay their welcome but I never felt that with red rising.
@@duncanjohnson697 when the Reaper first captured the Jackal in the institute, Pierce chucked everyone's name in a hat, except Darrow, and drew a name. He drew Pax, so Pax got stabbed to death protecting Darrow.
I just love this video. Finally is he on team Sevro. The specail editions are gorgeous. I’am so sad that the shipping to Denmark is 200$. And as somebody who is studying graphic desing, not owning these makes my cold dead heart hurt.
You've articulated all my feelings about this series so well. Love your emphasis on the vocabulary and naming that Brown does, and the trauma that Darrow faces throughout. Stellar review of a stellar book! A fun note on names: all the Golds are named ___ au ____. Silvers are named ___ ag ____. Coppers are named ___ cu _____. Au, Ag, and Cu are the atomic symbols for gold, silver, and copper respectively. Subtle, but effective.
Your Review of Golden Son got me to finally start this series and now I've read all the books twice! Glad you enjoyed the first trilogy lets just say the next one is "different in tone."
You're gonna like it. I'm reading Dune now and I'm seeing similar vibes. I think Pierce Brown did say that some of his inspiration came from that book.
The audiobook of this trilogy is one of the best audio experiences inclusive of audiobooks, podcast, whatever. It’s so good I’ve never read a single red rising book and will only listen to the audio. INSANE PERFORMANCE
Its extremely re-readable. The prose is so beautiful, it paints such an image and portrays such emotion. What makes the prose so special is that while it is amazing, it is also accessible. Its easy to read, and still beautiful. That is so hard to pull off.
If you get the chance you should really listen to the audio books. Probably one of the best narrators I have ever heard and it only gets better in the sequels
My dog's name is Sevro...I love that character so much...reading "Morning Star" I was screaming "Sevro...noooo" and my poor dog was so confused He looked at me like saying "look lady, Im here just sleeping".
The beginning monologue of Darrow in this book was absolutely devastating and my favorite start to a book ever. At this point I almost regret reading books 4/5 because they are so dark. Unless book 6 wraps up like book 3, I’m afraid I’m going to hate the whole second era. Are the books good? Yeah, totally 5 stars, but they hurt my feelings 😭. The Red Rising series is easily my second favorite series of all time after the Stormlight Archive- and I’ve read A LOT of books, so that’s saying something.
I'm not normally a sci-fi fan, and when I read the synopsis of the first book, I thought it was a dystopian, so I bought the whole trilogy. I really enjoyed the first book, but I was NOT prepared for the second and third ones. Holy stinkin' crap balls, I LOVED this trilogy!!!!!! I laughed, I cried, and even over a year after finishing it, it still sticks with me. I read a LOT, so I don't keep many books after finishing them or else I would be on my third or fourth storage unit by now, but this trilogy was a keeper. I'm so glad you stuck with it after the first book, and thrilled that you enjoyed it as much as I did! Great review, and lovely covers by Juniper. ❤️
tbh iron gold and dark age have shown me that even without the main conflict there is so much potential for books in this world on different characters. Pre and Post society.
Iron Gold / the continuation trilogy definitely feels different than the first since (this isn’t a spoiler) it’s multi-POV, so the pacing isn’t quite the same, but I do still love it, although I preferred Dark Age to Iron Gold
The Red Rising Saga is together with the Realm of the Elderlings my favourite book series of all time. So glad I came to enjoy this series so much more over book 2 and 3. I still remember watching your Red Rising review when it first came out and afterwards unsubscribing from your channel... And coming back a week later deciding to not be silly😅). And the Moon lords get alot more complicated in the spinoff series.
This is one of my favorite series. I didn’t love the writing style, but the dynamics of the story overall, the world building, the characters and the drama were gripping and decisive.
My favourite character by far (in probably all of the books I’ve read) is Darrow. He grows so much, and he does what’s necessary. He isn’t afraid of violence or killing and he’s willing to sacrifice the people he loves for the greater good (I hate characters that sacrifice the entire fate of the world for a random character I don’t care about) and he’s just....Darrow is perfection. But in the next trilogy...oh my god will your heart break. It’s like the older brother of the Red Rising trilogy. It’s more political, but IT HURTS SO MUCH. I actually didn’t used to like Mustang, but then I saw her POV in the second trilogy and I absolutely adore her now.
I just finished Red Rising the other day and am waiting for Golden Sun at the library. I've heard that the series gets better and I started it for a read along. So I'm gonna keep going. I just want to say that Sevro is the best character, hands down. I want only the best for him. If he dies, I will be so upset
It’s like that. Tell me why some paper backs have better covers than hard books... I mean paper is fine but still, hard books appeal better. Library binding wasn’t what I thought it was gonna look like
Is it bad that I’m considering buying the full Juniper books + jackets set purely based on those covers and this review? The series has been on my TBR...
Depends how much disposable income you have - there's certainly something good about it. I'd be quite content with some slightly battered paperbacks myself.
If he was a woman we would have a über "Mary Sue" situation. The first book was so bad, so generic, so blatantly a copy o Hunger Games that I feel ever more intrigued why people praise the series as a whole. I wonder if the editors forced the author to dumb down the first book and try to get the HG/MH audience.
One of my favorite series! The next books take a slightly different approach, so that took some time to get used to. Also, "meat carpet." If you know, you know. :)
I cant thank you enough for turning me on to these! I love the Pros and i get such Titus Andronicus meets a "Hari Seldon moment" in the Foundation vibe.
Good to know. I loved Red Rising, but not initially. It took me two tries to get going. With second book. I started and stopped again. I’ll have to continue and finish the series. Thanks!
In general I love content in you channel to be stuff you enjoy to do and it really does seem like it's a lot of fun going through special edition "unboxing". I hope that it's an understood factor though, that Juniper sending you the covers "personally" might result in conflicting motivations from not wanting to burn any bridges. In terms of integrity and since a coupon code is included, it might be worth acknowledging the thin line between review/unboxing/advertisement. I did enjoy all your reviews of the type and looking forward to the next one!
I had to watch this twice because I was distracted by how amazing Daniel’s shirt is.... I’ve had this trilogy for a while. Thank you for giving me the motivation to finally read them!
Literally finished the Golden Son audiobook on my way home from work. Get home, check RUclips and ma boi Daniel has the Morning Star review uploaded. Perfect timing!
I really loved this trilogy, one thing that captivated me was how the lead character became more and more devided within him between red and gold, how the great villains slowly made him doubt his belief systems and the paradigm shifts of the story...I loved it! I liked the first book, and I was apprehensive that the following stories would get worse, rarely and author can portray the political and internal conflict so well, and he does. I was super impressed with the story, to me the best written in the last 10 years tbh. I never get tired of recommending this to my friends hahahah
I am so glad you read all of the first 3 books!! I simply love these books and was disappointed when you weren’t impressed with Red Rising. Iron Gold starts a whole different style of narrative and I didn’t love it till my second read. And then OMG Dark Age is a monster !! You are going to enjoy reading that one!
Okay, you convinced me. I tried to read Red Rising some time ago and just couldn't go on with it. I finished dnfing it around page 50😬, something I don't do. I see all around that it gets better and tbh it does sound such a good series. Imma give it a try!
So glad you got around to this! And I'm surprised MS was your favorite of the three. Looking forwards to your Iron Gold/Dark Age reviews. Also, do you dabble in audiobooks? Not sure if you've answered this before. Thanks!
I love the sound effects Daniel. Your channel is growing so much and the creativity you put into it is a big factor of that. The disheveled goblin hoard shall rise
I was contemplating continuing after Golden son, it was better then the first book but still not amazing to me. After this review, I guess I have to finish it!
I love how the first series sets up Darrow as the legendary epic hero, seeing his ascension to that (nearly) Messiah level role. And then the following books do their best to tear Darrow down back to his mortal roots. He's still impressive and dangerous, but you no longer feel like he's this walking deity who can just smite his foes with his wrath. You see the broken man who never really figured out how to put down the sword and accept peace, and it calls into question many of the things you like about these characters.
I enjoyed listening to your thoughts on Morning Star! Just finished the audio book (I am a terribly slow reader) and had to scour the Internet to listen in on other people’s thoughts!
Thats interesting hearing a lot of people not being a big fan of the first book but i personally like it atleast until darrow met mustang. I see how it was boring kind of but feel it was needed to help explain the rest of the story.
Finally. It only took you FOUR YEARS!>?!?!? BTW: Pierce Brown Pants-ed the first book (Red Rising) and told me that he wrote the first draft of RR in 1 month. He seems to have plotted the sequels.
Fair warning. The second trilogy is Pierce attempting to head into Erikson/Martin territory. The first is one of the most setupy setup books I've ever seen. Multiple PoV's become a thing, which I enjoy the heck out of, but turns a lot of folks off. Dark Age is something else entirely. I just feel he went a bit overboard. I will leave it at that. I'm excited to hear your thoughts on it.
This is my favorite book series so to see you come around on it is so awesome! I'm glad you ended up enjoying the series and just eait until you see what the next two have in store for you
I just finished this series in the last few months. It was so good. Red Rising was his first book he ever wrote, which is insane. His writing gets better as the series continues but that first book is pretty dang good for a first attempt. Sevro's storyline on forgiveness got me hard in the feels. I was listening to that part while on a run and I had a little bit of a hard time running while crying. I am surprised you didn't mention some of the BRUTAL stuff Darrow does in this book. Speaking of the Moon Lord's of Jupiter....
I actually don’t think this is correct. I believe he wrote 7 or 8 books (not sure exactly but several) before being published. I remember a conversation Pierce had with VE Schwab where he talked about his 100’s or rejections and the fact that he once wrote a unicorn book he considered “terrible”.
I feel like Morningstar sets the tone for how good Iron Rain and Dark Age are. He improves with every book and it is incredibly satisfying to see. I know some people do not like the direction Iron Gold and Dark Age went in, but they are beautiful in execution.
My friend and I just finished book 5 (we took turns reading chunks of it and passed it back and forth) and we both agreed that it is VERY RARE for a series (of any genre) to keep kicking arse when you finish book 5. You made the comment (and I agree) that it's unusual for a book 3 to be better than book 1 or 2 but in this case he just keeps knocking them out of the park. So many times we both read a part and went "WHAT!?!? NO WAY!!!" Can't wait for book 6.
This is my favourite book series, I’m so happy you ended up enjoying it! I was worried you might not after your first review of Red Rising haha. Buckle up for the second trilogy... you’re gonna need to be ready
If you'd like to check out the Red Rising special editions they can be found here: www.juniperbooks.com/products/red-rising-jackets-only-set
They were sent to me for free but I am of course allowed to say what I really think. I think they pretty dope, but more so for people who like to make their shelf pop. Coupon code: TheGoblin15 for 15% off. Now only works for the WoT and Red Rising covers due to websites hijacking the code
They would also go perfectly with my living room colour scheme... 💛🧡❤️
I like the look too, but I wish the covers had been at least slightly different even if they kept the same theme. Just a little different topography would have been a nice addition.
I listen to them on audiobook (TGR is a great narrator) so I'm so happy to pick up my favorite sci-fi trilogy in physical form. Thanks!
@@americanchic1101 His narration is so good. I don't how much his narration multiplied my interest in the story, but I know it did lol
I wanted to get that trilogy, and the wheel of time box set with special covers, but they have been sold out for a while now on juniper. Anyone know where to get the correct hardcovers for both these special covers?
[MILD SPOILER]
My favourite part in Morning Star is when Sevro does a backflip with a noose around his neck and hangs himself to prove a point.
Same as me! Such a memorable moment
I've never seen someone hang themselves with such style
*SPOILER ALERT*
Mine was when they reveal that Cassius is actually on Darrow's side and Octavia gets her head chopped off
I mean, if that isn't original, I don't know what is...
@@jodie3950 spoilers
That one, to me, felt unearned because of the first person perspective. Like, why would Darrow have been so devastated by that moment if he had known? Idk, that was the only miss for me, but I was glad for the Cassius redemption.
"This is a happy ending"
Oh boy, get read for the second trilogy
Oh you poor summer child
Was getting ready to come and state the same thing. Prepare yourself...
I came into the comments to let him know that the happy ending was only to set up the very not happy start of the second trilogy
Reading dark age feels like getting repeatedly punched in the face for a whole book
I'm kinda meh on the second trilogy, switching from single pov to multiple pov is a bit of getting used to
Sevro is one of the best side characters in literature. Fight me. AWHOOOO!
I am not sure you will get many on the other side of that one!
I liked him a lot for his quiet, morbid ways in the first two, but felt he became a bit of a pompous loudmouth in the last one and preferred when he wasn't so love-struck :).
I also felt that him challenging Darrow for alpha-male over his wolfpack was a bit meh. I would prefer if his gang was only loyal to Sevro, but Sevro was always loyal to Darrow rather than their weird power struggle in the middle of the third book.
He comes into his own in the next trilogy, he is now by far my favourite character in the series
He's most likely in at least everyones top 5 characters.
SPOILER **** Amen!!!! Fkn LOVE Sevro! I'm at the part in book 2 when he came to save darrow n darrow n him have a truth chat lol. Dude is amazing tho
"There's not a horrible amount of casualties."
Millions of people die in nuclear explosions.
Ahhh A few casualties never hurt anybody.
It's just a flesh wound
Acceptable casualties
@@thomastoolis5301 Stallin's thoughts be like
Legacy Episode 1 The Search for Love by Robert Maxxim
Sevro may be a solid candidate to TOP-3 secondary character I have ever read. Love him and his wolf hide coats
Sevro is best a the G.O.A.T in wolf's clothing! All hail the legit Son of Ares! Also he and Victra get pretty darn busy in the next 10 years
This shirt is indeed a visual pleasure
Where did you get it?
@@jarrelwilliams7176 It's a Teddy Fresh. No longer in stock, I think (Hila
That shirt is swag
It works for his face in a good way
Teddy freeeeeeessshhhhh!!!!
While I own and love the books, the audio books, for me, bring a whole other feeling to the series. Tim Gerard Reynolds absolutely owns the entire feeling of Darrow as a character. I swear, that man makes me want to fight someone while driving my dog to the vet when I listen to him reading as angry Darrow.
Binged the whole series in like 2 weeks while at work insulating buildings 😂 Couldn't get enough of it. I felt a little bad for my co-workers though. They were probably wondering why I wasn't engaging in any conversations for half a month.
I drove 12 hours from Boone, NC to Miami, FL overnight without coffee jacked up from listening to Golden Sun. One of the best audio experiences ever
@@CanRotaryLife binged 4 books in 4 days, damn they are good. Although 4th audiobook is much worse quality than first three
TGR only gets better as Brown's writing does. The prologue alone in Dark Age really let me hear the full range of TGR. I have already accepted that I am buying the hardback, ebook, and audiobook versions of the 6th book.
@@tedarcher9120 it’s Lyria for me. Her parts were awful.
I am strongly tempted to start Red Rising after watching this review. The first two books are just standing on a shelf behind me.
You totally should, the first one is a little rough around the edges but still an enjoyable read in my opinion, but the second one smashes it out of the park, and I also found them to be be just the right length too, some books can have a tendency to outstay their welcome but I never felt that with red rising.
@@Jonnybear84 You have tempted me more. Oh geez.
Do it. I need more people to understand the masochism developed upon reading the second trilogy
A bit late but I hope you did :D
@@deanryanmartin They get better each book. Lots of war and violence, straight to the point. Not much filler, action packed.
I just wanna say that Daniel's shirt SLAPS
yeah that drip is CLEAN
On your point about the Moon Lords and the ending, Iron Gold and Dark Age REALLY tackles those things and explores them in such phenomenal ways.
Yeah that part was a clear set up for the 2nd trilogy lol.
Cassius deserved better
Fun fact: Pierce Brown once decided which character dies by pulling a name out of a hat.
No, biggest person always dies.
Lol you need to read the rest of the books
@@duncanjohnson697 when the Reaper first captured the Jackal in the institute, Pierce chucked everyone's name in a hat, except Darrow, and drew a name. He drew Pax, so Pax got stabbed to death protecting Darrow.
@@james35813 ffs that sucks haha. tho his death opens up some nice things
@@james35813 I don’t believe that! Did you read that somewhere?
He finally came back to his senses
"like Red Wedding things were happening". Just saying Day of Red Doves without any context. You're in for so much more to come😘
The first trilogy is just the warm-up.
@@renzodm6203 definitely😆
THE DAY OF RED DOVES😭💔
Don’t make me remember that I still have PTSD
Omg, yes!
This is my favourite trilogy, just so gut-wrenching
and epic.
"This is me... remembering the nukes... ok it wasn't that happy of an ending"
hahahahahaha
I just love this video. Finally is he on team Sevro.
The specail editions are gorgeous. I’am so sad that the shipping to Denmark is 200$. And as somebody who is studying graphic desing, not owning these makes my cold dead heart hurt.
I was about the shipping it is 91.48$ for one item 125.70 for 2 (taxes included).
Bloody damn boyo, I feel this.
As a big mma fan i was very impressed with pierce brown’s fight choreo, he described muay thai sequences and a triangle choke perfectly
I have red rising on my 2021 list. Those special editions are fab.
I just finished the trilogy and it is certainly worth the read. Some powerful moments.
The sound effects during the unboxing are gold!
I was waiting for the Star Wars scream...
*Daniel meets Sevro*
Daniel: "Hi, I'm the Goblin"
Sevro: *Glares* "Excuse me?"
You've articulated all my feelings about this series so well. Love your emphasis on the vocabulary and naming that Brown does, and the trauma that Darrow faces throughout. Stellar review of a stellar book! A fun note on names: all the Golds are named ___ au ____. Silvers are named ___ ag ____. Coppers are named ___ cu _____. Au, Ag, and Cu are the atomic symbols for gold, silver, and copper respectively. Subtle, but effective.
And ‘o’ for red. Like oxygen cause rusting in metal.
And they grays have Ti for titanium
*chef kiss* Man this edition is gorgeous
Your Review of Golden Son got me to finally start this series and now I've read all the books twice! Glad you enjoyed the first trilogy lets just say the next one is "different in tone."
This series is fantastic
Well I guess I gotta add another series to my TBR.
You're gonna like it. I'm reading Dune now and I'm seeing similar vibes. I think Pierce Brown did say that some of his inspiration came from that book.
This series is one of my all time favorites! Always on my list!
The audiobook of this trilogy is one of the best audio experiences inclusive of audiobooks, podcast, whatever. It’s so good I’ve never read a single red rising book and will only listen to the audio. INSANE PERFORMANCE
Does it have dramatic adaptation ( don't judge I like this style of audiobook)
@@GodOfFoolsno. Just great narration.
I want to re-read these now, I love this series so much!
Its extremely re-readable. The prose is so beautiful, it paints such an image and portrays such emotion. What makes the prose so special is that while it is amazing, it is also accessible. Its easy to read, and still beautiful. That is so hard to pull off.
I was waiting for this!
Prime, my goodman, PRIME.
If you get the chance you should really listen to the audio books. Probably one of the best narrators I have ever heard and it only gets better in the sequels
Personally think it got quite a bit worse with the new voice narrators
the voicing for the audiobooks absolutely kicks ass
I wholeheartedly agree my goodman
As someone who went to school for graphic design, I enjoyed watching Daniel attempt to articulate why fonts matter so much
If Sevro dies we riot.
Darow in the stone table part still fucks with me to this day. I love it haha. I wish I could see this in live action.
My dog's name is Sevro...I love that character so much...reading "Morning Star" I was screaming "Sevro...noooo" and my poor dog was so confused He looked at me like saying "look lady, Im here just sleeping".
Sevro Au Barka?
@@davidanderson6336 Jejejeje
Legacy Episode 1 The Search for Love by Robert Maxxim
The beginning monologue of Darrow in this book was absolutely devastating and my favorite start to a book ever.
At this point I almost regret reading books 4/5 because they are so dark. Unless book 6 wraps up like book 3, I’m afraid I’m going to hate the whole second era. Are the books good? Yeah, totally 5 stars, but they hurt my feelings 😭.
The Red Rising series is easily my second favorite series of all time after the Stormlight Archive- and I’ve read A LOT of books, so that’s saying something.
I'm not normally a sci-fi fan, and when I read the synopsis of the first book, I thought it was a dystopian, so I bought the whole trilogy. I really enjoyed the first book, but I was NOT prepared for the second and third ones. Holy stinkin' crap balls, I LOVED this trilogy!!!!!! I laughed, I cried, and even over a year after finishing it, it still sticks with me. I read a LOT, so I don't keep many books after finishing them or else I would be on my third or fourth storage unit by now, but this trilogy was a keeper. I'm so glad you stuck with it after the first book, and thrilled that you enjoyed it as much as I did! Great review, and lovely covers by Juniper. ❤️
tbh iron gold and dark age have shown me that even without the main conflict there is so much potential for books in this world on different characters. Pre and Post society.
Daniel makes tier 1 content that I enjoy sober, but there's something transcendent about watching his reviews while drunk. 🤣
Hell yes istg those covers look smexy, also, that sweater really suits you
Currently reading Dark Age 🖤
It’s dark
I've read a SFF series before Daniel ?! Huh... I guess there's first time for everything....
I thought the same! I barely made it, just finished a little over a month ago.
Iron Gold / the continuation trilogy definitely feels different than the first since (this isn’t a spoiler) it’s multi-POV, so the pacing isn’t quite the same, but I do still love it, although I preferred Dark Age to Iron Gold
No longer a trilogy, now it’s 4 books 👀
Just curious what's your opinion on Roque???...
The Great Roque Debates of 2016
Awesome, this series is very high on my TBR. Already own two of these books.
The Red Rising Saga is together with the Realm of the Elderlings my favourite book series of all time. So glad I came to enjoy this series so much more over book 2 and 3. I still remember watching your Red Rising review when it first came out and afterwards unsubscribing from your channel... And coming back a week later deciding to not be silly😅). And the Moon lords get alot more complicated in the spinoff series.
This is one of my favorite series. I didn’t love the writing style, but the dynamics of the story overall, the world building, the characters and the drama were gripping and decisive.
Same writing was mid but the character dynamics is S tier, drama S tier. Mc character development S tier
Coincidentally, today is the day that we announced the Red Rising board game! stonemaiergames.com/games/red-rising/
0_0 Jamey Stegmaier?
@@martinzachary6632 Yes? :)
Sevro is the best, the one thing I didn’t love had to do with a child, I didn’t agree with what info was withheld
100% agree.
My favourite character by far (in probably all of the books I’ve read) is Darrow. He grows so much, and he does what’s necessary. He isn’t afraid of violence or killing and he’s willing to sacrifice the people he loves for the greater good (I hate characters that sacrifice the entire fate of the world for a random character I don’t care about) and he’s just....Darrow is perfection.
But in the next trilogy...oh my god will your heart break. It’s like the older brother of the Red Rising trilogy. It’s more political, but IT HURTS SO MUCH. I actually didn’t used to like Mustang, but then I saw her POV in the second trilogy and I absolutely adore her now.
I just finished it, and that happy ending threw me for a loop. Loved it.
Hey you recommend The Wheel of Time alot, so I gave it a try and I loved it, thanks Daniel! 🙂
I just finished Red Rising the other day and am waiting for Golden Sun at the library. I've heard that the series gets better and I started it for a read along. So I'm gonna keep going.
I just want to say that Sevro is the best character, hands down. I want only the best for him. If he dies, I will be so upset
Not me already ordering the five books then seeing these special editions books 😑
It’s like that. Tell me why some paper backs have better covers than hard books... I mean paper is fine but still, hard books appeal better. Library binding wasn’t what I thought it was gonna look like
Ahh, so happy we all convinced you to continue on after red rising 1 ^^ I'm so interested in what you think about the next books
this series is my FAVORITE! iron gold and dark age though... haha i was destroyed but i still love the universe and characters so much
I’m going to need those covers, I love this series
**cries in a veeeeery long TBR**
Incredibly satisfying review. The joy in seeing someone experience Red Rising is 👌
Is it bad that I’m considering buying the full Juniper books + jackets set purely based on those covers and this review? The series has been on my TBR...
Depends how much disposable income you have - there's certainly something good about it.
I'd be quite content with some slightly battered paperbacks myself.
@@MagusMarquillin yeah I think that’s the move. I can always get the nice set later if I really love the series.
Darrow is Iconic!! What a man, what a predator, I love him sooo much
Can't wait for your review on Iron gold and ESPECIALLY Dark Age, jeez that book
If he was a woman we would have a über "Mary Sue" situation.
The first book was so bad, so generic, so blatantly a copy o Hunger Games that I feel ever more intrigued why people praise the series as a whole.
I wonder if the editors forced the author to dumb down the first book and try to get the HG/MH audience.
@@tamelo Didn't ask
So happy that you love these books! The audiobook narrator is SO good! Almost as good as your shirt ;)
What stood out to me was the gala massacre in golden son. The emotions and chaos is what made me see what humanity really is.
One of my favorite series! The next books take a slightly different approach, so that took some time to get used to.
Also, "meat carpet." If you know, you know. :)
I cant thank you enough for turning me on to these! I love the Pros and i get such Titus Andronicus meets a "Hari Seldon moment" in the Foundation vibe.
Good to know. I loved Red Rising, but not initially. It took me two tries to get going. With second book. I started and stopped again. I’ll have to continue and finish the series. Thanks!
Imo Golden son was better, but morning star was so satisfying. The jackal is one of the best YA villains of the genre.
Last time I was this early, Daniel was still human
"Darrow is a polar bear!"
Me thinking about Iorek Byrnison, i mean it works...
The moon lords play a larger part in the second trilogy. Give it a read it doesn’t disappoint
In general I love content in you channel to be stuff you enjoy to do and it really does seem like it's a lot of fun going through special edition "unboxing".
I hope that it's an understood factor though, that Juniper sending you the covers "personally" might result in conflicting motivations from not wanting to burn any bridges.
In terms of integrity and since a coupon code is included, it might be worth acknowledging the thin line between review/unboxing/advertisement.
I did enjoy all your reviews of the type and looking forward to the next one!
I had to watch this twice because I was distracted by how amazing Daniel’s shirt is....
I’ve had this trilogy for a while. Thank you for giving me the motivation to finally read them!
Literally finished the Golden Son audiobook on my way home from work. Get home, check RUclips and ma boi Daniel has the Morning Star review uploaded. Perfect timing!
I really loved this trilogy, one thing that captivated me was how the lead character became more and more devided within him between red and gold, how the great villains slowly made him doubt his belief systems and the paradigm shifts of the story...I loved it! I liked the first book, and I was apprehensive that the following stories would get worse, rarely and author can portray the political and internal conflict so well, and he does. I was super impressed with the story, to me the best written in the last 10 years tbh. I never get tired of recommending this to my friends hahahah
I am so glad you read all of the first 3 books!! I simply love these books and was disappointed when you weren’t impressed with Red Rising. Iron Gold starts a whole different style of narrative and I didn’t love it till my second read. And then OMG Dark Age is a monster !! You are going to enjoy reading that one!
YES! Morning Star is the best! Many people like the 2nd the most.
Fantastic channel and videos, Daniel. I’m a big fan. The Red Rising series was my first foray into Sci-Fi and I am glad for it.
And this is why you're my favorite reviewer
Okay, you convinced me. I tried to read Red Rising some time ago and just couldn't go on with it. I finished dnfing it around page 50😬, something I don't do. I see all around that it gets better and tbh it does sound such a good series. Imma give it a try!
You mention Pierce Brown stepping up his game, same thing applies to you. This was the most entertaining video I've watched from you to date.
So glad you got around to this! And I'm surprised MS was your favorite of the three. Looking forwards to your Iron Gold/Dark Age reviews. Also, do you dabble in audiobooks? Not sure if you've answered this before. Thanks!
But what about Abercrombie's Red Country though..?
But what about Lawrence's Red Sister though..?
I love the sound effects Daniel. Your channel is growing so much and the creativity you put into it is a big factor of that. The disheveled goblin hoard shall rise
I was contemplating continuing after Golden son, it was better then the first book but still not amazing to me. After this review, I guess I have to finish it!
I love how the first series sets up Darrow as the legendary epic hero, seeing his ascension to that (nearly) Messiah level role. And then the following books do their best to tear Darrow down back to his mortal roots. He's still impressive and dangerous, but you no longer feel like he's this walking deity who can just smite his foes with his wrath. You see the broken man who never really figured out how to put down the sword and accept peace, and it calls into question many of the things you like about these characters.
I think Book 5 Dark Age is the best in the series so far. The first 3rd of the book is so incredibly exciting
I enjoyed listening to your thoughts on Morning Star! Just finished the audio book (I am a terribly slow reader) and had to scour the Internet to listen in on other people’s thoughts!
Thats interesting hearing a lot of people not being a big fan of the first book but i personally like it atleast until darrow met mustang. I see how it was boring kind of but feel it was needed to help explain the rest of the story.
Finally. It only took you FOUR YEARS!>?!?!?
BTW: Pierce Brown Pants-ed the first book (Red Rising) and told me that he wrote the first draft of RR in 1 month. He seems to have plotted the sequels.
Fair warning. The second trilogy is Pierce attempting to head into Erikson/Martin territory. The first is one of the most setupy setup books I've ever seen. Multiple PoV's become a thing, which I enjoy the heck out of, but turns a lot of folks off. Dark Age is something else entirely. I just feel he went a bit overboard. I will leave it at that. I'm excited to hear your thoughts on it.
Daniel’s opinion on this series was a rather aggressive character arc
This is my favorite book series so to see you come around on it is so awesome! I'm glad you ended up enjoying the series and just eait until you see what the next two have in store for you
I just finished this series in the last few months. It was so good. Red Rising was his first book he ever wrote, which is insane. His writing gets better as the series continues but that first book is pretty dang good for a first attempt.
Sevro's storyline on forgiveness got me hard in the feels. I was listening to that part while on a run and I had a little bit of a hard time running while crying.
I am surprised you didn't mention some of the BRUTAL stuff Darrow does in this book. Speaking of the Moon Lord's of Jupiter....
I actually don’t think this is correct. I believe he wrote 7 or 8 books (not sure exactly but several) before being published. I remember a conversation Pierce had with VE Schwab where he talked about his 100’s or rejections and the fact that he once wrote a unicorn book he considered “terrible”.
@@jameswinestock5321 I thought I saw it in an interview, but it has been a while. Maybe I am wrong.
Can’t wait for the Dark Age review
I feel like Morningstar sets the tone for how good Iron Rain and Dark Age are. He improves with every book and it is incredibly satisfying to see. I know some people do not like the direction Iron Gold and Dark Age went in, but they are beautiful in execution.
My friend and I just finished book 5 (we took turns reading chunks of it and passed it back and forth) and we both agreed that it is VERY RARE for a series (of any genre) to keep kicking arse when you finish book 5. You made the comment (and I agree) that it's unusual for a book 3 to be better than book 1 or 2 but in this case he just keeps knocking them out of the park. So many times we both read a part and went "WHAT!?!? NO WAY!!!" Can't wait for book 6.
I know this is a SUPER late comment, but I was kind of hoping you would touch on Ragnar some, who is absolutely my favorite character. 9.9/10 for me.
This is my favourite book series, I’m so happy you ended up enjoying it! I was worried you might not after your first review of Red Rising haha. Buckle up for the second trilogy... you’re gonna need to be ready
The praise of the prose hooked me man. Also an interesting series to look at would be The Book of the New Sun series if you haven’t already.
Sevro is a big hero. I love this trilogy, for me the romance and Darrow and Mustang relationship is the biggest flaw. Have you read the Demon Cycle?