Morning Star (Red Rising, #3)

by Pierce Brown

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So, the thing is: I had really high expectations for this book. I loved Red Rising and Golden Son, they were among my favorite books of 2015, so of course I was really excited to read this one. I was also really afraid that it wouldn't have lived up to my expectations.
Now I know I didn't have anything to be worried about: this book is pure perfection.
I laughed, I cried (A LOT), I was completely into the story from page 1 till the very end.
The best thing of all is that everything here happens for a reason, nothing occurs just because the author says so or because the story requires it. I especially loved how villains were written: everyone has his or her motive, no one is bad just to be bad.
Every character knows exactly what to do, in what to believe, even when they are full of doubts. No single action is out of character and that is the thing that I valued the most in this book and it's also the reason why the characters are so well done: they feel complete, like real people and it is so easy to feel for them, to ache when something awful happens to them and to be overwhelmed when they are in pain.
I especially liked also the fact that Red Rising portrays a society at war and nothing is sugarcoated: a lot of bad things happens to a lot of people, regardless of their being good or evil.
Lastly, the thing that I will always remember the most vividly about this trilogy is how it portrays friendship: it warmed my heart and I was on the verge of tears several times because it felt real and important.
This is my favorite book of the year so far and it will forever stay with me.
(I feel so overwhelmed right now)

BREAK THE CHAINS.