Red Rising Trilogy: Spoiler-Free Review! | 2 To Ramble #22

The Red Rising Saga - a Sci-fi series by Pierce Brown. Should you read it? Here's a spoiler-free overview full of questions from Austin and answers from Richie. Enjoy!

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-Timestamps-
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - Pierce Brown
1:34 - Rating
3:14 - Similar Books
4:25 - Spoiler-free Overview
5:56 - Tropes
8:10 - Expectations
9:39 - Strong Plot, Weak Dialogue?
10:55 - Pierce Brown
12:10 - Criticisms
14:49 - Does the Trilogy end satisfyingly?
18:33 - Worldbuilding
21:27 - Should you read it?           
          

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[jaishans]

Having watched videos of Austin falling in love with pierce brown and red rising saga, I’m real excited to see Austin’s first introduction to red rising.

[julienserrano]

So this is the video that started Austin’s crazy love for red rising (I’m obsessed too)

[ellishenderson]

Absolutely love the review! Red Rising is one of my favorite books because it got me into reading Fantasy and other genres. I can’t recommend your podcast enough to other people!!!!

[Ghostlyape]

The new books are not a different cast. It’s a sequel series. Old characters reappear like crazy and their stories are continued. It’s just 3 new POVs in addition and there is a 10 year time skip.

Dark age is one of my favorite books I’ve read in a long time.

[NMBRix]

Almost finished with Morningstar and man… SUCH AN AMAZING TRILOGY SO FAR!!!

[mooahhdeeb]

I totally agree with series ranking. Golden Son is fantastic especially with the politics. News just came out the other day that there will at least 2 more books after Morning Star. Iron Gold and Dark Age which are already out. Along with Lightbringer and then Red God coming out pretty close together next year.

[Mehasf-ze]

I read Red Rising the first book when I was in highschool, looking back with every review I'm laughing because everyone says it's NOT YA and I agree but like I was reading this in highschool and thinking "hmm wish more YA was like this dark".
Just bought all 5 in a bundle for $30 got very lucky, can't wait to jump back into this series I LOVED the first book and with every booktuber that I can find they say it gets better as it goes on.

[DiggerDan]

I just finished the trilogy on your recommendation Richard, and I thought they were phenomenal overall. Thank you! Now to try and tackle more of the ever growing TBR

[michaelgionti]

New viewer coming back to some of your older stuff. So hilarious seeing Austin not know what Red Rising is considering he creams himself over Pierce Brown now 😂

[P.J.Osto-Author]

Found you guys on TikTok, love what you’re doing and look forward to future videos. Would definitely be interested in you guys talking about some of your favourite fantasy/sci-fi series or standalones. Hell could even do a ranking list or tier list.

[iantinney]

read red rising per this recommendation and i absolutely loved it thank you

[MrRugbyrucker]

I can't wait to hear your review on the next series. Just finished book 5 and book six comes in July but there's a rumored book 7 to finish it all off

[fragmentx]

Im new here and im loving every review! Please keep doing the review books.

[crompnickton]

would love to see you guys do a review of the licanius trilogy! saw it on the shelf behind you and got excited since internet discourse on it is virtually nonexistent. keep up the great work fellas!

[jarrodwakefield]

Watching this made me want to reread the series and continue with the other books.
Fantastic series all round

[M]

I was shocked to see how young Pierce brown is usually these types of books are written by 40 or 50 year old authors but he was 26 when the first red rising book came out

[BadTakeRisan]

Just found out the first two red rising books are included in the audible membership! I’m definitely starting it soon

[realrecognisereviews]

Great review and channel ive just subbed. The word YA will be completely forgotten and not used in the same sentence as this series once you've read Dark Age lol. Also very glad to hear you're going to read the blade itself. The entire First Law universe is in my top 3 fantasy series of all time!

[bigflee]

This series sounds very intriguing, will have to read it after Hyperion.
A recommendation I have for the both of you is the Lives of Tao trilogy by Wesley Chu. I have enjoyed it quite a bit and would love to hear your feed back.

[inevera]

Iron gold and dark age are the continuation of the same story, I hope to see what you think of them soon