Morning Star

Morning Star by Pierce Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a really good series. I did not see all the twists and turns coming. I also appreciated that some of the negative aspects of revolution were emphasized (even if they were never resolved) like refugees and the question of what to do with prisoners of war. Darrow has been through a lot in these books, but he has grown as a leader and realizes building is part of the revolutionary process. Like always Brown does not downplay the horrors of war, and though some might find it uncomfortable reading, I appreciate that he doesn’t glorify it (much). At well over 500 pages I did find that some of it dragged. (We don’t need 10 pages of goodbyes every single time the friends part to wage battle in different parts of the galaxy.). But the ending was delightfully twisty and wonderfully hopeful.


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