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Golden Son by Pierce Brown

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
A lamb among wolves in a cruel world, Darrow finds friendship, respect, and even love—but also the wrath of powerful rivals. To wage and win the war that will change humankind’s destiny, Darrow must confront the treachery arrayed against him, overcome his all-too-human desire for retribution—and strive not for violent revolt but a hopeful rebirth. Though the road ahead is fraught with danger and deceit, Darrow must choose to follow Eo’s principles of love and justice to free his people.
He must live for more. (From Amazon)

 Category
Sci-Fi

 Why I chose this book
Next in the series

 My personal opinion (the review)
Sometimes sequels are let-downs, but not this one! The action get bigger, and Darrow leans a little too far toward "larger than life". When does the guy sleep?? He's diabolical in his planning and superhuman in general. But that's kind of the point, isn't it? He's an Iron Gold, Peerless Scarred.

 Warnings:
Language - same invented bad language as before
Violence - frequent and mildly graphic, but not gory
"Adult" situations - yes, mostly a "cut to next morning" scene
Death - yes, some major characters

Movie rating equivalent
PG-16 (not R, but I wouldn't let my 13 year old read it)

 Protagonist description
Darrow is a conflicted person. He tries so hard to be true to himself, but his very life is a lie. He tries to be loyal to his friends, but his ultimate goal is their ruin. He tries to be faithful to his dead wife, but also faithful to his own heart and potential for new love.

 Point of view of story
First

 Book length
Longer

 Story flow
Constant movement, great flow

 Grammar and spelling issues
None

 Character connection (no spoilers)
Roque... there's more to that story... Also, I'm anxious about Mustang
For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral

 Series review as a whole
This series is amazing. Plots within plots, attacks and counterattacks, crossing and double crossing. Kept me on the edge of my seat. I might even have to reread the last few chapters a couple times, to make sure I caught it all. So many things were resolved happily, like Darrow being more honest. And so many other things are now completely up in the air. Looking forward to the next book!

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Red Rising - start at the beginning

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