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Morning Star by Pierce Brown

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Darrow rose to be the "belle of the ball" in the second book, only to have that perfect life ripped away from him at the last moment. Now he's got a second chance. But it comes at the cost of part of his character. He has to learn how to be a builder, not just a destroyer.

 Category
Sci-Fi

 Why I chose this book
Next in the series

 My personal opinion (the review)
The story line is outstanding. The characters are "actual size". They have lives, are true to themselves, and are complex people. The science fiction is solid. The custom vocabulary is fantastic. The vision of the future is completely credible. This is a great book, capping off a great series.
However, I cannot recommend this book- too much bad language. Which is crazy, because the first 2 books were fine on that front. Also, it truly felt like someone else wrote this story, because the language changed so much. Grammar mistakes and foul language were both inconsistent with the other books in the series. I'm glad I got it from the library. I don't plan to buy it.

 Warnings
Language: several "f-words" and others
Violence: frequent, and often graphic
"Adult" situations: none
Death: frequent, and of major characters

 Movie rating equivalent
R, for language

 Protagonist description
Darrow was so sure of himself in the first 2 books, and seemed unbeatable. In this one, he seemed very weak, but his weaknesses were covered by those around him.

 Point of view of story
First, from Darrow's perspective

 Book length
Long

 Story flow
Excellent

 Grammar and spelling issues
Noticeable, but not distracting

 Character connection (no spoilers)
I'd like to know more about Aja and Octavia, their back-stories

 For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral

 Series review as a whole
I loved the first book. The second book was an amazing sequel, but not as real. The third book took another step down in the awesome scale, but it was still a great read.

 If you only have time for one, read:
Red Rising (first book)

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