Did I Change my Mind about Red Rising? | Golden Son Review |

After popular demand I read Golden Son, the second book in the Red Rising Trilogy. The consensus was that I needed to give it a chance, to see if it improved vs book one... given the length of this video, I clearly had thoughts, the question is... did it improve?

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Opening, The Academy, Battle with Karnus
8:13 - Opening Issues, Themes, Continuity
11:40 - Pantser vs Plotter
13:20 - The "Sons of Ares"
14:15 - Committing to the Fridge
16:10 - The Duel
20:40 - The Book Begins - The Art of Betrayal
24:03 - Inconsistent Technology
25:00 - Darrow's Powers of Persuasion
26:16 - RAGNAR MY BOY
28:30 - Colours and Progression
29:30 - How to Write a Good Betrayal
34:27 - Darrow's Big Brain
36:42 - The Coup & The Invasion of Mars
38:42 - Icarus
42:55 - Hitting the Fan
48:02 - Deus ex Gravboots
49:20 - How do we Wrap This?
53:42 - The Red (Rising) Wedding
57:39 - Final Thoughts

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