Clang, clang, clang! This was bloodydamn epic! Light Bringer is without a doubt my favourite book in the series and also easily one of the best books I've read this year. I share all your thoughts! Each part got more and more exciting and by the end I was just breathless. When I saw the title of Part 4 I knew my feelings were gonna be hurt hahahah. Great review, Petrik! 😁 Also, congrats on your booktube anniversary, I can't believe it's been 3 years already. I'm so grateful to have been here from the very start and it's been so lovely to see you grow! You deserve all the support and love you've gotten so far and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for you. 🤩
Thank you so much, Esmay! You certainly have been there since the conception of this channel. And I'm truly glad to have you as my friend. I agree that Light Bringer was bloodydamn epic. I still can't stop thinking about the events that happened in this book. Easily a contender for the best book of this year!
Congrats on 3 years! Yesssss! Best book in the series I completely agree. The arc from brash revolutionary to spiritual warrior through these 6 books has been amazing. I will have to make room on my all time SciFi list for this series now.
Thank you so much! It's definitely the best book in the series. Seeing Darrow realizing the error of his path in Iron Gold and Dark Age was rewarding. Loved it very much! :)
I can’t believe you liked it that much, I’m very happy for you. I loved Light Bringer but it remains third as my favourites goes after Morning Star and Golden Son. I have huge expectations of Red God, I usually love endings and Red God has the potential,I think,to become my absolute favourite of the series. P.S.Congratulations on the three year anniversary,wasn’t here from the beginning but I’m happy to be here for more than a year already and you’ve become one of my favourite content creators out there,love your content especially SSF Spotlight videos.
I'll say it's the very least up there with Morning Star. My recency bias definitely think of this as the best right now, but let's see later on. 😁 True, though. Red God might become the best of the series. Morning Star was soooo good!! And thank you so much for your support! It really felt like you were there since the beginning. Chatted with your for years now ahhaha. 😄
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG!! I knew this would probably become your favorite book of the year 😃 Fantastic review, my friend! I couldn't agree more with everything - what a book, what an emotional ride! This one will stay with us for sure. I can't believe there's only one more book to come ... but also can't wait to reread the books some day. ✨ And CONGRATS on your anniversaries!! 🥳 What a worthy book to be reviewed to mark that occasion! I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate everything you do, all the time you devote to reviewing so many stories and sharing the joy books can bring. Forever grateful!! 🫶
Thank you so much, Karin! It will be difficult to decide which one reigns as my favorite book of the year between this and The Will of the Many. Glad you end up loving one very much, too. CLANG, CLANG, CLANG!! :)
congrats!!!! love your channel so much. And hell yes, completely deserved! definitely my best read of the year so far. I binged all the books recently. 🥰
Congratulations Petrik on completing 3 years on booktube! And what great book to review on this day. I have been waiting for the Light Bringer review to drop for a while. Red Rising has to be one of my top 3 sff series (along with Stormlight Archive and Joe Abercrombie's works). You are the one who introduced me to this gem. Thank you so much for that. I owe you many hours of delight and enjoyment to you. Although, I dont agree that LB is the best book in the series; to me it is Dark Age. I loved the dark gruesome tone of the book and of course, Ephraim ti Horn. Also, I would love to see a spoiler filled review of the book. Please consider doing one. Per Aspera Ad Astra.
Thank you so much, bro! Pleased to hear my recommendations click well with you. I don't know whether I'll have the time to make a spoiler review on this one. It all depends on my schedule! But yes, if there's a slot for it, I'll make one! :)
Very well said, Petrik. This book is a return to form in terms of theme and tone. I loved Dark Age(as much as you can love a book that bleak), but it's not an "enjoyable" read. I am never itching to re-read that relentless dark assault. After finishing LB I immediately wanted to re-read it to savor the "bromance" of the 3 involved. Having said that Victra stole the best line: "Don't fear for me, pity them." It will be in contention for best book released in 2023 but won't be the best book I read this year. I have read Toll the Hounds, The Crippled God, The Grace of Kings and Wall of Storms; all of which I would rate higher. This has replaced Golden Son as my favorite in the series though. Cheers on three years and to many more!
Thank you so much! Victra's line you mentioned was badass. And I loved the moment when Sophocles made her cry... :') Also, yes, I completely agree this is the best book in the series. You have such fantastic reading yet! The Crippled God and The Wall of Storms in a year. WOW! :D
When my biggest "problem" is how hard it would be to rank them at the end of the year...I think that is a good problem to have. It means I read a lot of masterpiece books.
My goodness after watching this I'm even more hyped than I thought possible. Having just finished Dark Age I was already really excited to read Lightbringer now I'm tempted to just blow some money on it right now to get it as soon as possible.
I'm not finished with Light Bringer yet, but Lysander is the absolute worst. I'm not sure I've hated a character more since Faithful and the Fallen with both Lykos and Rafe. I'm in the beginning of Part 2, can't wait to hear the "clang clang clang"! Congrats on 3 years sir!
Great review. I need to finally finish reading dark age because NOT in the right place the first time, i am in a much better place now so i feel the time is now! I need to catch up now that lightbringer is out! Congratulations again, petrik!
Did you cry, Petrik? 😂 I was so invested in the story that the ending took me by surprise and I bawled my eyes out. It's been over a month and I still haven't emotionally recovered. Congrats, btw!! ❤️
Thank you so much! I never cry reading novels tbh. But let's just say... I was emotionally distraught... DISTRAUGHT. I knew it was coming and it was still so heartbreaking. :(
@@PetrikLeo I could tell it was coming, too. I actually guessed how it was going to happen like five pages before it did, and I started crying right there 😂 stunning book, idk how he's going to top that, but like you said, if anyone's capable, that's him
Congrats! I just started Red Rising and have been flying through the first book. Haven’t loved it so far, but I’m definitely excited to where else the series goes.
Congratulations Petrik! Thank you for all the awesome recommendations. Maybe one day I'll get into SF, particullary Space Opera as well. So far SF it works well together with Fantasy for me or if is not too complicated.
Hey Petrik in your Red Rising recommendation video you used a Pierce Brown quote and I was wondering where you got it becuase I am also making a video on it! Thanks, this was the quote “Whatever you’re told, being an adult doesn’t mean you have control. No matter the power you have, the money you make, the age you become, we all feel a little bit at the mercy of something else - the government, banks, chance, illness, our bosses etc. That’s what Darrow is dealing with in RED RISING, the fact that any control he thinks he has over his own life is a mirage. But he does not despair. Instead he decides to break the chains and live for more. He sets out to create his own future. The fact is, we don’t have complete control over our lives. Never have, never will. That’s ok. The point is, rather, to take control over the parts of our life that we can and live those parts in precisely the way we want. That is living for more and that is what Darrow is fighting for.”
Hey! Unfortunately, I remember that quote from an interview I saw in the year 2017. No idea why, but I can't seem to the find the link to the interview anymore. Which is a shame, it was such a great interview, too. A good reminder for me to always attach a link when quoting someone! :')
I am currently reading Iron Gold and my anxiety is peaking. I understand and value what's happening with Darrow, It feels realistic and it makes sense. But 200 pages in and I find myself craving for him to have a win of sorts. I need him to be praised by those who are judging him. I need for him to have an I told you so moment soon. I can't have him be hated by everyone. I understad him being hated by many, but it's exhausting. I binged throught the first 3 books but I can't help but feel reluctant about reading the rest of Iron Gold with what's happening with Darrow. I know everyone says Dark Age is great but I cant help but feel anxious and nervous about the story.
@@PetrikLeo Ooof. I really want to continue reading becasue I loved the first trilogy and I don't dislike what i'm reading now. It's just that I'm really feeling anxious, it's affecting my whole day and I'm even struggling to sleep haha. It hurst me to see I character I loved so much become this.
Here’s a clang clang clang (3 clangs) to celebrate your 3 year anniversary! Hahaha I just had to say that 😂 So glad you enjoyed Light Bringer, I agree with everything you said, it certainly is my favorite book of the whole series, and probably my in my top three of all time! ❤😭
I'm gonna disagree and say the high score is not well deserved at all. This was definitely the weakest book of the series for me. SPOILERS That amazing battle set up on Phobos with Virginia's POV was the peak of this book imo. That's where the decline started . There were too many characters who did complete 180s from their previous attitudes and instantly forgave past crimes etc. All the parts with Ajax, Athena, the Daughters, Volga, Gaia, etc felt completely off and rushed. Several parts of this book grated on me, Sevro being an annoying c**t for 3 books, Darrow being a self flagellating "I'm evil and I should die" for as many. The various plotlines, the Figment, Oculus , Quicksilver, etc all being dropped after being built up for books was pretty weird. (Although I can see why Pierce would want to show Lyria rejecting the alien tech, just to contrast against Lysander, who embraces all evil, just like that total new potential Deus ex machina weapon Brown pulled out of his ass at the end.). Also, are we just supposed to accept that Volga, who is this sensible and well-meaning character up till now, is easily turned into the evil obedient progeny of Volsung who rips out hearts of ppl for him ? Ridiculous. And ofcourse, Lyria forgives her instantly. Because that's just how Pierce writes characters now I guess. A lot more characters felt totally unrealistic, like Ajax's switch from trying to assassinate Lys in previous books and being a snobby bastard but now he suddenly turned into his bestie bro in Light Bringer, probably just so Pierce could give that emotional impact by his death or something. The whole Daughters subplot was outta nowhere as well and felt shoehorned in at the last minute. The part after the duel ended and Darrow is hopping from Island to Island after Volsung felt ridiculously corny. As well as the glaringly obvious death flags for the entire book before Cassius dies at the end so it didn't have any impact at all. After I finished the book I was left completely confused as to why this book was written. I don't see why Pierce decided to just do a repeat of the previous book, show us Lysander's PoV and try to make us sympathize with him, etc and then at the end turn him into mega Hitler once again. Wasn't that the entire purpose of book 5 ?
Ah, too bad it did not work for you, but based on your answer, I think anything I say won't change your mind. But I literally disagree with almost everything you said, the result of them for me anyway, like this: "The part after the duel ended and Darrow is hopping from Island to Island after Volsung felt ridiculously corny. As well as the glaringly obvious death flags for the entire book before Cassius dies at the end so it didn't have any impact at all." This part lost me. I think it was absolutely badass, one of the best sequences I've ever read. And the impact of the death? So damn heartbreaking. For me, so what if the death flag is obvious? That did not diminish the impact at all. You're not alone, though, there's another commenter with the same feeling and opinion as you here. So despite many of us loving the heck out of Light Bringer, at the end of the day it just goes to show a book is a form of art and it will never click with everybody. :)
@@PetrikLeoYeah that's very true haha To be honest, even though this is my least fav in the series, I still wouldn't say it's a bad book and I'm still excited for the final one. My only lasting pain is that final new deus ex weapon introduced, I feel like Pierce already does a great job of writing battles and armies , so it wasn't really needed, and I hope there isn't a cheap and unfulfilling use for f that weapon.
Was I the only one who was dissapointed by Light Bringer? It felt hollow, with weird decisions, forgotten plot points, weird character motivations,... I dont think Brown knew what he was doing. Dark Age was so good, this is just a lot of meh
Yeah maybe. I didn't feel like it was hollow at all. I think a lot of the plot points from Dark Age not addressed in LB will likely be addressed in Red God other than the Lyria thing which I'm okay with in context, though I can see why others would be upset about it.
I definitely disagree. I actually think it feels like Pierce Brown has been going for this since Iron Gold. There were few plot points not explored like the Abomination, but there's still Red God after all. So I assume that will be answered in the last book.
@@PetrikLeo It's more than just the Abomination. It's also Figment and Volga's character. The Sevro storyline with the Chair was also forgotten (or he hopes we forget). Also, Darrow went the opposite way of what he was doing with his character in Dark Age. I can't say everything that I felt was wrong about this book, but it was a huge dissapointment. Well written, of course, and with lots of good parts too, but so underwhelming.
Soooo glad i found you in youtube world. Looking foword to anything you wana do and i hope the final book of this series is awsome. You seem to really like it. :)🫂👍🔥😎
Congrats man! You deserve all the success you've gotten.
Thank you very much! :)
3 years?!?! I've been here since day 1. Congrats on all your success
Yeahhh I'm shocked, too. Thank you for being here since day 1!
Clang, clang, clang! This was bloodydamn epic! Light Bringer is without a doubt my favourite book in the series and also easily one of the best books I've read this year. I share all your thoughts! Each part got more and more exciting and by the end I was just breathless. When I saw the title of Part 4 I knew my feelings were gonna be hurt hahahah.
Great review, Petrik! 😁
Also, congrats on your booktube anniversary, I can't believe it's been 3 years already. I'm so grateful to have been here from the very start and it's been so lovely to see you grow! You deserve all the support and love you've gotten so far and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for you. 🤩
Thank you so much, Esmay! You certainly have been there since the conception of this channel. And I'm truly glad to have you as my friend. I agree that Light Bringer was bloodydamn epic. I still can't stop thinking about the events that happened in this book. Easily a contender for the best book of this year!
Congrats on 3 years! Yesssss! Best book in the series I completely agree. The arc from brash revolutionary to spiritual warrior through these 6 books has been amazing. I will have to make room on my all time SciFi list for this series now.
Thank you so much! It's definitely the best book in the series. Seeing Darrow realizing the error of his path in Iron Gold and Dark Age was rewarding. Loved it very much! :)
I can’t believe you liked it that much, I’m very happy for you. I loved Light Bringer but it remains third as my favourites goes after Morning Star and Golden Son. I have huge expectations of Red God, I usually love endings and Red God has the potential,I think,to become my absolute favourite of the series.
P.S.Congratulations on the three year anniversary,wasn’t here from the beginning but I’m happy to be here for more than a year already and you’ve become one of my favourite content creators out there,love your content especially SSF Spotlight videos.
I'll say it's the very least up there with Morning Star. My recency bias definitely think of this as the best right now, but let's see later on. 😁 True, though. Red God might become the best of the series. Morning Star was soooo good!!
And thank you so much for your support! It really felt like you were there since the beginning. Chatted with your for years now ahhaha. 😄
Hail Libertas!
Hail Reaper!
Congratulations Petrik! So glad to have come by your channel during this past 3 years! Thanks for the awesome content and keep up the great work!
Thank you so much for your support, too, Jiunn! I will keep it up!
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG!! I knew this would probably become your favorite book of the year 😃 Fantastic review, my friend! I couldn't agree more with everything - what a book, what an emotional ride! This one will stay with us for sure. I can't believe there's only one more book to come ... but also can't wait to reread the books some day. ✨
And CONGRATS on your anniversaries!! 🥳 What a worthy book to be reviewed to mark that occasion! I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate everything you do, all the time you devote to reviewing so many stories and sharing the joy books can bring. Forever grateful!! 🫶
Thank you so much, Karin! It will be difficult to decide which one reigns as my favorite book of the year between this and The Will of the Many. Glad you end up loving one very much, too. CLANG, CLANG, CLANG!! :)
Your bookshelves look fantastic!
Thank you so much!! 😄
congrats!!!! love your channel so much. And hell yes, completely deserved! definitely my best read of the year so far. I binged all the books recently. 🥰
Thank you so much, Kit! Glad you loved Light Bringer, too. I'm still recovering from what happened in the last quarter of the book...
Congrats my man🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!!
Congrats on 3 years!!! I've been here since the beginning! I can proudly say I was one of your first subs! Thanks for all you do Petrik!
Thank you for being there since the beginning, Dino! :)
Congrats on 3 years Petrik you’ve been my guiding voice for picking out fantasy to read for the last few years on good read
Thank you so much! I'll do my best to keep on providing reviews and recommendation!
Congratulations Petrik on completing 3 years on booktube! And what great book to review on this day. I have been waiting for the Light Bringer review to drop for a while.
Red Rising has to be one of my top 3 sff series (along with Stormlight Archive and Joe Abercrombie's works). You are the one who introduced me to this gem. Thank you so much for that. I owe you many hours of delight and enjoyment to you.
Although, I dont agree that LB is the best book in the series; to me it is Dark Age. I loved the dark gruesome tone of the book and of course, Ephraim ti Horn.
Also, I would love to see a spoiler filled review of the book. Please consider doing one.
Per Aspera Ad Astra.
Thank you so much, bro! Pleased to hear my recommendations click well with you. I don't know whether I'll have the time to make a spoiler review on this one. It all depends on my schedule! But yes, if there's a slot for it, I'll make one! :)
Very well said, Petrik. This book is a return to form in terms of theme and tone. I loved Dark Age(as much as you can love a book that bleak), but it's not an "enjoyable" read. I am never itching to re-read that relentless dark assault. After finishing LB I immediately wanted to re-read it to savor the "bromance" of the 3 involved. Having said that Victra stole the best line: "Don't fear for me, pity them." It will be in contention for best book released in 2023 but won't be the best book I read this year. I have read Toll the Hounds, The Crippled God, The Grace of Kings and Wall of Storms; all of which I would rate higher. This has replaced Golden Son as my favorite in the series though. Cheers on three years and to many more!
Thank you so much! Victra's line you mentioned was badass. And I loved the moment when Sophocles made her cry... :')
Also, yes, I completely agree this is the best book in the series. You have such fantastic reading yet! The Crippled God and The Wall of Storms in a year. WOW! :D
When my biggest "problem" is how hard it would be to rank them at the end of the year...I think that is a good problem to have. It means I read a lot of masterpiece books.
My goodness after watching this I'm even more hyped than I thought possible.
Having just finished Dark Age I was already really excited to read Lightbringer now I'm tempted to just blow some money on it right now to get it as soon as possible.
Light Bringer was even better than Dark Age, imo. I hope you will love it as much as I did! 😁
I'm not finished with Light Bringer yet, but Lysander is the absolute worst. I'm not sure I've hated a character more since Faithful and the Fallen with both Lykos and Rafe. I'm in the beginning of Part 2, can't wait to hear the "clang clang clang"! Congrats on 3 years sir!
Thank you, sir! Oh boy, Lykos is a great comparison. Lysander reminded me of how much I hated him. 😂😂
Great review. I need to finally finish reading dark age because NOT in the right place the first time, i am in a much better place now so i feel the time is now! I need to catch up now that lightbringer is out!
Congratulations again, petrik!
Thank you so much, Sean! Oh, I know what you mean. Dark Age is... DARK.
Confess! Oh, I meant Congrats!
Did you cry, Petrik? 😂 I was so invested in the story that the ending took me by surprise and I bawled my eyes out. It's been over a month and I still haven't emotionally recovered. Congrats, btw!! ❤️
Thank you so much! I never cry reading novels tbh. But let's just say... I was emotionally distraught... DISTRAUGHT. I knew it was coming and it was still so heartbreaking. :(
@@PetrikLeo I could tell it was coming, too. I actually guessed how it was going to happen like five pages before it did, and I started crying right there 😂 stunning book, idk how he's going to top that, but like you said, if anyone's capable, that's him
Hello congratulations 🎉 for being on UA-cam for 3 years!! 🎉
Thank you!!
Congrats! I just started Red Rising and have been flying through the first book. Haven’t loved it so far, but I’m definitely excited to where else the series goes.
The first book is the weakest of the series, imo! So if you're enjoying it, the rest of the series should be worth it! :)
I'm jealous you get to experience it for the first time. Stick with it. Worth it 100
Fantastic review !! Gonna order myself a copy of red rising right away, you have successfully convinced me I need to read this series asap :))
Thank you so much! Yayyy. Let me know what you think about the series when you rea them! :)
@@PetrikLeo for sure!!
prop work to celebrate year 3 - Congrats Petrik!
Thank you so much, Ronald! :)
Congratulations Petrik! Thank you for all the awesome recommendations. Maybe one day I'll get into SF, particullary Space Opera as well. So far SF it works well together with Fantasy for me or if is not too complicated.
Thank you so much, Maria! :)
Hey Petrik in your Red Rising recommendation video you used a Pierce Brown quote and I was wondering where you got it becuase I am also making a video on it! Thanks, this was the quote “Whatever you’re told, being an adult doesn’t mean you have control. No matter the power you have, the money you make, the age you become, we all feel a little bit at the mercy of something else - the government, banks, chance, illness, our bosses etc. That’s what Darrow is dealing with in RED RISING, the fact that any control he thinks he has over his own life is a mirage. But he does not despair. Instead he decides to break the chains and live for more. He sets out to create his own future.
The fact is, we don’t have complete control over our lives. Never have, never will. That’s ok. The point is, rather, to take control over the parts of our life that we can and live those parts in precisely the way we want. That is living for more and that is what Darrow is fighting for.”
Hey! Unfortunately, I remember that quote from an interview I saw in the year 2017. No idea why, but I can't seem to the find the link to the interview anymore. Which is a shame, it was such a great interview, too. A good reminder for me to always attach a link when quoting someone! :')
@@PetrikLeo Thanks for trying! I'll try looking for it. Excited to start editing this video, Red Rising is the best!
Congratulations, Petrik. Thank you for the awesome content! Keep up the great work! 💪🤝😀
Thank you so much!! I will do my best! 😊
Congrats 🎉
Thank you!
I am currently reading Iron Gold and my anxiety is peaking. I understand and value what's happening with Darrow, It feels realistic and it makes sense. But 200 pages in and I find myself craving for him to have a win of sorts. I need him to be praised by those who are judging him. I need for him to have an I told you so moment soon. I can't have him be hated by everyone. I understad him being hated by many, but it's exhausting. I binged throught the first 3 books but I can't help but feel reluctant about reading the rest of Iron Gold with what's happening with Darrow. I know everyone says Dark Age is great but I cant help but feel anxious and nervous about the story.
That's valid. If that's what you're worried about though... Dark Age will be even worse. Darrow can't catch a break throughout his life.
@@PetrikLeo Ooof. I really want to continue reading becasue I loved the first trilogy and I don't dislike what i'm reading now. It's just that I'm really feeling anxious, it's affecting my whole day and I'm even struggling to sleep haha. It hurst me to see I character I loved so much become this.
Congratutaltions Petrik! You are a hardworking youtuber, up is the only way you'll go! =]
That would be amazing. Thank you! :)
According to Goodreads, I'm 62% done with Light Bringer and it's tough to put down. I should be done tonight or tomorrow morning.
Lmao I binged them all recently.. yeah its definitely brilliant, rating is deserved.
@@kittyshiv I've binged the series as well. Now I'm going to have to wait for Red God. I'll be fine 😒😔
Finish it ASAP! The best part of the book is coming!
@PetrikLeo I'd be done by now if I didn't have to be at work 😵💫
I heard that once you hit part 4 you cannot stop. Must read to the end.
@@mattamant915 yeah I read part 4 in one sitting. 😂😂
I named my cat Severo because of RR. He is runty but a badass. I think it's a fitting name.
Hahahah it is! Many people name their pets Sevro. 😂
Best Red Rising book no question. Hail Reaper!!!
Agreed. Hail libertas!!!
Wooohoo
Woohoo!!!
Here’s a clang clang clang (3 clangs) to celebrate your 3 year anniversary! Hahaha I just had to say that 😂
So glad you enjoyed Light Bringer, I agree with everything you said, it certainly is my favorite book of the whole series, and probably my in my top three of all time! ❤😭
Thank you so much! Hahaha that's a great usage of clang clang clang! :D
I'm gonna disagree and say the high score is not well deserved at all. This was definitely the weakest book of the series for me. SPOILERS
That amazing battle set up on Phobos with Virginia's POV was the peak of this book imo. That's where the decline started .
There were too many characters who did complete 180s from their previous attitudes and instantly forgave past crimes etc.
All the parts with Ajax, Athena, the Daughters, Volga, Gaia, etc felt completely off and rushed.
Several parts of this book grated on me, Sevro being an annoying c**t for 3 books, Darrow being a self flagellating "I'm evil and I should die" for as many.
The various plotlines, the Figment, Oculus , Quicksilver, etc all being dropped after being built up for books was pretty weird. (Although I can see why Pierce would want to show Lyria rejecting the alien tech, just to contrast against Lysander, who embraces all evil, just like that total new potential
Deus ex machina weapon Brown pulled out of his ass at the end.).
Also, are we just supposed to accept that Volga, who is this sensible and well-meaning character up till now, is easily turned into the evil obedient progeny of Volsung who rips out hearts of ppl for him ? Ridiculous. And ofcourse, Lyria forgives her instantly. Because that's just how Pierce writes characters now I guess.
A lot more characters felt totally unrealistic, like Ajax's switch from trying to assassinate Lys in previous books and being a snobby bastard but now he suddenly turned into his bestie bro in Light Bringer, probably just so Pierce could give that emotional impact by his death or something. The whole Daughters subplot was outta nowhere as well and felt shoehorned in at the last minute.
The part after the duel ended and Darrow is hopping from Island to Island after Volsung felt ridiculously corny. As well as the glaringly obvious death flags for the entire book before Cassius dies at the end so it didn't have any impact at all.
After I finished the book I was left completely confused as to why this book was written. I don't see why Pierce decided to just do a repeat of the previous book, show us Lysander's PoV and try to make us sympathize with him, etc and then at the end turn him into mega Hitler once again. Wasn't that the entire purpose of book 5 ?
Ah, too bad it did not work for you, but based on your answer, I think anything I say won't change your mind. But I literally disagree with almost everything you said, the result of them for me anyway, like this: "The part after the duel ended and Darrow is hopping from Island to Island after Volsung felt ridiculously corny. As well as the glaringly obvious death flags for the entire book before Cassius dies at the end so it didn't have any impact at all."
This part lost me. I think it was absolutely badass, one of the best sequences I've ever read. And the impact of the death? So damn heartbreaking. For me, so what if the death flag is obvious? That did not diminish the impact at all.
You're not alone, though, there's another commenter with the same feeling and opinion as you here. So despite many of us loving the heck out of Light Bringer, at the end of the day it just goes to show a book is a form of art and it will never click with everybody. :)
@@PetrikLeoYeah that's very true haha
To be honest, even though this is my least fav in the series, I still wouldn't say it's a bad book and I'm still excited for the final one. My only lasting pain is that final new deus ex weapon introduced, I feel like Pierce already does a great job of writing battles and armies , so it wasn't really needed, and I hope there isn't a cheap and unfulfilling use for f that weapon.
Was I the only one who was dissapointed by Light Bringer? It felt hollow, with weird decisions, forgotten plot points, weird character motivations,... I dont think Brown knew what he was doing. Dark Age was so good, this is just a lot of meh
Yeah maybe. I didn't feel like it was hollow at all. I think a lot of the plot points from Dark Age not addressed in LB will likely be addressed in Red God other than the Lyria thing which I'm okay with in context, though I can see why others would be upset about it.
I definitely disagree. I actually think it feels like Pierce Brown has been going for this since Iron Gold. There were few plot points not explored like the Abomination, but there's still Red God after all. So I assume that will be answered in the last book.
@@PetrikLeo It's more than just the Abomination. It's also Figment and Volga's character. The Sevro storyline with the Chair was also forgotten (or he hopes we forget). Also, Darrow went the opposite way of what he was doing with his character in Dark Age. I can't say everything that I felt was wrong about this book, but it was a huge dissapointment. Well written, of course, and with lots of good parts too, but so underwhelming.
Definitely agree with this opinion , I posted a comment up above discussing much the same points in a bit more rambling detail lol
Soooo glad i found you in youtube world. Looking foword to anything you wana do and i hope the final book of this series is awsome. You seem to really like it. :)🫂👍🔥😎
Thank you so much! I love this series very much! :)