Golden Son (Red Rising, #2) by Pierce Brown | Book Review

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Slaves do not have the bravery of free men. That is why Golds lie to lowReds and make them thing they are brave. That is why they lie to Obsidians and make them think it is an honor to serve gods. Easier than the truth. Yet it takes only one truth to bring a kingdom of lies crashing down.

91ishiycq1lTitle: Golden Son
Series: Red Rising, #2
Author: Pierce Brown
Published: July 7, 2015
Edition: paperback
Pages: 444
My Rating: 4.5 / 5
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Warning: There are spoilers from the first book, Red Rising, in this review.

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Teaser Tuesday (Jul. 19)

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This meme is hosted by MizB @ Books and a Beat. It’s pretty simple. All you have to do is follow these steps:

– Grab your current read
– Open to a random page
– Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
– BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
– Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!

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My Teaser:

Title: Golden Son
Series: Red Rising, #2
Author: Pierce Brown
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“She became my home. As she puts it, ‘Home isn’t where you’re from, it’s where you find light when all grows dark.'”

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Until next time….

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Winter Book Haul

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I bought less books this season because now I’m on a book buying ban. If I wasn’t, this haul would have been a whole heck of a lot longer. I’m trying to cut down on the number of books I’m buying to match the rate I read. Back in the day, I used to have a lot of time to read, but school happened and now I barely have time to sleep. Continue reading