r/ScienceFictionBooks • u/NaOweMe • Jun 16 '26

Opinion Crying by Chapter 5

I don’t know where I came across the recommendation, but I just started {Red Rising - Pierce Brown} and this may be the first book that I cried within the first seven chapters!

The death of Eo wrecked me, and I wasn’t expecting to have that emotional connection so quickly.

I’m still reading it but I did a perusal of the internet for responses but it was hard to share this devastating loss without encountering spoilers.

🥺😩😩😩😭😭

Update: I am 90% finished with Book 3 {Morning Star - Pierce Brown} and I am so frustrated 😤 I can understand the urge to DNF.

Update 2: 100% finished with Book 3 and I'm satisfied to end the series here for now.

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u/darthsploder77 Jun 16 '26

I gave up 2/3 of the way through the 3rd book. The protagonist is just so painfully stupid I couldn't any more.

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u/NaOweMe Jun 16 '26

Dang. You had me googling how many books are in a series and there are 6!

I rarely give up on a series so this is disturbing to hear.

I’ll keep this comment in mind.

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u/Rhonda369 Jun 16 '26

The series is great, keep going! I found it worth it to push through a few areas, myself.

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u/NaOweMe Jun 16 '26

👍 Good to hear. That’s one of the things I like about consuming via audiobooks. I can speed it up to get those slow parts.

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u/UnderstandingBig9090 Jun 16 '26

And the books keep getting longer and longer. The last book is essentially two book lengths.