Is Red Rising REALLY One of the Best Sci-Fi Series Ever?

We’re finally diving into **Red Rising by Pierce Brown**, one of the most popular modern science fiction series of the last decade—and after finishing the first book, we absolutely understand why so many readers are obsessed with this series. In this episode of *Plot Happens**, we review the first **Red Rising* novel with a spoiler-free section up front and a full spoiler discussion later in the video. Red Rising follows **Darrow**, a young Red miner living beneath the surface of Mars in a rigid color-based caste system. Darrow has been taught that the Reds are sacrificing their lives to terraform Mars for future generations—but he eventually discovers that everything he believes about his world is a lie. Mars has already been inhabited for generations, the Reds are essentially slaves, and the Golds have built an entire civilization on top of their suffering. Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 04:23 - Spoiler FREE Summary 05:27 - Plot / Structure 08:05 - Writing Style / Pros 11:24 - Characters 15:10 - World Building 17:58 - Emotional Impact 19:29 - SOILERS 36:26 - (SPOILERS END) Final Ratings 37:02 - BOOKSHELF PLACEMENT #RedRising #PierceBrown #RedRisingReview #RedRisingSaga #Darrow #DarrowOfLykos #GoldenSon #MorningStar #Mustang #Sevro #Cassius #PaxAuTelemanus #TheJackal #Eo #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #ScienceFictionBooks #Dystopian #DystopianBooks #SpaceOpera #Mars #BookReview #BookTube #BookTok #Bookstagram #BookShorts #FantasyBooks #SciFiReview #BookDiscussion #PlotHappens #PierceBrownBooks #RedRisingBooks #RedRisingFans #SciFiReaders #BookCommunity #BookLovers #BooksToRead #BookRecommendations #ModernSciFi #EpicSciFi #RomanInspired #TheHungerGames #LordOfTheFlies #DystopianSciFi #FirstTimeReader #BookPodcast #SciFiPodcast #ReadingCommunity #SpaceFantasy **IGNORE ALTERNATE TITLES** We Finally Read RED RISING… Now We Get the Hype Is Red Rising REALLY One of the Best Sci-Fi Series Ever? Red Rising Review | The Hype Is Real We Started Red Rising… And We’re ALL IN Red Rising Is the PERFECT Gateway Sci-Fi Book This Book Has One of the Best Sci-Fi Openings Ever Red Rising Hooked Us IMMEDIATELY The First Red Rising Book Is Better Than We Expected Red Rising Review | Darrow’s Story Is BRUTAL We Finally Understand Why Everyone Loves Red Rising Red Rising Is Hunger Games on MARS… But Better? Is Red Rising Overhyped? Red Rising Has INCREDIBLE Worldbuilding The Best Part of Red Rising Isn’t the Institute Red Rising Starts One of Sci-Fi’s Biggest Sagas Darrow Might Be One of Sci-Fi’s Best Protagonists Red Rising Review | Great Book, Flawed First Entry? The Ending of Red Rising Changes EVERYTHING Red Rising Is Just the Beginning… We’re Reading EVERY Red Rising Book