I received a promotional copy of this book thru Goodreads Giveaways! 
 For some reason it took me a while to get back to this book, but once I did, it read quickly and though it is filled with battle (you often forget these are young people in "school" and not seasoned warriors battling in medieval times) it was pretty darned enjoyable. I became attached to the characters and their fates. There were a few technicalities I didn't understand and a few inconsistencies, but it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the story. 
 Hunger Games and Ender's Game came to mind pretty quickly while reading this book. While I enjoyed all of the action and one-upmanship when it came to the stakes of battle, I can't say that I'm totally on board yet with Darrow's mission. So far, he's a revolutionary of one, in a world unknown to him, acting on pure instinct. With the exception of a new body and some intensive mind games, Ares hasn't given him much to work with YET. 
 Golden Son, my expectations are high!