First line: "I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war." 
 Bloodydamn, that was a whirlwind of a book. Although Red Rising is packed to the brim with action, it did drag a bit in the middle. However, a couple twists at the end had me sucked right back in and I couldn't read fast enough. Darrow suffered from some Mary Sue-ism but enough drama was happening to him that I was able to look past it, because wow a hell of a lot of crazy shit goes down. Also, I loved the heavy influence of Greek/Roman mythology and the inclusion of famous figures from our history that helped shaped the history of Mars. So happy I finally got started on this series!