Jake (52 KP) rated Morning Star in Books
Jul 25, 2019
Let me preface why I gave this only 4 stars instead of 5.
The series overall was riddled with crude humor and repulsive language, the depth and level of which blew past my personal tolerance levels. Also, human life was never so cheap: from the immensely violent bloody beheadings to the mass deaths and gory fight scenes, grisly death could be found in probably every other chapter. In short, I could not recommend this book to my mother.
That being said, the story and saga of Darrow pulled at my heart like no book I've ever read. The themes of death, destruction, and despair that surrounded Darrow crushed me. It was only the pure dream of the "good guys" fighting for a better world that made it possible to read through the extreme agony. The themes of love, betrayal, friendship, and trust left me emotionally drained sometimes. These elements made it so that I literally couldn't put the book down.
It is an epic journey, it is a moving (although harsh) masterpiece, and I will never forget this book or series.
The Vatican Pimpernel: The Wartime Exploits of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty
Book
Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty was an Irish Oskar Schindler who saved over 6,500 lives during the German...
Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Eric Metaxas and Timothy Keller
Book
From the New York Times best-selling author, Eric Metaxas, an abridged version of the groundbreaking...
Franz Schubert and His World
Christopher H. Gibbs and Morten Solvik
Book
During his short lifetime, Franz Schubert (1797-1828) contributed to a wide variety of musical...
Navigating Grace: A Solo Voyage of Survival and Redemption
Book
Jeff Jay's recent life was full of tragedy: his marriage had ended, his father had passed away, his...
If You Dare (MacCarrick Brothers, #1)
Book
Kresley Cole introduces a thrilling new romance trilogy featuring fierce Scottish brothers with...
A Thousand Paper Birds
Book
An intimate portrait of five inextricably linked lives, spanning one calendar year at Kew Gardens -...
The Stairwell
Book
In The Stairwell, his tenth collection, Michael Longley's themes and forms reach a new intensity....
The Thing Around Your Neck
Book
From the Orange Prize-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that...
The Crushing Depths (Coastal Guardians #2)
Book
When an accident claims the life of an oil-rig worker on the first drilling platform off the North...
Inspirational Romantic Suspense