12. Red Rising by Pierce Brown :: 3.75/5⭐️ Darrow is from the Red class, the lowest of the color caste of the future on Mars. He and his fellow reds believe that are working to make the surface of Mars livable for future generations, but what he finds out is that the surface of Mars has been livable and thriving for a long time. When his wife sacrifices herself to wake people up, Darrow follows her lead and tries to infiltrate the institute. He finds himself competing against Golds, the ruling caste. Contrary to many reviewers, I actually liked the beginning 35% of the book better than the last part. It was very similar to hunger games and when they first got into that part of the book, I was annoyed that another book took this route. So if you love the hunger games storyline you’ll love this book! LTKdayinmylife LTKstorytime LTKTravel