Red Rising/Pierce Brown/382 pgs.

This is Hunger Games meets Divergent--yet more on an adult level. This dystopian society is comprised of a caste system depicted by one's color. Darrow, the main character, is a "Red," a member of the lowest group in the system. Initially, he believes that he and the other Reds are making Mars habitable for future generations. Through various means and personal loss, Darrow discovers that he and his kind have been duped. He becomes a revolutionary, and ultimately hopes to infiltrate the highest order of the caste system--the Golds, and somehow bring about freedom and justice for all. This is the first in a projected trilogy, and it's quite thought provoking. It took me about 50 pages to really get into the book, but it was worth it. I'm looking forward to the next installment, Golden Son. I highly recommend this book!