Author: Victoria Aveyard
Publisher: OrionRelease Date: February 10, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Number of pages: 383
ISBN: 1409151174
Synopsis:
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with common, Red blood serve the Silver- blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own.
To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard—a growing Red rebellion—even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.
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My Review:
This is one of the most mind blowing books I have read all year, it is definitely one that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
The romance in this book is what I found a bit difficult to grasp, although it was a love triangle that really didn't seem to be a problem. The problem for me was that I couldn't fully relate to the two princes, I never felt that I could truly see them for who they truly were.
The world that the characters lived in wasn't exactly something that we haven't seen before, with humans split into two categories, silvers, who are the hierarchy, have superpowers, and the reds, who are the laborers and simple normal human beings. Many people have compared the book to X-men.
The plot was fantastic, there was constantly something happening whether it was an epic duel or secret underground meetings, I never wanted to put the book down.
I found "Red Queen" to be similar to the "Shatter Me" series by Taherah Mafi with the abilities that the silvers have, I also found the characters to be similar to the ones in "The Hunger Games" in which all of the characters are strong and very persistent. If those are books that you enjoyed I would highly recommend this book.
*SPOILERS*
Oh. My. God. The biggest plot twist in this entire book (and there were a lot) had to be Maven's betrayal. I had always expected the queen to be devious, and even Maven at the beginning of the book was suspicious, but I had warmed up to him when he started assisting Mare and the Guard. I was absolutley shocked when the queen made Cal kill the the King (which I really shouldn't have been considering the fact that throughout the entire book they kept mentioning betrayal).
I personally liked that in the end Mare was exposed to being a red-blood with powers because I feel that that aspect of the story could've very easily been exposed. I was surprised that she lasted as long as she did without anyone finding out she was a red-blood.
Mare's brother being alive was quite predictable. As soon as they mentioned that he was killed it seemed kind of sketchy and when Mare found out that there are others like her I automatically knew that her brother was not dead.
My predictions for the next book are that Cal and Mare will team up with the rest of the scarlet guard to try and bring down Maven and the Queen. I can see Cal and Mare getting closer. I am curious as to what will happen to Mare's family and Evangeline, she will probably join Maven and the Queen.
Overall, I was very pleased with this book, I absolutely adored it and I cannot wait until February 9, 2016 when the sequel, Glass Sword comes out!
My Rating: 92%
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