REVIEW: Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard
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REVIEW: Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard
I am definitely disappointed that I happened to catch this series at the very beginning, because otherwise I'd be binge reading all of the books. Can't wait for the next one.
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THIS BOOK BROKE MY HEART. It also broke my brother’s because when I made him read it he came into my room at 1am, screamed why at the top of his lungs and left again. He still whimpers whenever I mention it.
I read this book in 3 days. The only reason it took me so long was that those 3 days consisted of babysitting triplets, a trip ti the zoo with said triplets, and a birthday party. All of which I really didn’t want to do because Red Queen was just on my mind constantly.
I knew this book was no holds barred the minute the riot happened and then the thing with Gisa. Which made me scream out loud. I’m being vague because I refuse to spoil. This whole book was so beautifully written and really enveloped you into the world. My favourite character was actually Kilorn. Which, for those of you who have read the book will know, I was panicking and screaming quite a bit over him. Next favourite is Maven. Yeah this book was definitely meant to destroy me. But it destroyed me in a good way. I cannot wait for the sequels.
Also I'm also extremely anxious for the next one. Which we have to wait for until February 2016. But it just gives me a reason to reread this book in January again. I'd recommend this to everyone.
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-- 05 Jan 2016, 11:26 --
I absorbed this book in a matter of a couple days. I found the beginning of the book to be a little slow because the cover mentioned that the main character was going to discover an ability that she didn’t know she possessed, but despite me finding it a little slow it was still enjoyable. I feel like she explained the world and the different abilities in a way that didn’t make the necessary information tedious. I feel like I learned with the main character rather than simply being told.
Death, love, deception, and hope... the Red Queen is set in the country of Norta. Ruled by the elites known as the Silvers. All Silver have a special ability that they believe proves their superiority over the Reds. Norta has been at war with the Lakelander’s, Silvers who also send out their savants to battle, for almost a century. Instead of using their own men and women who are blessed with special abilities the Silvers use the lowly Reds sending them to the war front at the age of eighteen, unless they hold one of the rare apprenticeships.
A rebellion, known as the Red Guard, has taken root and initiates bombings in the capital and on military bases in an attempt to get the attention of the king. They are trying to show the Silvers that even though they bleed differently, silver and red, and don't have any special abilities they are still equally important.
But then there is Mare Barrow; she has lived in the slums, the Stilts, her entire life. Mare is seventeen and with each day that passes, she resigns herself to the fate of being conscripted into the army like her three older brothers. But through a strange string of events she discovers a power within her that she never thought was possible, a power that will change the course of her life forever.
A Red with a special ability has always been thought of as impossible. Could Mare be the key to equality or will this new discovery tear Norta apart?
I really enjoyed the Red Queen. It explained the ideas and characteristics well, and the plot kept me invested and constantly wondering what was going to happen. There was rarely a dull moment, and I am excited to see where the second book, Glass Sword, takes the trilogy.
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