Title: Red Queen
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Genre: Fantasy?
My Rating: 4.5/5
Summary: The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.
To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.
Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.
But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?
Characters:
Mare Barrow (Mareena Titantos) - Red/Silver - Unknown Ability - Scarlet Guard Member
Gisa Barrow - Red
Shade Barrow - Red/Silver - Unknown Ability -Scarlet Guard Member
Prince Maven Calore - Silver - Burner
Prince Cal Calore - Silver - Burner
Kilorn Warren - Red -Scarlet Guard Member
Queen Elara - Silver - Whisper
King Tiberias - Silver - Burner
Evangeline Samos - Silver - Magnetron
Farley - Red - Scarlet Guard Leader
Review:
This book gripped me SO tight that it only took me 3 days to read the whole thing! As I proceeded through the novel, I too found myself falling for Maven and Cal, just like Mare. I was greatly disappointed that Mare was not betrothed to Cal, and even more so that he was betrothed to Evangeline! As soon as she appeared in the Queenstrial, I despised her. Said 'future King' was then portrayed as a total douche-bag, to which I thought: "Well at least Maven is still a sweetheart". THINK AGAIN! Later events came at me like a slap to the face! The supposed 'cutie' turned out to be a jealous, power-hungry, selfish brat! I cannot even begin to explain how angry and frustrated I was at him! It's truly amazing how attached you can become to a fictional character; I had the major urge to pull my hair out. Cal very quickly became my new favourite as he promised to protect Mare at their execution as her powers were being suppressed: "I'll protect you for as long as I can". And the ending? WOW! Don't even get me started. The ending is the most frustrating I have ever read! TOTAL CLIFF HANGER!!! "I will kill him.": I mean seriously!? What kind of ending is that??? And now I have to wait until next year for the second book to come out! URGH the agony!!!
Anywho...I highly recommend this book! Please read and then we can share the frustration together. I'd suggest it more for girls, because of the love story behind it. The love story plays a huge part in the plot.
Prince Maven Calore - Silver - Burner
Prince Cal Calore - Silver - Burner
Kilorn Warren - Red -Scarlet Guard Member
Queen Elara - Silver - Whisper
King Tiberias - Silver - Burner
Evangeline Samos - Silver - Magnetron
Farley - Red - Scarlet Guard Leader
Review:
This book gripped me SO tight that it only took me 3 days to read the whole thing! As I proceeded through the novel, I too found myself falling for Maven and Cal, just like Mare. I was greatly disappointed that Mare was not betrothed to Cal, and even more so that he was betrothed to Evangeline! As soon as she appeared in the Queenstrial, I despised her. Said 'future King' was then portrayed as a total douche-bag, to which I thought: "Well at least Maven is still a sweetheart". THINK AGAIN! Later events came at me like a slap to the face! The supposed 'cutie' turned out to be a jealous, power-hungry, selfish brat! I cannot even begin to explain how angry and frustrated I was at him! It's truly amazing how attached you can become to a fictional character; I had the major urge to pull my hair out. Cal very quickly became my new favourite as he promised to protect Mare at their execution as her powers were being suppressed: "I'll protect you for as long as I can". And the ending? WOW! Don't even get me started. The ending is the most frustrating I have ever read! TOTAL CLIFF HANGER!!! "I will kill him.": I mean seriously!? What kind of ending is that??? And now I have to wait until next year for the second book to come out! URGH the agony!!!
Anywho...I highly recommend this book! Please read and then we can share the frustration together. I'd suggest it more for girls, because of the love story behind it. The love story plays a huge part in the plot.
Until next time my little book worms!
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