Cruel Crown (Red Queen, Books 0.1-0.2) (Red Queen Novella)

by Victoria Aveyard

Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1New York Times bestseller Red Queen. Plus, a Glass Sword sneak peek!

• ISBN10: 0062435345
• ISBN13: 9780062435347
• Publish Date: 5 January 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Initial thoughts:

Queen Song (Red Queen, #0.1)

3 stars — Better written prose than in Red Queen. It also contained more details about their world, but that should've been worked into the novel rather than cast off the side into a novella. In this case, I see Queen Song as a crutch to Red Queen. Plot-wise, no new information emerged; rather, it detailed events that had already been mentioned in Red Queen. Interesting, even if unnecessary.

Steel Scars (Red Queen, #0.2)

3 stars — Similar thoughts on Steel Scars as Queen Song, in that it's superfluous. It offered a little more insight about the setting and who the Reds are vis-à-vis the Silvers. Beyond that, it was like a lollipop for fans who couldn't wait for Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) to be released: delicious but no nutritional value.

[readingwithwrin]

Queen Song 3 stars

This one I just that was okay. I did like learning more about Tiberius first queen, but besides that, I didn't really learn much from it that made sense.

Steel Scars 4.5 stars

I really liked this one. I found it fascinating to learn more about the scarlet guard and a little bit about how, Mare's brother became a member of the scarlet guard.