Emma (SCR)'s Review of Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)

by Victoria Aveyard

Graceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard's sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king's palace. Will her power save her or condemn her?

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.

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Firstly thank you to Orion for accepting my request via Netgalley. I have had this book on my shelf for such a long time and I had heard so much about it that I thought it was about time I read it.

The first thing you notice about this book is the influence of other YA fantasy books. I don't think this is a bad thing. I enjoyed those books so this gave me hope for this book.

Mare Barrow thinks she's just a regular red who will live a red life and nothing exceptional will happen to her. She however is very wrong. Mare's life changes dramatically in this book. I like Mare. Sometimes I thought she was a bit naive and a little too trusting but on the whole she's a good person and she's just fighting to survive.

The twist in this book was good. Like really good. I didn't expect it and that made it all the better. I don't want to ruin anything so I won't mention any more on it.

I'm so glad I finally got round to reading this book and I immediately went on to book two (review coming shortly). I honestly cannot wait for book 3.

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)

by Victoria Aveyard

Reviewed by Emma (SCR) on Feb 6, 2016

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