Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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.

Reviewed by Ashley on

4 of 5 stars

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Loved the book! Intense, dark, and with an EPIC blood-filled ending.

My one complaint is that the author made me expect the twist too much by constantly reminding us that "Anyone can betray anyone." Even when someone seemed nice and genuine, another character would say something to give me a reason NOT to trust that person (or to at least be suspicious). So when there was a twist, I wasn't surprised. I would have liked it more if it came as a huge shock to me.

But other than that, the book was fab! Action-packed and full of feels. And damn, that ending. KILLER!

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