Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis:

This is a world divided by blood - red or silver.

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.

That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.

But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart...

My Review:

I liked this book right away, although I was leery at first. Immediately Mare, the heroine, was with her guy friend, whom I could tell was "friend-zoned". Then I was leery about Cal right off, because I hate love-triangles in general. Anyways, this story had a love-(insert multi-dimensional-shape-that-applies-but-I-am-unaware-of-because-Geometry-wasn't-a-strong-subject-of-mine here). That being said, I was able to live with the romance.

I feel that Victoria Aveyard created an interesting world, characters you could get behind or loath, and a suspenseful journey. Not only did I care what happened to Mare and her family, but I cared about what was happening to the world around her. I became more vested that I originally planned to be.

As for Mare, I liked her immediately. I wavered a little bit towards the beginning, but as she became more familiar, I understood things more clearly from her point of view. I can't go into too much more detail about her situation or support characters without giving something away, and I definitely want you to be as impressed as I was at the right moments.

I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan strong but flawed heroines, and don't let the love-shape daunt you!

Favorite Quotes:

“I see a world on the edge of a blade. Without balance, it will fall.”

“If you know someone's fear, you know them.”

“There's nothing wrong with being different.”

“You should know the difference between secrets and lies.”

“What I need and what I want are two very different things.”

“The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.”

“Anyone can betray anyone.”

Read from November 05 to 13, 2015

Top 5 Genres*: Fantasy, Young Adult, Science Fiction/Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy/Magic
*According to Goodreads
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★★★★★ - I absolutely loved it
★★★★ - Good book and would recommend
★★★ - Decent book, but wasn't spectacular
★★ - Not good, but was able to finish it
★ - Did not finish (DNF) and I don't usually rate a book I haven't finished (just to be fair to the author)

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