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.
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“Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard is absolutely amazing!! I was definitely impressed with Aveyard’s de
“Red Queen” by Victoria Aveyard is absolutely amazing!! I was definitely impressed with Aveyard’s debut novel. Now I am anxious for more. Mare Barrow is the main character of this lovely story. Mare is an unimportant red or at least that is how society looks at her. Red’s aren’t important, they are the people who do all the work and have nothing special about them. This world is divided by the color of your blood. Red vs. Silver. Silver blooded people have powers or abilities were they have this extra talent they are able to do or perform. When Mare ends up randomly getting a job at the palace she accidentally finds out that she is different. She isn’t just a useless Red like most Silvers think. She has her own supernatural power. Not knowing why she has this power or how, Mare ends up getting thrown into prison until the King and Queen can figure out what to do with her. The only way the Royal court can figure out how to cover up this little fiasco, is by pretending that Mare is a long-lost Silver princess. The queen then tells Mare that she will now be betrothed to her son Quince. Mare struggles with this lie she now has to live. She wants to know why she is the way that she is. I have a few thoughts. Number One. I love Mare. I thought she was a fabulous character. She is brave and loyal. She wants to keep her family safe and her friends. She doesn’t like being pushed around and when she is, she finds a way to pay that person back for what they did. She joins the rebellion because she believes that is the right thing to do. Sometimes I thought Mare didn’t use her head very well and I was a little disappointed, but ultimately I thought she was a great character that shows a lot of potential. I look forward to seeing what she is able to do in the next book. Number Two. This was one fast paced novel. I thought everything was zipping by. You can’t just pick up this book for a couple of minutes because you will be addicted right away. It was so hard not to read this...
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