Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Source: Library

Pages: 383

Publisher: Orion

Release Date: February 10th 2015

Series: Red Queen; Book 1

Verdict: Buy

Summary: The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.

To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.

Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of
those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.

But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?

Review: This book came to my attention from the awesome and amazing Alyssa, and I am so, so happy to have read this, because Red Queen is definitely one of my favorite reads of 2015. 

I love Mare. She's so strong and loyal and brave and kind and funny and awesome and powerful and fascinating and... I could go on forever, I kid you not. Basically, Mare is the best literary character ever. Well, one of the best at least. Seriously, she's fab and I love her personality and demeanor. 

Mare is put in an extremely difficult and compromising situation. The thing is, she embraces it and conquers it like any other awesome person would do... perhaps even better and cooler. I'm going to say it again, because it's necessary. She is fab. 

Cal and Maven are royally cool as well. Literally. But then things become uncool and it all spirals out of control. But that makes this book so great. Both boys seem sweet and dangerous in their own ways, but then something big happens, and nothing is the same. Really, nothing can ever be the same again, and it's sad and disconcerting, but also brings on a light of hope. Everything happens for a reason, after all...

And the queen, oh the queen. I hate hating characters (if that makes sense); I really do. But I cannot stand this woman. She's manipulative and powerful - a deadly combination. And yet she makes this book even more amazing. I hate her, but I love her (if that makes sense as well) since she creates another awesome aspect to Red Queen. Nothing makes sense in this book, but because of that, everything makes sense. Doesn't that just make you want to read this now? But really, everything does make sense, but it's so crazy-packed that you may want to take your time to process. I sure did...

Red Queen is just so chic and elegant and gory and tough. This really is a situation where opposites connect to create amazingness. My mind was constantly buzzing because of all the action, and everything was just so completely and totally wowzers. And I loved every moment of it.

All the twists and turns are mind-boggling and just pure awesome. I could not put this book down, and I actually had to take a few days (err, weeks...) to process everything that happened, because OH MY GOODNESS, THIS BOOK IS SO AMAZING. 

I sobbed book tears (mentally, of course) when I saw that the sequel wasn't coming out until next year, because it ended on an equally amazing and equally out-of-this-world-crazy point, and I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. 

I know a book is amazing when I use TONS OF SHOUTY CAPITALS, and this is one of them. PLEASE GO READ RED QUEEN IMMEDIATELY AND WE CAN WAIT IN AGONY TOGETHER. 

SO, SO GOOD. 

I can't wait for the sequel when it comes out! And when is it due to come out? February 2016...

I'm going to need another minute (or a gazillion) now. 

If you'll excuse me... *cue the book tears*

Pure perfection

★★★★★