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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [title] title Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) [author] author Aveyard, Victoria * [isbn] isbn 1409151174 [isbn13] isbn13 9781409151173 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 383 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.14 [num ratings] num ratings 44,053 [date pub] date pub Feb 10, 2015 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Feb 10, 2015 [rating] Evie's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender none [comments] comments 5 [votes] votes 39 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started Aug 19, 2014 [date read] date read Jan 30, 2015 [date added] date added Jul 03, 2014 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [review] 
review Click on the picture to see the board! I've read this book last year, as soon as it popped up on Edelweiss, and honestly, it was one of the best boo Click on the picture to see the board! I've read this book last year, as soon as it popped up on Edelweiss, and honestly, it was one of the best books I've read in 2014. As I sit here today, trying to wrap my mind around its sheer awesomeness and put together a somewhat coherent review, I get ridiculously excited all over again, just thinking about the plot, the complex word-building, the insane plot twists and just how visually stunning and breathtakingly magnificent the whole story was. I really, truly loved Red Queen! I've been putting off writing my review. I didn't trust myself not go on an embarrassingly childish rave fest. And here I am, nearly half a year later, still under Red Queen's magical spell. What can you do? Some books are just THAT awesome. The one at the center of it all is Mare Barrow, an unimportant little Red. Mare lives in a world divided by blood, in which the Silver-blooded Royals hold all the power (both literally and metaphorically speaking) and the Red-bloods are nothing more than poor, lowly servants. The Silvers have supernatural powers, the Reds do not. At least that's how it's always been and what the Silvers want everyone to believe. When Mare discovers she has an ability of her own, her entire world gets flipped upside down. She finds herself thrown in the middle of intrigue-fueled Silver court, forced to play the role of a long lost Silver princess and betrothed to Silver King's song. With the Scarlet Guard becoming more and more aggressive, the full-on rebellion is fast approaching. The fate of the entire kingdom depends on the choices she'll make. And one bad decision can lead to a massacre... Red Queen is a fast paced, breathless kind of read. A true edge-of-your-seat story. Intrigue filled, action packed, twisty and highly dramatic, it's a real page turner. Impossible to put down. I really loved the world Aveyard created. It was dark and dangerous, but also oddly beautiful and enchanting. It's a world where old clashes with new. We have a Royal court with richly decorated interiors, stunning gowns, sumptuous bedrooms and deadly dungeons, but we also have modern technology, electricity and gadgets. It's a curious and completely fascinating mix that makes for a fantastic background to the intensely gripping plot line. And the plot really is phenomenal. The conflict, the intrigue, the secrets and betrayals and all the heart pounding emotions - Red Queen has it all. The writing is top shelf quality, very atmospheric and engaging. There are many twist, many painful decisions to make, some downright heartbreaking plot developments.. It's all well thought out and devised with surgical precision. The characters might seem stereotypical and one-dimensional to begin with, but as the story progresses and as we get deeper into the sticky swamp of politics, social injustice, power-struggle and multi-layered deception, we begin to see just how complex they really are. People lie and manipulate, back-stab and use others to achieve their goals. It's hard to tell who to trust, who tells the truth and who plays a dangerous game. Almost everyone wears a mask and before you know it, it's too late. I would like to tell you that absolutely everyone will love Red Queen as much as I did, but that is obviously not possible. I've read some reviews, and the opinions differ quite drastically. It's always like that with well-marketed, hyped-up books, though, so you just have to give it a try and see for yourself if this is a book for you. If you like dramatic, high-intensity, twisty reads, cliffhangers and jaw-dropping surprises, chances are you will love it. If, however, you are bothered by love triangles (even though, in my opinion, Red Queen doesn't have a typical love triangle at all), you might be iffy about it. It doesn't help that the marketing strategy here is comparing this book to YA blockbusters such as The Hunger Games or The Selection (missed comparisons in both cases), as it gives people certain expectations and invites them to draw parallels between books that have virtually nothing in common with each other. Like I said, though, it's best to give it a try and see for yourself. I really hope you'll love it just as much as I did! ...more
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