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.
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(Orion, 12 February 2015, 400 pages, ebook, #popsugarreadingchallenge 2019, a book becoming a movie in 2019, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I bought this book ages ago because I'd heard so many rave reviews about it. I don't know why I waited so long to read it. I'm a huge fan of YA fiction and especially YA fantasy. Red Queen is exactly the kind of book I love to get lost in. And get lost in it I did. I loved the world Aveyard creates, as dark and twisted as it is beautiful. The deeper I got into the book the darker and more twisted it becomes. At times, the characters don't appear as well developed as they could be. The Silver's come across as power hungry and obsessed with their own privilege. I liked the Red's a lot better. They are more rounded. I would read the other book's because I want to see if the Silvers have more depth. This is a great start to a series.
