Book Review : Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

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 .

*****

This book was super fantastic. I love the cover, sophisticated and it doesn't look like a young adult book at all. Red Queen was about the world of monarchy, politics, soldiers, oppression, super-powers, discrimination and rebellions. I really love the plot and the language was easily understood. The story was fast paced and did not bored me at all. 

This book was about Mare Barrow, a young commoner girl, a Red blood, founds out that she possessed a superpower that should only belonged to Silver bloods. The Silver monarchs declared her as a lost silver blood - born raised by Red bloods community and betrothed her to the Second Prince of the country. She silently helped a militant resistance group to bring down the empire from inside. I will not give you any spoilers but watch out for the great betrayal at the end of this book.

I like Mare Barrow. She was not a weakling and she always knew what to do. There was a slight romance in this book, between Mare and the princes. Yes you heard me, THE PRINCES with the S. She was tough and she does not rely on the princes to save her all the time but Mare was not really my favourite character in Red Queen.

This book was good and mind blowing for me and I give this book 4.5 stars.