Red Queen – Red Queen, Book 1, Audiobook Online By: Victoria Aveyard
Mare Barrow’s world is divided by bloodline – those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite, whose supernatural abilities make them almost divine.
Mare steals what she can to keep her family alive, but when her best friend enlists in the army, she risks everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate brings her to the royal palace, where in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers her own power – an ability she didn’t know she had. Except…her blood is red.
To hide this impossibility, the king forces her to play a missing Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn deeper into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Red Guards, the leaders of the Red Rebellion. Her actions set off a deadly and violent dance, pitting the prince against the prince – and Mare against his own heart.
From debutant author Victoria Aveyard comes a lush, vivid fantasy series in which loyalty and longing can tear you apart and the only sure thing is betrayal.
I really like this book. I keep guessing what will happen next, and I never get it right, but each turning point has meaning for the rest of the story. The story itself was very unique and the characters were all believable. The narrator did a great job, she separated the characters very well with the way they portrayed them and made them seem very real.
This book is great, the characters are great. I love unique societies and the problems they face. The plot is filled with plots that keep you guessing. The characters have depth and are full of spirit – especially the heroine – Mare Barrow. The sequel isn’t coming out soon enough for me…. I guess I’ll have to wait patiently.
