Red Queen

This book is a classic, I would say it’s low key a bit overrated in a way where a lot of people mentioned there’s no other book that can compare, however for me it’s giving the classic main character, the ones u see no Wattpad, BUT the plot twist was good, it was really good.

This book is great, I've started reading the rest if the series now

Von dem so genanntem Hype für dieses Buch habe ich so gut wie nichts mitbekommen. Ich hab jede glich gehört, wie ein paar Leute darüber geredet hatten und es hat mich so neugierig gemacht, das ich es vorbestellt hatte. Und was kann ich zu diesem Buch sagen? Das Cover schreit gerade zu: "Lies mich", selten hab ich so ein schönen und doch simples Cover gesehen. Das Buch an sich ist sehr hübsch gestaltet, auf der Innenseite der Klappe ist sowohl das Symbol der Rebellen als auch des Königs zu sehen und damit kommen wir auch eigentlich zum Plot. Die Welt ist unterteil in zwei Lagern: Silver = privilegiert und Red = arm/wertlos Der magische Aspekt in vielen Büchern wird sehr simple dargestellt. Person X entwickelt ohne Grund Kraft Y oder Held A gerät zufällig in eine gefährliche Situation, wodurch Kraft B aktiviert wird/aus dem Nichts auftaucht. Bei Red Queen ist es ein wenig anders. Im Buch heißt es, das die Götter herab gestiegen seien, jedoch nicht länger nett und freundlich sind, sondern das sie die Welt mit einem eisernem Griff kontrollieren. In dem Buch wird nicht erklärt wie die Silvers zu ihren Fähigkeiten kommen oder von wo sie kommen, jedoch macht es sie zu etwas "besserem". Die Reds, die normalen Leute, die ihr Leben lang damit zubringen zu arbeiten und für die Silvers sterben müssen in Kriegen, haben keine Chance gegen ihre Peiniger. Die Silvers sind eiskalt und zeigen nur selten Emotionen oder Menschlichkeit. Die Silvers sind es gewöhnt, das sie etwas besseres sind und haben keinerlei Mitleid mit ihren Mitmenschen. Wieso auch? In ihren Augen sind Reds nichts wert. Der König selbst ist bereit die Leben seiner Reds in einem, für mich, sinnlosen Krieg weg zu werfen ehe er dafür Sorgen würde, das Reds und Silvers die gleichen Rechte zugesprochen kommen. Das ändert sich mit Mare Barrow. Sie steht kurz dafür selbst in den Krieg geschickt zu werden, da sie keinen Arbeitsplatz hat. Mare ist eine Red, ein junges Ding das nur mit Stehlen überlebt. Das hält jedoch nicht lange an, da sie durch einen Zwischenfall erfährt, das sie selbst eine übernatürliche Fähigkeit hat. Sie ist Red und Silver zugleich. Klar, man darf das Buch nicht zu ernst nehmen aber ich fand es verdammt gut und kann es jedem entfernen, der ein paar Stunden abschalten mag.

This is a debut novel and wow is it amazing. And I want to share my thoughts with you. I feel I have to mention first off the cover love. The beautiful and simple crown inverted and dripping blood. Simple and beautiful and in real life, vs. the pictures, it's even better with a slight raise to it giving it depth and even some shine. LOVE. Now if you're not familiar with the books premise then let me fill you in. The world is pretty much divided into two types, the Reds, the commoners without power, and the Silvers, the elite and powerful who rule with their godlike powers. It's blood pure and simple. If you bleed red or if you bleed silver. Moment to think about that, how cool would the blood look coming out silver though? Anywho back to the story, we follow Mare, a red girl almost 18, age of mandatory military conscription without other prospect, and their job market is worse than ours. She likes in a small and improvised area and feels her life will never change, until by some twist of fate she ends up working in the Silver Palace, surrounded by Silvers she can't stand. Circumstances being what they are Mare ends up discovering she, despite being a Red, has a deadly power all her own. This is unheard of and anything can go. Power is ultimate and what happens in the pursuit of power makes one hell of a story. This is a fantasy book filled with things to keep you guessing. Following along-side our street thief Mare as she goes from gloom and hopelessness to playing a game of power in the Silver Palace. Mare is a likeable character, she has a rough run of things and she has some issues, but I found myself rooting for her. I wanted things to move forward and see how they would turn out for Mare and the rest of our cast. I had some theories, no doubt, about what would happen and was still surprised. She has a depth to her that leads room to grow as the series continues. She was a bit rash at times, but even as the book progressed she thought about things a bit more in the overall but she never lost that fast reaction attitude that was clearly hers. Then moving to the Princes Cal and Mavin. Step brothers, each with their own attributes. It was clear to see, from Mare the good and bad of both. How things come across and how they were intended are many times not the same. Red Queen for me was an enthralling fantasy spy game thriller. You have the different classes, the Reds vs. the Silvers. But within the Silvers they have their own power structure. Silvers might be above Reds but they could still be lower rank in the hierarchy. The overtone of the Segregation and elitism at play between the Reds and Silvers was well done. I wanted to be in the fight. But more than class war, we have people with hard core powers. The powers are wide and vary from controlling metal, fire, healers, and so many more. I really enjoyed the book and the overall story and look forward to reading more. I do think some areas were a bit vague. Less development or explanation on some aspects that could shed light on the backstory. I don’t feel it subtracted from the overall story though, and the way it was done seems purposeful to me, and only intrigues me further. Like it will be more important to the next book in the story and flow from the stories arch. I have a ton of theories about what shall happen. I mentioned previously that while I was theorizing about the book I was also surprised. There are twists, some I saw coming, others I should have seen coming but I was so shocked by something else I just didn’t see it. I give Aveyard’s Red Queen a solid 5 Stars. Spoiler Part: I have to talk about the end! So don’t cheat or ruin it for yourself. Speaking of twists. I didn’t see the ending coming. Okay that’s a lie, I did. I expected it from the very start and I just knew he would betray them, I was only undecided on the motivation. If it was the plan along bread out of resentment and duty or if it was more emotional. Then as it got so close to the end I started to rethink, maybe I was wrong and that maybe that was the real twist. I started to let my guard down then BAM! Just like I imagined. Dang you. That played with my emotions. Also while I was so caught up in the expected yet unexpected twist I didn’t even see the other twist with Shade, I suspected at the very start but then I got so wrapped up I honestly forgot about him. And Lucas!!! I was totally expecting something to happen but that just blew me away. One shock right after another at the end. I can’t wait for the next book to come out and let me dive back into the world of the Reds and Silvers. I want to see what becomes of all of our characters. I feel some serious stuff about to hit the fan. I also feel more backstory coming, diving deeper into the war and the society and maybe some romance. http://functioninginsanity.blogspot.com/2015/03/red-queen-fantasy-spy-game.html

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Veio super rápido, em perfeito estado. O livro é muito lindo e a história é melhor ainda, esperando ansiosa pelo próximo.

Such a good book