Red Queen

Red Queen

Aveyard, V. (2015). The red queen. NY: HarperTeen. Mare lives in the Stilts and is saved from going to war by Cal, the prince.  She discovers that she has lightning powers and assumes the role of the lost silver princess and is betrothed to Prince Maven. She joins the Scarlet Guard.  In the end, she is betrayed by Maven and she and Cal have to fight for their lives in the arena. 

You will find Red Queen on the New York Time's Bestseller's List. This book is beautifully written, so many will enjoy it's aesthetic quality.   Descriptions of the Silvers include, "a pair of nymphs sits by the fountain, lazily entertaining the children with floating orbs of water."  This book reminds me of two of my favorite books The Hunger Games and Divergent. It resembles The Hunger Games by the training scenes and each person with their own unique abilities. Also, the relationship between Mare and Kilorn reminds me of Katniss and Gale.  Both sets of characters are protective of each other and remind one another of home. The way The Red Queen is similar to Divergent is that Mare has a special quality of being stronger than red and silver combined just as Tris has  the characteristic of being divergent. Also, as I finished reading all the books, I couldn't wait to read the sequel!  Readers will want to find out what happens next to Mare!

Q & A with Author:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/65625-q-a-with-victoria-aveyard.html

Book Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UbsNfwkZwk