Red Queen

By: Victoria Aveyard

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan

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...

©2015 Victoria Aveyard (P)2015 Orion Publishing Group

Enthralling, twist and turns, excellently narrated

Wow!! If you're a fan of books like The Hunger Games, read this now!!
If you're new to the genre, read this now!
Fast paced, tight with detail, packed with intrigue and richly written characters.
Kept me enthralled with twists and turns, all the way through.
I mostly listened via audio, the narrator injects emotions perfectly.
THAT FREAKING ENDING!!

3/5

It’s a well written, well paced book but the lack of acting in the woman’s voice pulled me out of it, she seemed afraid to yell or seem distressed in distressing scenes, and I personally couldn’t invest in the characters as they seemed one dimensional except for Maven. I never feared for anyone’s life and felt I knew where the story was going bar one twist. The romance seemed weak and forced on certain characters and in saying that characters were wishy washy in their motives, they flipped and flopped depending on how the plot needed them to be not because of who they were.

But I’m glad other people liked it and I can see how people would, just not for me.