Review: Red Queen (Book 1)

Victoria Aveyard
Red Queen

Welcome to a world where you are separated by blood colour, and by skill. 

A unique skill.

The ability to manipulate the elements.

Elements, such as metal, air, water, fire, can only be done by those with Silver Blood. Mare Barrow does not have a skill like this as she is a Red Blood. She is waiting for the day she is forced into the army, like her brothers before her. Mare does not want that life. She knows there is better out there. She’d rather find out what it could look like on her own.

When her latent power comes to light, it is not believed by those who do not see it for themselves. A Red… with an ability?

Whisked away to live like Royalty, and having to fake her way through it, Mare is torn with how she should feel. She knows she is being used by the people around her – who can she really trust? She knows she can be strong enough, but can she be brave enough?

A beautiful opening to what I am sure will be a fantastic series. Mare’s actions and thoughts are easy to relate to, her love triangle makes for some interesting plot twists, the characters are written vividly and with such beautiful descriptions.  While I’ve seen the element bending before in television and movies, but reading about it gives it a more magical feel. Mare’s talents, and the talents of those around her, are unpredictable and frightening at times.  The history of this world is absolutely fascinating. I could not put this one down!