All Hail The Queen

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Because I love books, I look for people who share my passion so we can discuss about them and so I can get recommendations and expand my knowledge. I've come to find out that there are people who talk about books in YouTube, they're called Booktubers and they are so big that they have a community called Booktube Media. There was a time when all in my life was surrounded by this media, so eventually I got to meet new books everybody was talking about. Red Queen was one that really caught my attention. “The gods rule us still. They have come down from the stars. And they are no longer kind.” I read this quote in the back cover of the book, besides everything else that told what the story was about, and I was completely sold. It wasn't a matter of time before I bought the book and sat down to read it. I was entirely interested in the premise, a world divided by blood where people are more and are less depending on theirs. Where have I seen this before? I thought it was a good idea for being explored and now I think that the author did a great job explaining this world and creating it, because from the very beginning we know the rules that this people play by and why is the world like this. Our narrator is a strong woman who know her values and her ideas. Everything is settled for the action to start and it doesn't fail, it's intriguing meeting people with abilities and how they can smash those who don't. Making us aware of how no one is safe. Not even those who you trust the most. The only thing missing, is a story. One with drama, and situations that will make our main character take decisions that will change her life forever, and at the same time making her discover that she isn't who she thought. 

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard presents Mare Barrow and her world divided by blood, Silver and Red. Those with Silver are the royalty, who can also posses incredible abilities, giving them the right to rule everybody. And the Red ones who are commoners and have to struggle to survive. Everything changes when Mare 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. “I see a world on the edge of a blade. Without balance, it will fall.” Now with this amusing news, the royalty can't hide who Mare is, so they will transform her into everything she detests, a Silver. 

Like I said, I appreciate all the world building Aveyard did because it really stands out and on the other hand we have another positive thing, she creates deep characters that have a great background and aren't flat at all. 
This book made me think all crazy theories about what was going to happen, it's a YA novel but still had me all the time on the line. Now that I was aware of what the Silver people could do if you messed up with them, I was expecting that sooner or later things went wrong. I was presented to great characters and in a matter of time I became fond of some, I wanted to know more about them and I wanted to be with Mare all the time. Nevertheless, the characters I hated were the ones that gave me most of the surprises this book provides. 
It was towards the ending that I was so caught in the story and was left with a big cliffhanger. “It's our nature. We destroy. It's the constant of our kind. No matter the color of blood, man will always fall.” At the very end, things were starting to fall apart and I wasn't sure how things were going to end. I still don't, that's something I like. Because if this a saga, then the author has to keep some secrets for later and then reveal them, and by doing so leaving the public in shock and in need for more. That's how I feel. 
Red Queen brings some fresh ideas to the YA ground, leaving with something to talk about. Now I understand what everybody was raving about. I recommend this to anyone who likes medieval stories with a touch of modern dystopian. 

Vocabulary:

Curdle: separate into curds or lumps. 
Sentence: ...the stink of bodies, all sweating with the morning work, is enough to make milk curdle. 
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Strides: walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.
Sentence: But he's already walking off with his long strides, forcing me to almost trot to keep up. 
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Rack: cause extreme pain, anguish or distress.
Sentence: I rack my brain, trying to think of somewhere safe.
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Pounce: spring forward suddenly as to attack or seize someone. 
Sentence: Her eyes are still closed when I pounce, landing on her like a giant cat.
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Awning: a sheet of any material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window. 
Sentence: The blue awning is my beacon.
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In conclusion, this book has awaken something inside me I didn't know was there. I like medieval books more than I thought, I really want to continue this saga and know what happens. I hope the next ones are as good as the first. 



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