The electrifying next instalment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.
Mare Barrow's blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control. The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
Book Review:
I was looking forward to this book for over a year. I had the biggest book hangover after reading Red Queen and could not wait for this instalment. I needed this book!!! And after all of my waiting and all of the hype surrounding the book, it did not let me down; but now I have to wait for the next book, and there isn't even a release date for it yet!!
The storyline grew to be something so much more than I could have anticipated. The character development was incredible. I grew even closer to Mare than I thought possible after the first novel, where I identified with her so much. My "shipper" heart has also expanded with Mare and Cal.I just want a happy ending for the two of them, but I don't see that happening in the near future or the distant future for that matter, and it is so aggravating!!! Especially since he is so good with the little New Blood kids!
The action in this instalment was something that I haven't seen in many books recently. The tactical information was very intriguing as well as Aveyard's descriptions of the actual fighting. I really enjoyed the experimentation with the powers of the New Bloods, like Mare. Oh, and Shade? Yeah, he is pretty much my big brother. He reminds me so much of my brothers that I just loved him so much.
Pages: 464 Rate: 5/5
The action in this instalment was something that I haven't seen in many books recently. The tactical information was very intriguing as well as Aveyard's descriptions of the actual fighting. I really enjoyed the experimentation with the powers of the New Bloods, like Mare. Oh, and Shade? Yeah, he is pretty much my big brother. He reminds me so much of my brothers that I just loved him so much.
Pages: 464 Rate: 5/5
Favorite Quote:
“No matter how much I might want to feel him, I cannot. I must keep my eyes ahead, and away from the fire of a fallen prince. I must freeze my heart to the one person who insists on setting it ablaze.” This quote killed me!! As soon as my eyes crossed these words I felt my heart break a little for both Mare and Cal.
Don’t cry in front of Mom, apologize to Farley, figure out how to save five thousand children, nanny a bunch of Silvers, put my head through a wall. Seems doable." Basically the entire novel summed up in one quote.
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