Reviews

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

rensreads96's review against another edition

4.0

A book that has been sitting on my TBR for years… and I loved it and am kicking myself for not reading it sooner. It was twist after twist after twist in a world where no one can trust anyone. I should have expected more than I did but it was never disappointing! Four stars simply because there were points I found myself wanting a little more, but overall a very good book!

stellaluna1414's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

jukebox1168's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

laurainrapture's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

savv_thomp's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ajcalhoun2013's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

phoebe_the_titan_of_prophecy's review against another edition

3.0

this book was.... meh. not a lot happened when i read the back i was like oh cool magical families and social hierarchy this seems like the book for me. it was not. her sister got her hand broken cause she stole, and mares like" oh my gosh she lost her job because of ME" when she did nothing. also story wise, i liked the story except i have a thing against female protagonists like alina starknov and bella swan. also the author was so original with the story. oh my gosh a oppressed person finds herself in a place of power, who knew?
favorite character. Evangeline i'm sorry i just thought she was cool. i know shes supposed to be the mean catty girl(the regina george, if you will) but i just love her. second favorite character. maven. this dude deserves some love (spoiler) even though he betrayed everyone and was evil i personally thought he was a better love interest than Cal. Cal where do i start this man was the epitome of cliche YA fantasy love interest he had no personality, no character, and can control fire just come on. this was why i preferred maven because at least he was interesting and had some backstory.
worldbuilding. so gave me ketterdam meets district 12 we were not given a lot but, the world is at war and the red blooded people are fighting but the slivers are chilling anyone getting hunger games vibes?
overall, i would reccomend this to someone who has not read a lot of fantasy because they wouldnt catch the mistakes

c01's review against another edition

4.0

Loved it.

justcallme_blondie's review against another edition

3.0

Some people think this book absolutely sucks and some people love it. Personally, I'm indifferent. If you're really into fantasy, then this could be good for you. If you don't want s*xual themes in your book, this could be good for you as well. I read it, gave it 3 stars and I know there's more to the series but I don't really care to continue. Maybe if I really need books to read, I will. I never think about this book but it wasn't bad, just wasn't great.

raspberryisonline's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed the book. To be completely honest I didn't really expect that I would like this book so much. I like the plot and when I say that (spoiler alert) Mavens betrayal hurt me on another level (it really did), because up until the last few chapters I really liked his character (and I even preferred him over Cal). I will definitely be reading the next book in the series!