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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.25*
Them plottwists tho. Unique book IMO.
The concept of blood was pretty interesting.
Overall, I think this book deserves the attention and praise it is getting^^
(maybe im just mainstream)
Them plottwists tho. Unique book IMO.
The concept of blood was pretty interesting.
Overall, I think this book deserves the attention and praise it is getting^^
(maybe im just mainstream)
adventurous
slow-paced
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall, I can say I did enjoy this book. I am a sucker for tropes like this one so I can’t say it’s especially stand-out in comparison to any other YAs I have read on this genre.
What I can say is I find the (attempted) allegorical nature of this story to be a little too literal. I can see where it tries to allude to real life in fiction (red blood vs silver blood in which the red bloods are the “oppressed” and the silver bloods are the “oppressor” and the red bloods are essentially low-class, forced to enlist in war, and deemed as lesser than the silver bloods. A little too obvious I think.) Essentially, silver bloods are racist white people (often described as having porcelain skin and being refined) while red bloods are any other oppressed race (often described as dirty, poor, and typically being darker-skinned). I have a bit of a problem with non-black people writing stories based on true and real oppression through the lense of their whiteness and what they THINK oppression looks like but I digress.
The twist is: silver bloods have superhuman powers while red bloods are regular-degular humans. Red Queen in a story about a girl, Mare Barrow, who is born with red blood, meaning she should be powerless like the rest of them but, by some gene mutation, she has powers like silver bloods AND those powers are eons stronger than what silver bloods have ever seen.
Mare gets herself caught up in silver blood society after the crowned prince (shocker) shows interest in her where she discovers her powers and is basically kept like a glorified lab rat while they figure out what she is. Mare barrow is basically a mixed girl.
While the premise of the story can be a bit yawn at times, I did enjoy reading it and liked the way Aveyard built the dystopian world, her writing is detailed, albeit a little jumbled at times, but well paced. There is a love triangle, but it does spur on the plot better than I find most love triangles and Mare has realistic character development, she’s whiney, headstrong, and immature but that’s exactly what I’d expect her to be like so I don’t find her character to be as annoying as some other reviews have said.
I’m willing to give the second book a try and I’d recommend it for those who like dystopian YA.
What I can say is I find the (attempted) allegorical nature of this story to be a little too literal. I can see where it tries to allude to real life in fiction (red blood vs silver blood in which the red bloods are the “oppressed” and the silver bloods are the “oppressor” and the red bloods are essentially low-class, forced to enlist in war, and deemed as lesser than the silver bloods. A little too obvious I think.) Essentially, silver bloods are racist white people (often described as having porcelain skin and being refined) while red bloods are any other oppressed race (often described as dirty, poor, and typically being darker-skinned). I have a bit of a problem with non-black people writing stories based on true and real oppression through the lense of their whiteness and what they THINK oppression looks like but I digress.
The twist is: silver bloods have superhuman powers while red bloods are regular-degular humans. Red Queen in a story about a girl, Mare Barrow, who is born with red blood, meaning she should be powerless like the rest of them but, by some gene mutation, she has powers like silver bloods AND those powers are eons stronger than what silver bloods have ever seen.
Mare gets herself caught up in silver blood society after the crowned prince (shocker) shows interest in her where she discovers her powers and is basically kept like a glorified lab rat while they figure out what she is. Mare barrow is basically a mixed girl.
While the premise of the story can be a bit yawn at times, I did enjoy reading it and liked the way Aveyard built the dystopian world, her writing is detailed, albeit a little jumbled at times, but well paced. There is a love triangle, but it does spur on the plot better than I find most love triangles and Mare has realistic character development, she’s whiney, headstrong, and immature but that’s exactly what I’d expect her to be like so I don’t find her character to be as annoying as some other reviews have said.
I’m willing to give the second book a try and I’d recommend it for those who like dystopian YA.
The best thing about YA fantasy is 100% the love triangles. Gets me every time.
Although this was a little slow to start I had such a good time reading this one. Kept me guessing until the end.
Although this was a little slow to start I had such a good time reading this one. Kept me guessing until the end.
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced