A review by peregrinwho
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

At first I was excited they seemed to be subverting the "mc falls in love with the man without a personality" trope by having her catching feelings for the secondary man, the brother. Then the foreshadowing kicked in and it was fun to watch him betray the mc, but she switched so fast from "I loved you" to "I'm going to kill him" it's so disappointing and made it feel like her feelings weren't ever genuine. I thought we'd get to have a mc who has inner turmoil over the fact she has feelings for the antagonist, but no. Guess that was too much nuance to ask for.
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