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A review by jayseejewel
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
5.0
9/10
A solid fantasy and romance for young adults
Pros:
- the worldbuilding is simple but good, with interesting powers and a solid (albeit cliche) class system
- the differences in class reminded me of Hunger Games (but a little less interesting)
- the main character was solid and her motivations made sense, same with the other male leads
- I did enjoy the (spoiler) twist that the brother was evil, though I would have preferred he be the love interest who started evil but turned good in the next book, as the actual male lead is pretty basic and boring
Cons:
- there isn't a lot of new ground covered here. The story is good and simple but isn't anything we haven't seen before
- Like I said, I wanted to see the mc (spoiler) get with the evil brother and see him change over time. That would have been a lot more interesting and less boring than the male lead that is clearly meant to get with her by the end
- the story does have the obvious issue of being written for young adults, which makes dialogue and narration suffer slightly
Overall: Good for teens, pretty good for new adults. Very simple but still good. I would have liked some more unique romance arcs though.
A solid fantasy and romance for young adults
Pros:
- the worldbuilding is simple but good, with interesting powers and a solid (albeit cliche) class system
- the differences in class reminded me of Hunger Games (but a little less interesting)
- the main character was solid and her motivations made sense, same with the other male leads
- I did enjoy the (spoiler) twist that the brother was evil, though I would have preferred he be the love interest who started evil but turned good in the next book, as the actual male lead is pretty basic and boring
Cons:
- there isn't a lot of new ground covered here. The story is good and simple but isn't anything we haven't seen before
- Like I said, I wanted to see the mc (spoiler) get with the evil brother and see him change over time. That would have been a lot more interesting and less boring than the male lead that is clearly meant to get with her by the end
- the story does have the obvious issue of being written for young adults, which makes dialogue and narration suffer slightly
Overall: Good for teens, pretty good for new adults. Very simple but still good. I would have liked some more unique romance arcs though.