Lexile = 740
I usually pick books to review that are underappreciated or even unknown to most readers. Red Queen is neither! Love this cover and I love a series that is already all published so I don't have to wait for the next in the series.
Red Queen is the story of a society that is literally separated by blood. Those with red blood are the commoners and they are ruled by those with silver blood. Silvers also have special abilities or superpowers that aid them in their rule. Mare, a poor red, is plucked from her destitute surroundings and begins to work in the palace. She accepts her fate because she may be able to garner favor with the silvers to help her family and release her brothers from military duty. When her silver-like power is discovered, the royal family doesn't know what to do to control this new dangerous force. Mare is forced into a world that she is not prepared for and she needs to find out who is truly evil and who just might be on her side.
This series is a great cross section of the fighting, survivalist dystopian type of book favored by boys and the pretty "selection" type of dystopia read widely by girls. I think both will like this series and I plan to continue reading all Aveyard has to offer.
Watch the official book trailer HERE... (but it doesn't even seem like it is for the same book that I am talking about!) Maybe they just didn't want to give ANYTHING away.
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