red Queen by victoria aveyard
Aveyard, V. (1465, September 29). Red Queen (Red Queen Series #1). Retrieved July 27, 2017, from https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/red-queen-victoria-aveyard/1119565624
BOOK TRAILER
RED QUEEN by Victoria Aveyard | Official Book Trailer. (2015, February 06). Retrieved July 27, 2017, from https://youtu.be/8UbsNfwkZwk
Book review
Seventeen-year-old Mare Barrow lives in a world where one’s lot in life is determined by the color of one’s blood. She was born a Red and has to make a living by pickpocketing and trying to dodge “the conscription” and being sent off to fight an ongoing war. Mare’s resigned herself to the fact that she’ll always serve the Silver, a genetically gifted group of people with supernatural abilities. A chance encounter with the prince causes Mare to suddenly find herself at the royal palace as a servant, where she discovers in front of everyone that she also has a unique gift. She is Red and Silver, and could be just the spark the Reds need to rise up against the oppressive Silvers. The king and queen quickly cover up Mare’s anomaly by presenting her to the rest of the Silvers as a long-lost princess and betroth her to their second-born son. Now Mare is torn between playing the part of a Silver, and helping out the Scarlet Guard rebellion. The story has touches of the usual dystopian suspects. However, it’s formulaic elements are far outweighed by the breakneck pace and engaging characters. A solid debut from Aveyard and a welcome addition to the plethora of speculative teen lit.–Fantasy, age 13 and up
Castle-Alberts, K. (n.d.). Girl Power, High Fantasy, and Unconventional Lit | What's Hot in YA. Retrieved July 28, 2017, from http://www.slj.com/2015/01/reviews/books/girl-power-high-fantasy-and-unconventional-lit-whats-hot-in-ya/#_
Meet the author
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016 - Best of the Best-of List, 2015
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2016
- Young Adults' Choices, 2016
- Cybils Awards, 2015,Nominee, Young adult(Speculative Fiction)
- Goodreads Choice Award, 2015, Nominee, Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction
- South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, 2016, Winner, Young Adult
Old Dominion University Libraries. (n.d.). Retrieved July 28, 2017, from http://www.clcd.com.proxy.lib.odu.edu/#/bookdetail/1/1/lGrQgINLkrKojnjm/bdrtop
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