‘Unique and amazing’
I was drawn to this book after seeing many people commenting on it on Goodreads and Twitter and decided, after reading the synopsis, that I would give it a read. When purchasing it the women serving me behind the counter told me what I’d heard before – that this book was amazing, but also that it was a mix between The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones which only made me want to read it further.
Red Queen tells the story of Mare Barrow, a 17 year old girl who lives in a world where status depends on the colour of your blood. Those with red blood are commoners yet those with silver are royals who possess special powers. Mare is a Red living in the Stilts with her younger sister, mother and father whilst her brothers are off fighting for the Silvers in the ongoing war. With her best friend Kilorn, Mare spends her days in the Stilts waiting for the day she too must join the war at age 18.
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