I know that I am late to the game with this one, seeing as how it was published in 2015 and has been heavily marketed by Scholastic during their book fairs, and other places too, I'm sure. But I'm glad I finally picked it up off my nightstand and gave it a go. My favorite genre is totally dystopia, and this falls right into the mix with some of my other favorites.
To start, Mare Barrow is growing up in a world in which common red blooded people are disenfranchised and poor because of their lack of special abilities. Silver blooded elite who have evolved to have these special abilities are really the ruling class, and they hold all of the power over the reds. Mare is about to be conscripted into the army when she meets a random stranger in a pub. This stranger gets her a job at the palace, and on her first day of work, she realizes that she'll be serving during the Queenstrial. This is the event which happens when the eldest prince is ready to choose a wife. Mare realizes two things: the stranger she saw in the pub was really prince Cal, who will be selecting a wife, and she is in grave danger. In a chance turn of events, Mare finds herself falling into the arena where the daughters of the most powerful houses are competing for the prince and as her life is in grave danger, she is able to summon electricity from her hands. She is a never-seen-before red... with silver powers. You can perhaps imagine where the story goes from there.
Will Mare be able to change the world in which she's grown up? Will the silvers realize they should view their red brothers and sisters with a bit more respect? Will there be a love triangle? You'll have to read this book to find out!
PS - did anyone else read "The Pledge," by Kimberly Derting? If you did and liked it, you'll totally like "Red Queen" since they're essentially the same book. OR, if you read "Red Queen" and like it... try the rest of the series (duh), and then try "The Pledge." Okay, you get the idea.
Here's a clip of the author talking about her book and it's chances of being turned into a movie!
And here is a quick teaser for the book that says the same things as me... only differently. :)
Want to see other books on my Dystopia shelf? Check them out on Goodreads.com!
Want to know what t-shirt I would wear if I was going to wear one to show my fandom of this book? Well here it is! Mare is thrust into a world of power, but has her own powers to conquer and hone at the same time. This conquer the storm shirt seems like a perfect fit!
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