Today’s review is about a series that I absolutely adore, The Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard. From what I’ve gathered, readers often either love this series or hate it, but I can't seem to find a reason for people hating it other than the use of common tropes or a few plot pieces, but if we’re hating books for proved literary techniques then I have lists of series people are fine to overlook repetition of common ideas on. It’s set in a dystopian world where there are two types of people, those with red blood and those with silver blood. Silvers, as they’re called, have powers that are passed down from generation to generation, each family having their own power. The country of Norta is ruled by a monarchy, all of the royalty and nobility is silver while Reds are impoverished and looked down upon. The protagonist though, is a Red girl with powers that only a silver would be able to have, which forces change to happen within the society but she is looking for justice for her people and the people to come, so she joins the rebellion and so on. The extensive worldbuilding that this author has done creates a realness to the series that others may lack. A fun detail that I like is that this society came to be due to WWIII and nuclear damage that it caused. Every detail is precise and I have found no glaring plot holes. Aveyard also does things that I have long wished some of my favourite authors would, such as making injuries last longer than a single scene when they’re necessary and accurately portraying human emotions in high-stress situations and after trauma. Another reason why this series is revered for its loveable villain. It has plot twist after plot twist and the character arc for the villain is incredible. While I am team Cal, I can see why many people still love Maven and because he had a different dynamic than normal it made the books and the ending even more heart-wrenching. For me personally, my favourite part of this book was how I could relate with the protagonist who was not necessarily like me, who lived on earth a 1000 years from now, who had inhuman abilities and was thrown into a royal love triangle. Though I didn’t always agree with Mare or the decisions she made, it was clear why she made them, and it forced me to wonder if I would react and decide in the same way if I were in that situation.
If you’re looking for a dystopian, fantasy book to read, I would highly suggest this series. Though it’s fiction, I was spurred into thought and conversations about our society as it is now, social classes, climate change, and human psychology in general. Have a great week!! Happy Reading!
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