Queen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary—how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life.
From Goodreads:
Farley was raised to be strong, but being tasked with planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expected. As she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital, she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation—Mare Barrow.
From Goodreads:
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace itself, where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a power of her own—an ability she didn't know she had. Except . . . her blood is Red.
To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Scarlet Guard—the leaders of a Red rebellion. Her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince—and Mare against her own heart.
From debut author Victoria Aveyard comes a lush, vivid fantasy series where loyalty and desire can tear you apart and the only certainty is betrayal.
From Goodreads:
Mare Barrow's blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.
The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.
But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.
Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
From Goodreads:
In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard's bestselling Red Queen series, allegiances are tested on every side. And when the Lightning Girl's spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?
Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.
As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.
When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.
From Goodreads:
VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE.
Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven's head.
But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal's powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.
War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?
In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard's stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.
My first review of Queen Song, Steel Scars, Red Queen, Glass Sword
My Review:
Oh, yes, wow, it was so great to read this whole series (besides Broken Throne which is coming out shortly, yeah!) I kept putting it off because Queen Song and Glass Sword, yeah, they're downers to read, but I started them, and I couldn't put them down!
Queen Song, I kinda had a mental block on starting reading it because I knew how poorly it would end for Coriane. But then I got going and I couldn't stop because these books and this world are just so fascinating! Red Queen was just as epic before, and Glass Sword was both sweeping and a tiny bit of a downer. And then King's Cage picks you up and breaks you apart and War Storm tears you into tiny pieces and then starts to heal you! Bah!
I hadn't read King's Cage or War Storm yet. So I had no idea where this series was going to go. And so much happened in them! Like, meeting other newbloods that had control over lightning! And the war, oh man, the war!
Like we got to visit other countries, which was pretty important, because the scale of what we saw grew larger and larger as we saw more. And with more POVs, we saw a lot more. And then it came to a head and it was glorious and I loved reading it!
Loved reading these books so much, and it was a great pretty much end to the series and I can't wait for Broken Throne!
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Series: Red Queen #0.1, 0.2, 1, 2, 3, 4
First Read: February 13th, 13th, 2016, March 21st, 2015, February 14th, 2016
Read: March 31st, 31st, April 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 2019
Source: Own, Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're 2019 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2019 Books! And King's Cage and War Storm are WoW Books! And War Storm is a End of Series 2019 Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: September 1st 2015, January 6th 2016, February 10th 2015, February 9th 2016, February 7th 2017, May 15th 2018
Queen Song:
Steel Scars:
Red Queen:
Glass Sword:
King's Cage:
War Storm:
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace itself, where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a power of her own—an ability she didn't know she had. Except . . . her blood is Red.
To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Scarlet Guard—the leaders of a Red rebellion. Her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince—and Mare against her own heart.
From debut author Victoria Aveyard comes a lush, vivid fantasy series where loyalty and desire can tear you apart and the only certainty is betrayal.
From Goodreads:
Mare Barrow's blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.
The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.
But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.
Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
From Goodreads:
In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard's bestselling Red Queen series, allegiances are tested on every side. And when the Lightning Girl's spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?
Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.
As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.
When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.
From Goodreads:
VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE.
Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal's betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven's head.
But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal's powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.
War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?
In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard's stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.
My first review of Queen Song, Steel Scars, Red Queen, Glass Sword
My Review:
Oh, yes, wow, it was so great to read this whole series (besides Broken Throne which is coming out shortly, yeah!) I kept putting it off because Queen Song and Glass Sword, yeah, they're downers to read, but I started them, and I couldn't put them down!
Queen Song, I kinda had a mental block on starting reading it because I knew how poorly it would end for Coriane. But then I got going and I couldn't stop because these books and this world are just so fascinating! Red Queen was just as epic before, and Glass Sword was both sweeping and a tiny bit of a downer. And then King's Cage picks you up and breaks you apart and War Storm tears you into tiny pieces and then starts to heal you! Bah!
I hadn't read King's Cage or War Storm yet. So I had no idea where this series was going to go. And so much happened in them! Like, meeting other newbloods that had control over lightning! And the war, oh man, the war!
Like we got to visit other countries, which was pretty important, because the scale of what we saw grew larger and larger as we saw more. And with more POVs, we saw a lot more. And then it came to a head and it was glorious and I loved reading it!
Loved reading these books so much, and it was a great pretty much end to the series and I can't wait for Broken Throne!
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Series: Red Queen #0.1, 0.2, 1, 2, 3, 4
First Read: February 13th, 13th, 2016, March 21st, 2015, February 14th, 2016
Read: March 31st, 31st, April 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 2019
Source: Own, Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Rereading, and they're 2019 Dystopia Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2019 Books! And King's Cage and War Storm are WoW Books! And War Storm is a End of Series 2019 Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: September 1st 2015, January 6th 2016, February 10th 2015, February 9th 2016, February 7th 2017, May 15th 2018
Queen Song:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Steel Scars:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Red Queen:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
Glass Sword:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
King's Cage:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
War Storm:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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