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Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)

Victoria Aveyard

Start date: April 1, 2016

Finish date: April 30, 2016

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Mar 22, 2016 Alex rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-fav, 2016-best-read

I started this book with the intention to read two or three chapters before bed and then go to sleep like a normal person.
This didn't go as I planed considering i stayed up until moring to finish it.
Best book I read this year.

I may do a full review on this one, it was amazing. x ...more

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Sep 10, 2017 Cathie rated it did not like it

Shelves: 2017-reads, young-adult, dystopia, paranormal-supernatural, fantasy, romance, magic, 2015-releases, series-ly, readers-tops

DNF. I tried; I really did. Same young rebellions story told in a future time where the good (this case the REDS) must bring down the bad, those in power. (Why is the "bad" always those who are in power?)

Throw in a kick-ass heroine, a prince who our kick-ass thought was just a nice country boy, and the instant awareness that said KAH has a power that might just make her belong to the enemy side and not a true RED.

Story has been done better, before, I'm sure.

I know this review is probably going t ...more

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Mar 28, 2020 Kristin Campbell rated it liked it

I have been holding on to this book for years, waiting for the series to be complete. I even ordered the next books and do plan to read them...

But this book lacked depth. I was told feelings, yet I didn't feel them. Classic case of not showing but telling. It felt more like a chronology of events.

However, I am intrigued, so I will continue with the next book, hoping it advances in writing style. ...more

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Jan 22, 2018 Monica Shastri rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy

“I am finally learning my lesson. Anyone can betray anyone.”
So well explained...
“I can’t believe I didn’t see him for what he was from the beginning: a wolf in sheep’s clothing. And now I’m the sheep pretending to be a wolf.”
That's what you get when you trust someone. Damn

"The truth doesn't matter. It only matters what the people believe"
This hit me so hard. ...more

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Aug 23, 2016 Lori rated it it was amazing

I loved this book! I could not put it down at all once I started it. it seems like a crossover between hunger games and the selection series,if I had to describe it.now I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the series ...more

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May 23, 2018 Joliene rated it it was amazing

Shelves: science-fiction

I can't believe it took me so long to find this book. I loved this book, and I'm anxious to listen to the next book on Audible.

Rereading it 5 years later. Still just as good! ...more

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