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Red Queen
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What Members Thought

Stephanie
May 01, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audiobook
Anyone can betray anyone. What a phrase and what story. While Red Queen is not reinventing the wheel when it comes to medieval fantasy, the story told here was well done and entertaining. The characters could certainly do with some development, but for the most part I was with Mare Barrow as she struggled to fit in with this fantastical world she finds herself in. I listened to this on audiobook across several days and the performance was outstanding. Overall well done, I look forward to the nex ...more
Katie Kenig
Dec 01, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, dystopia
“As beautiful as this world is, it's just as dangerous. People who are not useful, people who make mistakes, they can be removed. You can be removed.”




So, this book. It was pretty engrossing. I got very swept up in the story. I've seen friends who loved it and friends who've hated it on my feed here at GoodReads this past year. I don't think there was anyone who was "meh" about it. For me? I'm better than meh. I didn't think it was over-the-top brilliant or anything, but I think that the author
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Megan BG
Aug 13, 2018 rated it liked it
A bit predictable. Held my attention, but the story was just ok to me. I will attempt at least the next one in the series.
Deyara
Nov 07, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
3.5 stars.

Liked it, and pace is good, but characters seemed a little too formulaic and the story fell a little flat near the end because of it. Didnt love it, but will probably read the next one.
Erin
Jan 27, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: book-or-ebook
Oh no, am I possibly outgrowing my enjoyment of dystopian YA?! 😭 I could hardly bring myself to care about any of it. I am so disappointed in myself.
Soelo
Sep 10, 2015 marked it as to-read-series-new  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio
Amanda
Dec 15, 2015 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: gca-15
Sarah Shoo
Dec 21, 2015 marked it as to-read
Allison
Jan 30, 2016 marked it as to-read
Valissa
Feb 16, 2016 rated it really liked it
Emma
Apr 17, 2016 marked it as to-read
Anne
Oct 27, 2016 rated it liked it
Robin
Nov 22, 2016 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
Samantha
Dec 15, 2016 rated it liked it
Aimee
May 02, 2017 rated it liked it
Monique
Jul 10, 2017 marked it as to-read
Liz
Feb 10, 2022 rated it really liked it
Eveline
Jun 01, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: series-starters
Lynn
Jul 25, 2018 marked it as to-read
Kathy
Jul 26, 2018 marked it as to-read
Elisa
Aug 06, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: book-club-ideas
Nina S
Aug 11, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own-it
Owain
Aug 28, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Donné Black
Aug 23, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2018