Red Queen | 
pick🎧 it took me SO long to finish this book! It‘s not my genre & I‘ve been distracted with work ... I didn‘t want to like it but I did. It had a YA trope or two but they were easily overlooked. Great book! I highly recommend it! Good conflict, not much teen romance, royals vs the peasants where the royals are pretty much cowards with supernatural powers. A war is sustained by the ruling class enlisting the common class. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
pickI had this pegged as another violent, angsty bleak YA, but I ended up really enjoying it. I found Mare really likeable and the plot was gripping and kept me guessing. I‘ll be back for the next books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
pickI thought it was going to be the “classic” plot of a dystopia of discrimination based on X characteristic (this time, blood color), and inequality... I was actually even “predicting” the end of the book and BAM I was caught off guard 😱
Without realizing it, I finished the book in a few days, and I couldn‘t put it down!
I‘ll definitely continue reading the saga... :)
Genre: Young adult fiction
Date Started: Sometime in September 2017
Date Completed: October 25, 2017
How did you choose this book: It was recommended to me by my LA teacher at my previous school.
Write a brief summary of the novel: The book revolves around a protagonist named Mare Barrow. She found out that she had powers she didn't know she could possess. This discovery turned her seemingly normal life into a complicated one full of surprises.
So, today is a deadline of a SUPER big project. From my part, it is done,ready,and perfect. No need hassle over it anymore. But I just can't stop to worry about it. Perhaps it's time for the most luxurous distraction that I have been denying myself for few weeks: reality escape with this ^
pickI loved this book! It was so so so good!!!! I can't wait to read the rest of the books! 😁
pickJust completed the red queen saga. I don't find any option of reviewing the whole saga, so, I review them individually. This goes on a thought that we all are 'seperated' by many things like religion, race, caste and many other. But we all are same to the blood. But what if we are different even in blood? It might just be an addition to all others, but will it really be?
The book must be held until the pace picks up and it worth it.
pickThis series seems to follow the basic structure of The Hunger Games—strong female heroine, dystopian future divided into the elite and wealthy and the oppressed underclass, complicated love interests. That being said, I could not put this book down. Its characters are compelling and human, the plot pulls you, and the story itself is captivating.
pickStoria avvincente, un bel fantasy che si fa leggere tutto d‘un fiato. La protagonista è ben descritta e la storia è raccontata nei dettagli.
Mi son piaciuti particolarmente i personaggi e le relazioni tra essi.
Our shared memories flash before me, parading every second of our time together. But now our friendship is gone, replaced by the one thing we still have in common.
Our hatred for Maven.
I don‘t need to be a whisper to know we share a thought.
I will kill him.
-Mare Barrow, Chapter-27
Red Queen
Ahh! I finally completed it. I'm so loving this series. Although, it pains me to know that sweet Maven turned out to be the villain and Lucas died.😭
ANYONE CAN BETRAY ANYONE
I am enjoying it so much but its around 2 in the morning, i gotta sleep (ugh!) Its Monday tomorrow or more like, today.
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"Our Freedom Us Worth A Fortune"
- chapter 3
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Started it today. Hope to finish it soon because I have tons of work this week.
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pickI got this from the library 3 days ago and couldn't put it down. So many twists and turns and even though they warn you, you never see it coming. #nowreading #redqueen
I realized I never showed you all my swag from @EpicReads Day! They gave us books from each of the featured authors (including the stained edge special edition of The Red Queen, and an ARC of Serpent and Dove) as well as a tote bag, pin, banner, and gel pens. I was able to get them signed too!
I am about to hit 32k Litsy influence, so stay tuned for an EPIC #surprise once I cross the line!
pickI didn‘t get as much time in for #24b4Monday as I would‘ve liked because work (which gets in the way of all my fun) and then I had a social thing this evening. But tomorrow is all about reading!
I did finish the awesome fantasy book for day 5 of #readingrush.
books: 7
pages: 383 today; 1475 total
badges: 11/14
Dexter is still not impressed that I continue to use him as a prop. 😂 But at least he had a car ride, good treats, and a mini-adventure (he got to go with me to a local brewery).
Getting ready to kick-off #24b4Monday with the tagged, which will also be my book 7 for #readingrush.
On Goodreads, I found a list of books with characters who have superpowers. These all look really good. I haven‘t read them. I thought the book Red Queen was an Alice In Wonderland retelling but I just looked it up online and it‘s not. On Amazon, it says,”Red Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin‘s Game of Thrones series.”
pickRe-read to finish the series. This, to me, is not a 5 star read. It‘s not really even a 3 star read. And yet, it‘s like a good Beatles song - there‘s something in the way she moves ... even if she‘s getting by with a lot of help from her Selection/Divergent sampling friends!
At Epic Reads Day today! @EpicReads #epicreads #ya Victoria Aveyard, Tahereh Mafi, Tiffany D Jackson, Justin A Reynolds, Shelby Mahurin are here! (Elizabeth Acevedo was due to be here but had a family medical emergency she had to go back for.)
pickThis was my first Book Club book for my new Tennessee book club. It wasn't too bad.
I enjoyed this book! I feel as though it may have been suited for a younger crowd, but it was intriguing and held my attention very well. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes fantasy, and romance with a twist...
📚📚 Happy Reading Friends! 📚📚
Just started this new book and I‘m loving it! Super excited about this novel.
pickThe concept wasn‘t original (think Hunger Games, Divergent, Shatter Me, The Selection, Legend, GOT), the storyline was predictable yet this one still managed to be enjoyable. Reader beware, if you aren‘t a fan of book series, especially those that end with cliffhangers, you may want to pass. I enjoyed it enough that I will continue on.
The narration by Amanda Dolan was enjoyable
pickThis book was definitely a mix of the selection, game of thrones, and hunger games. There‘s very much a twist when you don‘t expect it. I‘m looking forward to reading the next book of the series.
pickI did love this book but the only thing is I wish the relationships with Mare, Cal, and Maven weren't so rushed. You just couldn't completely feel the love.
pickI was excited to read this book! It captured my interest immediately, and kept me captivated the entire time. Usually I get to a point in a book where I need to force myself to keep reading, to get to the more exciting parts of the story - usually around the beginning/middle, but that was not the case with this book.
I‘ve already bought the second one and can‘t wait to dive in to the next part of this story!
First lunch break since January that I can read for fun! My semester is over and imma about to tackle some of my TBR pile
pickI finished this one today on the ride home. I have the hardcover, but opted to listen to the #audiobook since it was so cheap on iBooks. Overall I enjoyed it and may pick up the second book in the series. It was also a nice distraction from the 6 1/2 hour drives I did Friday and today.
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1. ☝️
2. Visit nephew in Charleston
3. Very much so!
4. Kennedy Shay
5. 👍🏻
#friyayintro @howjessreads
1. I‘m listening to the audiobook on my trip up home to Maine.
2. In Maine for Easter and googling possible things wrong with my cat
3. Nope
4. Amelia
5. 👍🏼
#friyayintro
Rereading the Red Queen! I read it way back in 2016, but life got in the way of me reading the second book that had just come out. Needless to say, I‘m so excited to finally read the entire series now that they are all out!
#AnglophileApril Day 7: #TaintedLove reminded me of this story of “tainted royalty.” Like most protagonists in fantasy novels, Mare does not seem to fit in as she eventually appeared to be neither Red nor Silver. While I generally like characters who are ambiguous and find themselves in the in-between, I did not particularly like Mare‘s character whom I thought of as resentful and small-minded. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-b5p
Anyone can betray anyone.
I have found my next listen for when I travel up to Maine for Easter. This was only $4.99 on AppleBooks.
#audiobook
What a #LitsyLove-ly way to start the weekend! Thank you @WeeziesBooks @Slajaunie @CoffeeNBooks with a special shout out to @LaraReads for the book! It has been on my TBR foreeeeever and I just never picked it up. Replies will hopefully be going out soon!
Out of the books shown I‘ve only read ONE of them 🤦🏽♀️ I really need to read faster or something, because obviously not buying more books is not the answer 😬
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Hey guys!
I'm a quiet litsy user but I love coming on here so thought this might be a good place for this!
Would anyone be interested in beta reading my first novel to give me genuine feedback, critiques, opinions etc?
It's not yet finished but I'd love to send out the first few chapters and more as I go along to people who love YA fantasy!
Let me know, would love to hear from people! xxx
pickThis was my #blinddatewithabook pick from Valentine‘s day. I was initially disappointed since I don‘t really do teen or fantasy.
BUT, I was was pleasantly surprised. I was riveted. I found myself rooting for Mare and trying to figure out her love triangle. And I did not predict that ending.
Looks like I need to get my hands on the rest of the series. 😀
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