grapegraciela's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was seeing Cal as Cal Maddox from Sweet Magnolias
beewithbooks's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5
Sondaki savaş partları o kadar salakçaydı ki okumasam hiçbir şey kaybetmezdim. Çok iyi başlamıştı halbuki :( Mare başta olmak üzere hiçbir karakter tek bir beyin hücresi harcamadı resmen kitap boyunca.
Sondaki savaş partları o kadar salakçaydı ki okumasam hiçbir şey kaybetmezdim. Çok iyi başlamıştı halbuki :( Mare başta olmak üzere hiçbir karakter tek bir beyin hücresi harcamadı resmen kitap boyunca.
hannah69420's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lupinette's review against another edition
4.0
Okeeeey, I love this book.
"We will rise, red as the dawn" Damn! this should be printed everywhere, I NEED a mug with this quote.
Is it weird that I actually was looking forward to a romance between Maven and Mare, like for real. Cal is nice, I like him, yes. But I loved Maven way better, and all of a sudden he betrayed me. God damn it!
And Shade! Whaaat, ok let me just say that I CALLED it! I knew the moment they said he was dead that he wasn't. I felt it in my bones!
And Farley, holy shit, I love me a boss ass female character, I want more of her, out of all the characters Farley would be my favorite ( aside from Nice Maven). And I want more of Evangeline as well, even though she's a bitch, but a warrior.
All in all, it was a great book, with a great plot, I liked the plot. Kept me wanting to read more, the last couple of chapters it was like I was sitting on fire, I needed to know more. I'm going to have a pause from fantasy before reading the next book, I have a headache from the trauma caused by stupid Elara
I wouldn't count this as a re-read type of book.
"We will rise, red as the dawn" Damn! this should be printed everywhere, I NEED a mug with this quote.
Is it weird that I actually was looking forward to a romance between Maven and Mare, like for real. Cal is nice, I like him, yes. But I loved Maven way better, and all of a sudden he betrayed me. God damn it!
And Shade! Whaaat, ok let me just say that I CALLED it! I knew the moment they said he was dead that he wasn't. I felt it in my bones!
And Farley, holy shit, I love me a boss ass female character, I want more of her, out of all the characters Farley would be my favorite ( aside from Nice Maven). And I want more of Evangeline as well, even though she's a bitch, but a warrior.
All in all, it was a great book, with a great plot, I liked the plot. Kept me wanting to read more, the last couple of chapters it was like I was sitting on fire, I needed to know more. I'm going to have a pause from fantasy before reading the next book, I have a headache from the trauma caused by stupid Elara
I wouldn't count this as a re-read type of book.
crystalh429's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like I should preface this saying that I'm not really into the Young Adult genre. However, I actually really enjoyed the Red Queen. I liked that the main character, Mare, was pretty imperfect, and the spin on supers and non-supers was interesting.
I would recommend this book to people that like Hunger Games, but are interested in a more supernatural feel. I plan to read the next in the series, mostly because of the love story and less because of the action. Cal is by far my favorite character--I think he was the most dynamic and the least predictable/annoying character.
Somethings I didn't like: Mare is super annoying and constantly reflects about how terrible she is. She's not even a bad character! She's just a little whiny for my taste. I felt like some of the inner monologues could have been removed. It was a tad slow at times because of this. I listened to the audiobook and probably would have skipped these had I been reading the story.
I would recommend this book to people that like Hunger Games, but are interested in a more supernatural feel. I plan to read the next in the series, mostly because of the love story and less because of the action. Cal is by far my favorite character--I think he was the most dynamic and the least predictable/annoying character.
Somethings I didn't like: Mare is super annoying and constantly reflects about how terrible she is. She's not even a bad character! She's just a little whiny for my taste. I felt like some of the inner monologues could have been removed. It was a tad slow at times because of this. I listened to the audiobook and probably would have skipped these had I been reading the story.
elusorius's review against another edition
3.0
This book wasn't good in the literal sense. There were a lot of inconsistencies, people talking with hands over their mouths or never getting their stuff back. Unexplained things, or things that weren't explained well. The characters weren't fleshed out, they were immature or even plain stupid. But they were lovable and relatable enough to keep me going. The writing was simple, typical YA, and very repetitive. The author constantly over-explains concepts or repeats phrases. Additionally, there was so much foreshadowing that I could predict exactly where the story was going.
But even though I knew what was going to happen, I smiled when it did. I rooted for the characters, immature and stupid as they were. I let myself be swept away by the foreshadowing, and I was surprised by the little things I didn't see coming. Above all else, this book was a pageturner. It was exciting, it was thrilling, it was entertaining.
So even though it wasn't good, I will read the sequel (Update: I got to page 200 in the sequel and DNF'd it because I hated the storyline. Oh well).
But even though I knew what was going to happen, I smiled when it did. I rooted for the characters, immature and stupid as they were. I let myself be swept away by the foreshadowing, and I was surprised by the little things I didn't see coming. Above all else, this book was a pageturner. It was exciting, it was thrilling, it was entertaining.
So even though it wasn't good, I will read the sequel (Update: I got to page 200 in the sequel and DNF'd it because I hated the storyline. Oh well).
lys_chey's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shebephoebe's review against another edition
The author's dedication is to her family "who wanted to know what happened next even when [she] didn't" and like?? That should have been my first warning.
Unlikable overpowered super-special MC with an obnoxious narrative voice. I made it through one chapter and knew exactly where it was going. No thanks. Would have been more interesting if Bone Marrow got her super special powers and her super fancy new title as princess and decided to join the side she's always hated.
Unlikable overpowered super-special MC with an obnoxious narrative voice. I made it through one chapter and knew exactly where it was going. No thanks. Would have been more interesting if Bone Marrow got her super special powers and her super fancy new title as princess and decided to join the side she's always hated.
hksceets's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes