A review by reading_nomatterwhat
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

TBH I hated this book, this is the first book in my current reading streak that has actively p!ssed me off.
Mare is a whiny bitch with such a big ego it is crazy. She goes on and on about how the silvers make reds die in a war they don't want and then participates in the murder/maiming of children Just because their silver children. She thinks that everything the red guard does is justified because *oppression* and refuses to listen to any warnings or logic. She ruins the lives of the only people in the nobility who care about her, hates the man that brought her family out of ruin, and is so blind to possible manipulation she should get a scrip for it. Cal deserves NONE of he shit he gets from Mare like omg, she refuses to think about the consequences of the rebellions actions, how free will you feel when every neighboring country is coming to kill you? Cal TRIES to find a solution that will free the reds for good not just temporarily, he's trying to end the 100 yr war, he's willing to RISK HIS LIFE ON THE FRONT LINES TO TURN THE TIDES and all fucking mare can do is make snide remarks about how he must enjoy killed people???? HE IS FORCED TO KILL HIS DAD (his dads a bitch but still!) KILL HIS FRIENDS AND COLLEUGES AND ALMOST BE EXECUTED BY THE COUNTRY HE WAS JUST STARTING TO FIX and all mare can think about is how betrayed she feels because she's a fucking idiot and couldn't see corruption if it licked her clit
Anywho, I simply can't enjoy a book if I hate the main character with a furious passion, I wish she was dead. 
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