RESEÑA: Red Queen

Young Adult - Fiction - Victoria Aveyard - Orion books - Red Queen Series 1 -

Price Waterstones (paperback): 7,99

This is a world divided by blood: red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous danceThis is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance; Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart... 

Opinion:

Atención: contiene spoilers // Before you read; there are spoilers 

Entre los propósitos de este 2016, está volver a leer y mi reto es, al menos, 30 libros. Para la primera lectura del año, decidí empezar con La Reina Roja de Victoria Aveyard. Fue un flechazo, la portada me pareció muy interesante y tuve que comprarlo. 

La historia es fascinante y me sorprendió mucho que este libro fuera el debut de Victoria. La Reina Roja nos sumerge en una historia de poder, clases sociales, traiciones, cambios de vida, lucha por uno mundo más justo, celos, envidias y amor (de padres e hijos, de amigos, de hermanos, de "enemigos")

One of my new year's resolutions is to read more and my challenge will be to read, at least, 30 books in 2016. The first reading of the year has been Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I was in Waterstones and fell in love with it, the cover page looked so interesting and I had to buy it.

Los personajes me han encantado, especialmente Mare, Julian y Cal. 

La historia de Julian me parece triste pero me encanta el amor que tiene por aprender, por descubrir nuevas cosas y por enseñar. Creo que es una figura muy importante para Mare. 

Mare, ¿qué puedo decir? Me parece una protagonista perfecta. Es luchadora, fuerte, divertida y quizás algo soñadora. El final creo que es perfecto y muestra la madurez y fortaleza de Mare. Por supuesto, quiero que acabe con Cal pero no me hubiera gustado que le eligiera en ese momento, creo que elegirse a sí misma es lo mejor que puede hacer.

Maven ha sido una gran sorpresa, creo que es un personaje muy complejo, lleno de envidias y celos pero también con grandes cualidades. Sin duda, es hijo de su madre y, honestamente, creo que ella le manipula bastante.

Cal es valiente, responsable, atractivo y con una gran carga sobre sus hombros. La vida nunca ha sido fácil para él y ahora su mundo se ha roto en pedazos, la segunda entrega creo que nos va a dejar ver una gran evolución en este personaje. 

The characters are amazing, specially Mare, Julian and Cal.

Julian story is quite sad but I find adorable his love for learning, discovering things, teaching...I think he is so important in Mare's story.

Mare...what can I say about her? I believe she is the perfect main character. She is a fighter, strong and funny woman, and maybe, she is a bit of a dreamer. She also shows maturity and how strong she really is when she chooses herself and not Cal. Of course, I want them together but if that happen at that point I would be disappointed. 

Maven has been a big surprise. He is a very complex character and I don't think he is purely evil. He is clearly his mather son but I also believe, she is using him.

Cal is brave, responsible, charming and with a lot of pressure to do the right thing. His life has never been easy and now is getting even harder. I believe, in the second book, we will see a great evolution in this character.

El final es de infarto, lleno de traición, dolor, acción y sorpresas. Los acontecimientos ocurren rápido pero a un ritmo perfecto para lo que se cuenta.  Sin duda un libro que debes incluir en tu lista de lectura cuanto antes. 

The end is perfect, we have betrayal, pain, action and lots of surprises. All happens quite quick but the the perfect rhythm for the events. If you haven't read it yet, you need to go as soon as possible to your bookstore.

Esperando la segunda parte con muchas ganas, a la vente en febrero (11/02/2016)

Can't wait till February (11/02/2016) when Glass Sword comes out.