Book Review/Recommendation: "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard

"Red Queen" is a novel that got published this year 2015, by debut author Victoria Aveyard. If you enjoyed novels like " The Hunger Games", "The Selection" "Divergent" etc,  this would be another book to check out.

I kept seeing this novel on the bookstore shelves for some time, I kept going back and forth if I should pick it up or not, watching & reading the hype over it for few weeks. I finally gave in & bought it, and I'm really glad I did! This is a great book for adults to 15 yrs of age... Great read! I give this a 8.5 out of 10, I'm critical of my marks, so don't let that 8.5 fool you, that's a high mark from me!

Just to put this out there..this novel comes under the label of "Young Adult"/ "Teen". Ive spoke to many book store workers & managers, they all said that by all standards these books are adult books/stories, but because the main character's age is below 21 the book gets deemed a "Young Adult"/"Teen" novel, these types of books should normally be under the "Fantasy" or "Sci-Fi" section. Don't let this deter any of you from reading any books under these labels, some of the best novels I've read recently have been from this section!! :)

I personally really enjoyed this novel, I've heard from people that they weren't into it since it was in the same line as "The Hunger Games" cross with "The Selection" etc...I'm sure there will be comparisons of any book to any previous ones with similar idea, that's just how things are. However the story line is different & so are the characters. It had a great build of a storyline, good character development & detailed to give a good idea of things using imagination. This is not a teen love story...in fact the characters do not seem teenager(s) to me at all. So that's saying a lot.

Without giving too much away, this novel is based on a dystopian society, a young girl, elites, people with superhuman powers, commoners, royalty, betrayal, love, lies & games. It pretty much has everything good that should be in a "Fantasy' novel. This is a Fantastic debut from Aveyard, and there is already a continuation out called "Glass Sword".

Check this novel & its continuation out at your local bookstore or go to www.chapters.indigo.ca 
You can go there & purchase for 30% off for $15.29 online. 

I hope you all enjoyed this review/recommendation! Let me know what your thoughts were & if you have any further questions feel free to comment or email me!

Sincerely,
"CHIMERAH"
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