Who Is Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen?

In the fantasy novel Red Queen by bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, fantasy takes a different take when the color of one’s blood determines their lifestyle. Young pickpocket Mare Barrow is an exception to this rule. In her world, if you have blood the color of silver you hold magical abilities and are treated as a noble. If you are red blooded on the other hand, you are treated poorly and given the bare minimum. When her friend Kilorn is told he must go to war, she dreads that he will be taken away from her similar to the way her brothers, Shade, Tramy, and Bree, were. The story takes place after nuclear warfare, where trust is limited and silver-blooded individuals rule. I thoroughly enjoyed the novel because of the characters and their stories and secrets, all of which kept me on the edge of my seat.

Victoria Aveyard is a twenty-six year old author born in small town East Longmeadow in the state of Massachusetts. She attended the University of Southern California found in Los Angeles. Aveyard graduated with a bachelor's degree in screenwriting, and decided to try her hand at writing after college. Her book was named the number one New York Times Best Seller on March first within its first week of release, which is a crowning achievement. She is currently working on the third book in the Red Queen series.

It is written in first person, which assists in figuring out the psychology of the main character, Mare Barrow. I had found the characters likeable, since they always had a story behind themselves and none were random. One would remember the character throughout the story because of the impact they had. The plot of the novel was also intriguing, giving twists and turns that one would expect in the slightest. The bold message of the story is repeated and proven several times, and it is that anyone can betray anyone. As the story continues, this becomes more