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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 dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart...
I finally read this one, you all! I was expecting it to be good because i'm seeing it most of the time on the bookish people i follow on Instagram and i was very pleased to discover that my assumptions aren't wrong. It is well written and I love how she wrote the surprising turns and political intrigue. The plot twist and betrayal is mind blowing.
It begins as all high fantasy dystopias do, with a young unassuming girl slumming her way through her rather unfortunate situation only to discover that she’s special. Yes, she is. Mare is discovered to be an impossibility, the secret that could topple an already precarious hierarchy. She have Red blood which supposed to not have powers like the Silvers do but as the story goes you'll get answer about why does she have that and you'll see that not everyone around you can be trusted.
The characters undergo some interesting changes, but I think I would’ve liked to have seen some more description of their backgrounds. I believe there is much to be discovered. We get glimpses of these things but I really would like to know more and have them more fleshed out.The glimpses that we got of this world make me want to hear more about it. Let’s hope that two more books in this series will be sufficient for some extra world-building.
The book 2 will be released on February 9, 2016 and i can't wait to buy it. I'm planning to Pre-order it and i'm hoping that Victoria Aveyard would come here to the Philippines because that would be super awesome! :D
Release date: February 15, 2015
ISBN: 1409151174
Source: Bought via National Bookstore
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