Red vs. Silver - If your blood determines your life
Bewertet mit 4.5 Sternen
CONTENT:
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief in a poor, rural village, until a twist of fate throws her in front of the Silver court. Before the king, princes, and all the nobles, she discovers she has an ability of her own. To cover up this impossibility, the king forces her to play the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard—a growing Red rebellion—even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal.
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Well, the story itself - suppressed people fighting against oppressed people - is not new, but I really like the world Victoria Aveyard created. The protagonists Mare and the princes Maven and Cal are easy to identify with and the unexpected twists and turns kept the tension on a really high level! I just needed to finish it ;) I am soooo glad that I already ordered 'Glass Sword', since book one has a cliffhanger...Book two starts exactly where book one ended :)
From time to time I was slightly annoyed by Mare's inner monologue, in which she expresses the same topic over and over again, but that's actually the only criticism I have.
Therefore I rate the book with 4,5 stars / 5 stars
Quote: 'Anyone can betray anyone'