(This review contains spoilers! You have been warned.)
Mare Barrow is of Red blood, stealing to help feed her
family, and on the edge of military conscription. Her world is ruled by the Silvers,
people with otherworldly abilities who lord their power over those who have
none. When Mare bumps into a handsome stranger one night as she fights to
escape the impending draft, she finds herself swept away into a world of Silver
affairs – two princes, both enchanting in their own right, a ruthless king, and
her own magic powers that shouldn’t be possible by any means.
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Mare’s journey is heart wrenching, to say the least. In the
beginning, I had trouble connecting with her. I couldn’t find a deep connection
that made me care until chapter Twenty-Six! But that aside, the novel is
wonderfully written. Aveyard’s prose is beautiful, and it sucks you into a very
rich world.
I found myself wanting more about Julian (which thankfully
you get in the Cruel Crown novella),
and totally wanting to punch Maven in the face. If you ask me, the mark of a
talented author is how deplorable their villains are. I didn’t even suspect him
for a second! Call me naïve, but I thought he was genuinely involved in the
Scarlet Guard.
I bought this book because of the hype that cropped up in
the YA community. I started reading it again because everyone in my literacy
class was raving about it. I was prepared to be disappointed, and give a 3-star
review, up until chapter Twenty-Six, which won me over to another star.
Character development: 3/5
It just took me so long to
love Mare! Maybe it was me, but she just seemed… I don’t know – too bland? But
Cal and Maven were excellently done. And Farley! Oh, Farley.
World building: 4.5/5
Again, I loved this aspect. I felt like I could have been in the Stilts with Mare and Kilorn. And the Silver cities were just something else.Swoon-worthy-ness: 4/5
Because Mare + Cal = yes. ;)Overall: 4/5
I’ll hopefully go back and reread at some future point in which I am blessed with an abundance of free time. In the meanwhile, I have Cruel Crown, and Glass Sword is coming very soon!
Best quote: “Many things led to this day, for all of us. A forgotten son, a vengeful mother, a brother with a long shadow, a strange mutation. Together, they’ve written a tragedy.” pg. 355, US Hardback.
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