The Red Queen

The Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard

By Arun Das

Educational experience:

Violence:6/10

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What parents must know:

The Red Queen is a tough read, meaning it is an advanced, but educational, read. It is educational because it is a good blend of fantasy and social hierarchy.It puts in the spotlight how the lower half of the social hierarchy is different to the upper half.In the Red Queen the people are differentiated by their blood colour: the Silvers having silver blood and the Reds having red blood. The Silvers have supernatural abilities such as being able to control metal. Their society is based on the medieval upper class; the Silvers are split into families all of whom are very respectable. The Reds on the other hand, are based on a society of commoners. They are under the constant watch of the Silvers’ police. Violence takes place when the King of the Silvers organizes a supernatural gladiator fight between the nobles’ daughters, to decide who will become the princes’ wives.

Critique:

There is a very mild torture references where the question the main character and blackmail although no violence involved in it. There is also a rebellion where the Reds try to overthrow the Silvers. This book demands tenacity.In my opinion, the book is a good read because it is action-packed and thrilling. I am glad Victoria Aveyard wrote a series of it.