Red Queen Spoiler Free Review

Serena here—this month I read "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard. If you haven't read the book yet, this post is spoiler-free. If you have read the book, we can discuss it. Head over to my blog (Sparkle, Style, & DIY) to check out the book club post, click here. If you're new here, I usually write a summary of the book followed by the review. So...let's get right into it.

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Mare Barrow is a 17-year-old girl with red blood who lives in a world where people are separated by their blood color. The Reds are regular humans, who live in poverty and when they turn 18-years-old, many are sent to fight and die in a never-ending war. 

Then, there are the Silvers, who are humans with supernatural abilities such as controlling fire, peoples minds, air, etc.  They are leaders of the nation, living in a wealthy, high-tech Capitol. This is a story filled with plot twists, rebellion, and betrayal. 

"I am finally learning my lesson. Anyone can betray anyone." - Mare 

I did my best to write a summary that won't spoil the book for you, which was really hard. Now you can read the book without knowing what's going to happen and hopefully enjoy it as much as I did!
I give Red Queen 5 out of 5 stars. It is truly an amazing book. It's well written and suspenseful. This is the first book Victoria Aveyard has written and I hope all her books are as good as this one. 

It does share similarities with other young adult books like Hunger Games and Divergent—it reminded me of those books as I read it, but honestly I didn't mind because it is still unique. 

I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Hunger Games, Divergent, dystopian novels, suspense, action or romance. Would I read it again? Definitely! I can't wait for the next book to be released. 

If you've already read it, please comment below and rate it on a scale of 1 - 5 (no spoilers, thank you). 

"You don't see us, and so we are everywhere. And we will rise up, red as the dawn." - Red Queen 

Also, congratulations to Daria on winning last months Paper Towns giveaway! Hope you enjoy the book! 

Will you read Red Queen? Comment below. Next months book is Snow like Ashes by Sara Raasch. Be sure to follow Books at Tea Time on Pinterest, Bloglovin, and Good Reads! 

- Serena

Paper Towns by John Green Review & Giveaway

Welcome! Let me tell you a bit about myself. I'm Serena, from the blog Sparkle, Style, & DIY. I'll be writing the young adult book reviews once a month.  If you've already read this book, you can head over to my blog to the monthly book club which will be on the same books that I review (click here).  I'm going to start with a summary of the book before i review it. If you haven't read the book yet, don't worry there are NO spoilers in this post.  I'm also giving away a hardcover copy of the book! 

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Paper Towns is about a boy named Quentin Jacobson (aka Q), who lives across the street from Margo Roth Spiegelman in Orlando, Florida. Margo and Q were best friends when they were kids, but now they're in high school. Margo is popular and Q isn't, so they barely speak until one night Margo stands outside Q's window and says she has eleven things to take care off. So, she and Q go on an adventure all over Orlando and are back by morning. It was the best night of Q's life and he thinks maybe things will change, maybe he and Margo will be friends again. Instead, he finds out that Margo has gone missing. He and his friends go on an adventure, following clues to try to find the girl he loves, all in the month of graduation. 

I'm giving this book 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. John Green's books are always well and powerfully written and this book is no exception. It's suspenseful and has a few plot twists.  I would recommend this book to anyone who likes John Green, suspense, romance, and somewhat adventurous books. 

Are you going to read it? Planning on seeing the movie? Comment below! You can find Paper Towns at Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles, Target, or any other books stores. 

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I'm giving away 1 hardcover copy of Paper Towns to celebrate the new blog and the start of my monthly book club on Sparkle, Style, & DIY. The same giveaway is happening on my blog in the book club post. It's the same giveaway though. If you enter here, then you don't enter over there and vise versa. Good Luck!
Also, if you've already read this book comment what you would rate it on a scale of 1-5 down below! No spoilers though! To discuss the book, head over to my book club post (click here). Don't forget to follow Books at Tea Time on Pinterest! 
Next months young adult book is going to be Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.

- Serena