Is Blood Really Thicker Than Water?

I had heard several different friends rave about this series long before I decided to read it for myself. Even though this book was most popular when I was only a freshman in high school, I have now read it as a freshman in college, and it is truly such an amazing book! What's even better is the three other books that follow it, making up an epic four-part series. In general, I think the plot idea of a world split between two kinds of people is genius: those with Red blood and those with Silver, divided by the fact that the latter possess supernatural abilities that they use to elevate themselves above those who are merely human. It is actually very similar to a story idea that I had developed around a year ago. The story follows Mare Barrow who finds that she is more than what she thought she could ever be -- she has the ability to control and create lightning despite her Red blood. Finding herself betrothed to a Silver prince and conflicted with the strange feelings she has for his older brother, Mare ends up becoming a part of a revolution rising up against the oppressive Silvers. This book ends on a true cliffhanger at the end of a surprise I truly didn't see coming. I can't wait to read the next book... and the one after that... and the one after that! 


Some of my favorite quotes from Red Queen: 

"Anyone can betray anyone."

"Words can lie. See beyond them."

"Flame and shadow. One cannot exist without the other."

"If you know someone's fear, you know them."

"There's nothing wrong with being different."

"No matter the color of blood, man will always fall."

"I see a world on the edge of a blade. Without balance, it will fall."

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