Red Queen - #discussion

[wanderingheart]

Hai guise, sorry it's late posting this. I'm stuck at work still, so I will post this and let you guys start the discussion. I don't have questions since I'm mobile, but I think this was an easy book to just discuss without questions.

What'd you guys think of that ending??

[rablissful]

AAAAHHHHH I didn't know this was going to be a series and the next book isn't out until February and I need it RIGHT MEOW.

I really loved this book. The back end of the book when Mare and Cal were in the arena I was holding my breath the entire time and of course the dog was being a pain. I was like DUDE STOP I NEED TO FINISH! And he was like NO MAMA OUTSIDE NOW.

It was intense.

[cheshie6]

I loved this book! I liked that this wasn't just a copy and paste of the Hunger Games like some other Dystopian books.

I thought the ending was interesting! I liked the arena stuff.

[ceejay]

Overall, I more or less liked the book. It was a really fast read, and I like this genre in general. It did remind A LOT of the Hunger Games. The Reds were basically the people of District 12, and the Silvers were basically the people of the Capitol. I feel like this author borrowed a lot from that series.

Also, I've apparently read a lot of YA fiction over the years because I totally saw the "plot twist" coming from basically the first time we were introduced to Maven. So I read most of the book just waiting for him to show his true colors.

It was a fun quick read but I'm not sure if I'll read the other books in the series... (Let's be honest, I probably will).

[butlerfan]

I liked this book. It was a quick read but I wonder how close it comes to being like the Hunger Games. I will probably read the rest of series just to see what happens.

Yeah for me for reading the book on time.

[Andrea]

I liked it. Like everyone else has said, I feel that it had a touch of the Hunger Games in the plot. I liked how quickly it read, and the characters were not bad. I'm with rablissful & am bummed that the next one doesn't come out till next year.

[longhornwino0907]

Like everyone else, I enjoyed the book. Similar to Hunger Games, sure, but not an exact copy. I'm really intrigued to see where they go with finding these other Reds with abilities. I had a bad feeling about Maven the whole time, but DAMN! I'm ready for the next one. And I'm really curious what's going to happen with the Mare/Cal/(her best friend whose name I can't remember for the life of me). And I want more Julian because I loved the scenes with Mare and Julian. He's an intriguing character.

I really couldn't put this book down. I'm a sucker for YA books, and this one really drew me in.

What does everyone think is going to happen with Maven? Will he redeem himself? I'm personally hoping that he'll get out from under Mommy's thumb, but I'm also worried he might have some Joffrey in him and just not be a good person. There were glimpses of good, but maybe he's just a really good actor.

[cheshie6]

Jul 23, 2015 16:21:33 GMT -5 longhornwino0907 said:

Like everyone else, I enjoyed the book. Similar to Hunger Games, sure, but not an exact copy. I'm really intrigued to see where they go with finding these other Reds with abilities. I had a bad feeling about Maven the whole time, but DAMN! I'm ready for the next one. And I'm really curious what's going to happen with the Mare/Cal/(her best friend whose name I can't remember for the life of me). And I want more Julian because I loved the scenes with Mare and Julian. He's an intriguing character.

I really couldn't put this book down. I'm a sucker for YA books, and this one really drew me in.

What does everyone think is going to happen with Maven? Will he redeem himself? I'm personally hoping that he'll get out from under Mommy's thumb, but I'm also worried he might have some Joffrey in him and just not be a good person. There were glimpses of good, but maybe he's just a really good actor.

Me too, I'm such a sucker for YA books. 

I'm with you in thinking that Maven is going to be similar to Joffrey. It'll make killing him so much easier.   Elara reminded me of Cersei or even Margaery in the games she played to get them where she and Maven are at the end of the book. 

[Andrea]

longhornwino0907, I have a feeling that Maven is going to end up dead and Cal is going to be King. Also a sucker for YA lit.

[risscaboobs]

It's been a few months since I read this, but from what I can remember, I started out really interested and liking this book. Somewhere around the middle it started comparing and seeming similar to every other dystopian book I've read recently, and by the end, I was bored. I have it a good rating on goodreads though (I think maybe 4 stars?) because I figure that maybe if I didn't read so many of these types of books, this wouldn't have been so predictable to me. /shrugs