Red Queen

I think I read too much YA Fantasy in a row to really enjoy this one as much as I should have. It took me a while to get into, but overall I still thought it was very good! Usually I give 5 star ratings to books that I consider to be my favorites, and this one didn't feel like that. I liked the concept, the whole Red vs. Silver thing was different enough and led to very palpable and realistic class tension. I also surprisingly liked the protagonist, Mare Barrow. She felt more realistic than some of protagonists of past YA books that I've read. She was unique without meaning to be, she was very average aside from her unique trait. Her naivety was a bit much, even I could see that twist coming, but I enjoyed how little she actually seemed to care about the love triangle that other YA novels tend to focus on. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot after I finally got into it, and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!