I adore Red
Queen by Victoria Aveyard. So when I was asked to join in with this
blog tour, of course I said hells yes!
But then I had to come up with something to do. And I momentarily
got a little (ok very) overexcited as I thought of all the possibilities. Well,
I've tried to condense all my ideas here – into one EPIC RED QUEEN FANGIRL POST!
I hope you enjoy the insanity. And gifs. And the giveaway at
the end (yea, you heard me people! Get excited!).
Let's start with my tip top reasons for
reading Red Queen!
Part
One: Five Reasons To Read Red Queen
As much as I'd like to make my top five
reasons to read Red Queen:
1) Because it's awesome. 2) Because it's
awesome. 3) Because it's awesome. 4) Because it's awesome. 5)
Because it's BLOODY AWESOME.
I don't think that's going to cut it as a
post, is it? No? Thought not. Here are some real reasons why
you should go out of your house right now, go as fast as you can to the nearest
book store or library, and pick up a copy of Red Queen. I hope I convince you and that you become as big a
fangirl/boy as me and maybe (hopefully) understand this rather odd and super
enthusiastic post!
1)
The world building is
freaking brilliant. I'm not going to lie to you guys. I read a hell
of a lot of epic fantasies and dystopias. But none of them are anything
like Red Queen. In case you
don't know, the book is set in a world divided by blood. The Reds are
commoners, worthless, without power, living in poverty and forced to fight a
war they didn't start. They are ruled by the Silvers, godlike beings with
godlike powers, who live in luxury and have no cares. And our lead gal is
Mare Barrows, a Red blood... who discovers she has Silver powers. And
then Things. Kick. Off. The
plot is utterly addictive and intriguing – made even more amazing thanks to
this brilliant world. Wanna know how much I love this world? This
much! 
2)
It's like Game of Thrones without the incest and
pointless (constant) killing! Ok, it's actually nothing like GoT. But it does have badass characters, amazing world building,
romance, suspense, violence, treachery, double crosses and deadly court games.
It's also just as addictive – I was instantly itching for Book Two the
very second I finished Red Queen.
Which sucks. Because it doesn't come out til next year. NEXT
YEAR! I really don't know how I'm gonna make it, guys...
3)
The characters!
They are amazing – all of them!
Mainly because you really cannot trust so many of them! Much like
in GoT, the characters are
complicated and intriguing – though some are just b*tches (yep, I'm talkin'
about you, Evil Queen). Seriously though, it is so hard to judge them all
– and there are more double crosses than in Game
of Thrones and Pretty Little Liars
put together. But Mare is awesome
– you go, lightning girl! I don't wanna say too much about everyone else –
no spoilers! – but I will say there
are some dreamy peoples that make the heart go a-flutter. And some bloody
terrifying ones who make me want to do this: gif So yeah. Read it
and do this and then this:
4)
There's something about
this book that is just pure magic. You guys know how it is. When
you start reading a book and all you feel is this:
5)
But you want to know the
real reason you should read Red Queen?
Because it is the best epic fantasy-slash-dystopia you'll read this year.
Well, it might be the only one... But you know what I mean.
There is literally every single thing a book lover could want – romance,
action, suspense, twists, turns, magic, rebellion, treachery, ambiguous
characters, an evil queen, awesome characters, amazing writing, sublime world
building... OH, man I could go on.
But I won't. I'll just say DUDES
READ RED QUEEN! And if you live in the UK, enter my giveaway to win
one of three gorgeous copies – along with your very own badges!
Part
Two: Gifs That Sum Up Red Queen!
I buy Red Queen, start reading and am like:
I get sucked in, until the world around me
could explode into flames and I wouldn't even look up.
Plot twists, character developments and Red
Queen's pure awesomeness do this to me:
Mind. Blown. And it hurts.
And then it's finshed. And I'm left a mess.
And then I'm like:
I finished and was just sitting there,
huggling my book to my chest.
Please don't leave me.
And all I can think is:
Why, Victoria?
And then I snap myself out of it and go to
declare my love to the world. And I start to recommend it. To
everyone.
Hi, have you met Red Queen? No? You haven't? Buy it right now.
Don't make me hurt you.
And then I go home, curl up and admit:
I need Book Two. Until then:
Part
Three: What You’ve Been Waiting For!
Ok, I hope you've enjoyed this bizarre
mishmash of random fangirlyness. It's been a lot of fun to write!
But now it's what y'all have been waiting for... GIVEAWAY TIME!
Yes, all you lucky ones who live in the UK
(especially those of us lucky enough to be in the middle of this freak
heatwave!), you have a chance to win your very own beautiful copy of Red Queen – it's so pretty. I
wanna do this: gif!
Yes, so here's the deal. Three of you
are going to win your own copy of Red
Queen and a cool Red Queen badge
as well! All you have to do is enter in the Rafflecopter gadget thing
below – and please post your own fangirl/boy reactions to how much you love Red Queen or how much you NEED Red Queen in the comments! I will
be choosing two winners at random but one will be chosen because of how awesome
your reaction is. Don't be afraid of being inventive – post a link to a
Tweet/post/video showing how much you love everything Red Queen!
Rise, Red As Dawn, Red Queen fans everywhere! The giveaway closes Saturday 18th
July at midnight! So get entering!!
