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Cruel Crown
Cruel Crown | Victoria Aveyard
Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows.Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1 New York Times bestseller Red Queen.Also includes an exclusive excerpt of the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen series! Glass Sword transports readers to the world of Silver tyranny, a Red dawn rising, and one girl's resolve to break down the system that will hold her back no longer.Queen SongQueen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diaryhow else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life.Steel ScarsCaptain Farley exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance as she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital. She was raised to be strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expecteduntil she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.
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LapReader
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Little Free Library spoils from my long lost summer holidays 😭

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#CrownDay 👑 #JulyJam 🪷🌱

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love the cover 👑 🖤 2y
Eggs OMG that crown 👑!! 2y
fredamans I loved Red Queen but didn't continue, though I want to! 2y
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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 117
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

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Roary47
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Mehso-so

I started reading this and realized that I already read these in Broken Throne. Yay! Finished another series!

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rmi_callmebob
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Title: Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard
Genre: Young adult fiction, dystopian
Started: 12-12-2019
Finished: 12-17-2019
Pages: 208
Summary: Queen Song is a story about the previous Singer queen, Coriane Jacos, and her downfall. Coriane came from one of the noble houses, but they were quite poor compared to the others. She was a Singer, meaning that she can control people by singing and saying what she wants them to do. She never used this power -

rmi_callmebob for the evil, however. She fell in love with the prince and the prince fell in love with her as well, but there is someone in the way, and that is Elara Merandus, the whisper. House Merandus desperately wants the crown and Elara is their only way to it. They use their ability to control people's minds to get what they want, and they use it on Coriane to keep her away from the prince. This doesn't work all too well, since Coriane got married to - (edited) 5y
rmi_callmebob the prince. This made Elara furious and tries her best to make Coriane die by giving her depressive thoughts. Coriane was strong to fight the thoughts, but never strong enough against Elara and she was found dead. She left behind a baby boy named Tiberias “Cal“ Calore. Since Elara is the lady in waiting, she got to replace the late queen Coriane as queen. She married the king, but not for love, but instead power. House Merandus has - 5y
rmi_callmebob succeeded in seizing the throne.

Steel Scars is a story about Farley, the general of the Scarlet Guard, a group of Red rebels against the Silver royalty. She was born in the Lakelands, the enemy kingdom of the kingdom of Norta. The Guards' motive is to destroy the Silver monarchy, and set the Reds free from poverty and slavery. This rebellion has been going on for as long as she was a alive and she won't stop fighting until freedom is achieved.
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Meeko93
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This was my evening ❤️ Coriane's story was sad and Farley's was ok. Worth the read though if you like the series.

Libby1 Peanut butter filled pretzels?!? Thank goodness I don‘t live in a country where such things are available! I wouldn‘t be able to get through the door. 6y
Meeko93 @Libby1 they are so good 😍 6y
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Shley9225
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Neither Queen Song nor Steel Scars absolutely wowed me, but they definitely gave important background into the world of Red Queen and developed Queen Coriane and Farley into much more three-dimensional characters. As such, it is still a must-read for anyone delving into the series, even if the stories aren‘t quite as good as Aveyard‘s full novels.

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thebookmagpie
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I‘m loving these books way more than I expected 💕💕💕

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Kempii
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Read it if you like the Red Queen series. The first novella, Queen Song, was great to learn more about Queen Corianne's story and was told in a traditional narrative manner. The second novella, Steel Scars, was told through a series of military reports. I did not find that method great over audiobook because it kept repeating the header information. I didn‘t like Steel Scars and didn't learn a lot I cared about from the characters in that novella.

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RozzieReads
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I think the second book is definitely better than the first one.

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khiltz
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This library copy is well loved! ❤️❤️

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jessijames
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This font is painfully small! 🧐

MelAnn I had to buy a magnifier to read books like that ... felt really old to do that, too ... especially since bifocals just aren‘t cutting it. 7y
jessijames I need one!!! My eyes are in good shape but this is TEENY! 7y
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Courtneymal17
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I would say I enjoyed it slightly more than the first two books, but still not what I had hoped for from this series! I‘m pretty disappointed in it.

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Courtneymal17
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Courtneymal17 Next up: 26 book challenge-a book from the library 7y
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kaykay521
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Mehso-so

This was ok, I enjoyed the first story better than the second. Looking forward to reading Glass Sword.

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ToniSwinehart6
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This book was slow for me... it gave backgrounds of some characters that will hopefully help later on in the series. This book shouldve been able to be finished in a day. It took me forever... 3 out of 5 🌟

Linear Recently started this new thing where I listen to the audio books and follow along in the book whenever I get a chance. I think I'm going to have to do this with cruel Crown if my library has this audiobook. Like I want to know what happens but I don't have time to sit down and just read it so audiobook it while I clean or do something. 7y
ToniSwinehart6 @Linear I need to do that... I think this would be a perfect audio book. 7y
Mads.Bookcorner I was the same way. Hard to get through cause nothing really happens. 7y
ToniSwinehart6 @Mads.Bookcorner Exactly! 😧 7y
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ToniSwinehart6
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Reading on the beach... is there anything better? I think not. 😍📚🏝

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RavenNight
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Started this today. I was so excited, but honestly I'm already a little disappointed... #cruelcrown #victoriaaveyard #fantasy

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dustpages
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Do you guys write??? If yes, how do you get inspired?
#book #bookish #bookstagram #bibliophile

cornreviewsbooks I have a ton of inspiration for stories but my problem is when I try to write them it doesn't work out. 7y
dustpages @cornreviewsbooks I know what you mean! I'm rewriting my story for the third time now. I can't seem to give up on the setting and characters but the plot needs work😕 7y
cornreviewsbooks @dustpages For me it's easy to think of characters in fact there's s few in my head who won't leave me alone but it's tricky to make a plot work. Well good luck on your story🙂 7y
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jewelwriteswords I'm not one to "get" inspired but I care around a notebook and work really hard to observe EVERYTHING. And then I write it down in my notebook. I just write and let the words flow and hope that whatever comes out I can fix when I edit.? 7y
riverofundyingwords Such a cute mug! 😍😍😍 7y
dustpages @jewelwriteswords That's a good idea! I might do that to see if it helps😁 7y
dustpages @cornreviewsbooks Thank you! Good luck to you too😄 7y
dustpages @riverofundyingwords i know right???💛 7y
[DELETED] 191123340 I use to write but don't anymore. And mostly reading would inspire me but also looking at people's work of art would help 😀 7y
Mads.Bookcorner I have an idea but can't seem to get the time and place right for the story to make sense. So I read and use music to come up with what I want the movie to look like while I drive. 7y
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Natalia
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I expected quite more from this story. I'll just say that this book was...average?? Okay, I really liked learning about Queen Coriane, but the story about Farley just wasn't interesting for me at all. That's why just 3.5 stars...

#cruelcrown #victoriaaveyard #juneread #ya #fantasy #dystopia

APLitlife That makes me sad to hear. 7y
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TheBookClubNeek
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AGHHHHHH CORI'S DEATH WAS SOOOO SAD!!!! UGH I HATED THE END OF THAT NOVELLAAAAAAAAA

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TheBookClubNeek
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OKAY, @todd AND @jeff FOLLOWED ME AND IM FREAKING OUT!!! Now that that's over!😂 I got Cruel Crown at my the BOGO book fair my school had AND I AM LOVING IT!!! Also, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO READS MY POSTS/FOLLOWS ME! You guys are such an amazing community! Have a nice day!

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hopeyoudontmind
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I typically am not a big fan of novellas that explore back stories of minor characters for two reasons. First, because they are usually unnecessary, and second because they are usually only released to make money, and it shows. The second story in this book that follows Farley, Steel Scars, lived up to my expectations. But the first story, Queen Song, which follows Coriane, actually added something to the original plot and really touched me. B-

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hopeyoudontmind
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"There is nothing so terrible as a story untold."

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Welcome to Litsy!!! 😊❤🙌📚🎉 8y
hopeyoudontmind Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️ @BooksTeasAndBookishThings 8y
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myexpandingbookshelf
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Finally reading Cruel Crown before I finally read Glass Sword 😂

#currently #reading #currentlyreading #redqueen #fantasy #ya #youngadult #scifi #dystopia

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sparrowssavvy
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Two wonderful stories from the world of Norta. A quick, fun read that explored the backstories of a few characters from the first book in the series. Both tales were fun to read, even though the first one broke my heart a little.

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sparrowssavvy
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In need of a quick read right now, so about to dig into this one!

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EchoLogical
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After work treats...

MrBook Cool 😊👍🏻! 8y
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sparrowssavvy
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A night out isn't the same without sneaking in some book shopping haha! Can't wait to read these!

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mgiroir
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One of my favorite combinations - beer and books 😊😊

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NovelGirl82
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Done with this one!! Time to grab something to eat, then on to the next! #24in48 #cruelcrown

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NovelGirl82
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I'm back from my break (see my sister & my nephew), & moving on to the next one! #24in48

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ReviewsandReadathons
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@Litsy currently reading Cruel Crown. Most excited to snack on Chex Mix today. #24in48

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ReviewsandReadathons
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I really didn't think it was possible to hate Elara more than I already did. But it was. #24in48

EchoLogical She is the worst!!! 8y
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NautiGirlReads
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Picked this beauty up at Target yesterday. I have heard, this doesn't add to the story like much but I will be the judge of that for myself! 👑

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bwaalen
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"There is nothing so terrible as a story untold."

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WolfeWillRead
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Well, that was depressing. These stories covered the back stories to some of the minor characters in the Red Queen series. I wished a few were about Mare and had a least a light hearted story thrown in.

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