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Agh, I‘m so behind on my reviews, but I finally finished the Red Queen series. The finale wasn‘t perfect but it was a fitting end. There were some added POVs that didn‘t seem to add much, but I loved getting into Evangeline‘s head and her arc. I loved the depth of Aveyard‘s world building and how she didn‘t shy away from politics and strategy to make it all about romance, but the romance piece was still nicely done and realistic. Great series!

A fitting conclusion to the Red Queen series. I feel that the author was consistent with her characters up to the conclusion. This final installment was fast paced (even though it took me forever to read it - that‘s just my time limitations not a reflection of the pace of the book), action packed and satisfying. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 ❤️📚#serieslove2023

Reading the 4th and final book in the Red Queen series. ❤️📚 #serieslove2023

Went to the markets in the morning which were excellent then did another 2 Byron Bay op shops. The first was a dud (It was last time I visited too). The second one was very rushed this time due to having family with me but I still did pretty well. I really do prefer to op shop alone but my mother often finds things I love that I don‘t see. The tagged book is for my big step daughter, Linnéa and me to read together. I think the dress is hand made.

“I swear, these Calore brothers are trying to out-idiot each other.” - Cenra Cygnet
I laughed way too hard at this! But too true, Maven and Cal are each stupid in their own way.

Oh. My. Goodness. This series is definitely action frickin packed! If you think that's not enough, there are enty of twists and turns throughout. Absolutely kept me on my toes. I am in love. Highly recommend these.

By far my favourite of the Red Queen series. I hadn't previously enjoyed jumping between characters each chapter but in this book it felt necessary to capture the climax of this story. I wasn't in love with parts of the ending, no spoilers here, but the series has most definitely gone out on a high

“Certainly mare will suspect. She knows me well enough by now. I have to kill her, at the end of this.
Her life or mine.
A difficult choice, but i‘ll choose myself.
I do it every time.”
-Maven Calore

“Everyone is someone else‘s pawn, wether we know it or not.”

“You cannot complete a puzzle with missing pieces, you cannot put together shattered glass, and you cannot fix someone who is forever broken.”

I talk about this series a LOT, and I‘m not about to stop. “War Storm” is a magnificent, awe-inspiring, surprising, and overall phenomenal conclusion to the Red Queen series. It has just as many astonishing plot twists as the other three books. Unlike most YA fantasy books, it wasn‘t cheesy or childish at all. The author wasn‘t scared to write about gore and action scenes, and the romance element was actually enjoyable and didn‘t make me cringe.

Took me a while to read, i think i just got more bored as the series went on. still a good book, didn't love the ending. 6.8/10

4⭐ Good but could have been better. Why call the series "Red Queen" when there is no red queens anywhere?
But I still would recommend reading this series

"I am less than his crown, and he is less than my cause."

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Day 3: over 500 pages
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard #4 in the Red Queen Series.

"Mare Barrow & the Scarlet Guard"
Well, I finished it. It took me almost 2 days of constant reading lol I LOVE the series. I give it 10/10?

Ok, so last book of the series.
I had read some reviews (without spoiling myself!) and they were very mixed: I *personally* loved the ending. Why? Because I feel like giving a definitive ending was just not fitting, and the end just fits better with the emotional state of the characters after all that happens!
Anyways: read and find out ;)

I appreciated how you get everyone perspective on the same situation. You gain their insight, feelings, connections, etc. I really enjoyed reading Evangeline's POV. I didn't really care for her in the previous books but gaining her insight made me feel for her.

Match Book 22/25 #LitsyLove

Aveyard is at once a harsh writer and a wonderful one. She gripped me for the entire series, I even had to take a breathing break between 2 and 3 because of the emotional toll. But I couldn't stay away too long. War Storm was a great ending to a long and arduous journey. The ending was a mix of sad and understanding, with room for more story, or me to fill in what I want to be the rest of their tale.

🧡Maven Calore from the Red Queen Series. Always.
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The last book in the Red Queen series delivers! I adored this series for its imagination, action, character development and for giving me a colorful & vivid story I could escape into after a long day of stress. It's about love, loss and what it means to be complicatedly human in time of war. YA, Fantasy

I finally finished this book and, thus, the series!!!Funny enough, this was my favorite book of the entire series. It was very intriguing to get multiple points of view throughout. The ending was satisfactory but some parts weren‘t written as well as I thought they‘d be. I definite don‘t regret reading this series! Thanks to @Aivilo for letting me borrow all the books!

Andddd..... I am done. With this one too.... Also I'm living through a nightmare, the next book in the series has been borrowed and I can't even read another book because it will trigger me to start a new story.

Help!

Oh and Anyways, the book is great!

I've been waiting to get to this chapter since FOREVER!! So exited!!

Lol, I was scrolling through pinterest and found this. 🤣

Finally! I started reading yesterday and I'M LOVING it so far. I like the fact that there are POV's in this book and it's really fun to see everybody's perspective.

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series. I would say I started to not like it when they went to war. I also was rooting for the wrong people to get better with help. There was no second chance for one character, and they started as one of my favorites.

#bookhaul for November 14th. My #tbr winter stack is so big already but I went hunting for books for gifts (I love to give books for Christmas gifts) and couldn't help myself.

I'm especially pleased to pick up Victoria Aveyard's War Storm which is the last of the #redqueen series and the only one I didn't have. Bonus for it being hardcover.

And can I just shoutout to my local book thrift store Twice is Nice?? These altogether cost $22.

Reading fiction books my whole life really encouraged me to stop and consider things from someone else‘s perspective.

Is there one book or series which was more instrumental in this process for you???
Please, send me your recommendations!

#ReadingForEveryone #ReadingForEmpathy

In concept this felt like a YA Game of Thrones with wayyyy less violence. I enjoyed the POV switches of this and the 3rd book but I can‘t get over that it‘s so long and yet so little happens. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Still - a series complete!

Finally able to read the last installment in the Red Queen series! I‘ll steal time in between all my doctoral work to read what I can. Because after all...”books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time (E.P. Whipple).”

Ive been enjoying the different perspectives throughout this book. It feels good to get near the end of a series, eben if I have hundreds of pages left✨

What a good mail day!! Really don‘t know which to pick up first.

I liked the different POVs in this book. It made me pay more attention to the story in this one than the rest of the series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have been waiting for this!

It is cruel to give hope where none should be.

I finished this series a couple of days ago (besides the novellas). I have mixed feelings, but as a whole, I loved it. If I were the author I would have changed a few things.

Can't wait to jump into this one!

Okay to be honest though it was super realistic to how people would react with/post war. Can‘t deny that. (But my weak romantic heart just wants a lot more kissing and love and swooning that it didn‘t get but I‘ll get over it one day)

THE SINGLE GREATEST MOMENT IN THE ENTIRE SERIES. (I mean unless more great things happen after this and if they do no spoilers)