Good premise but lousy execution. ( )

Una lectura que engancha desde el primer momento, con personajes curiosos y un giro en la trama completamente inesperado. La historia se basa en Norta, donde la sociedad se divide por dos colores de sangre: Roja y Plateada. Los rojos, humanos comunes, trabajan como esclavos para los plateados, humanos con habilidades o con superpoderes. La diferencia entre esta dos clases es abismal, y esto lo podemos ver reflejado en la vida de nuestra protagonista, Mare, la cual es roja y se ve envuelta en una serie de líos con tal de evitar el reclutamiento militar obligatorio de los rojos. Al final desencadenará el descubrimiento de Mare sobre sus poderes a pesar de tener sangre roja, lo que llevará a los reyes de Norta hacerla pasar por una plateada para evitar que levante sospechas entre los nobles. Toda la historia se centra en como Mare aprende sobre sus habilidades mientras ayuda a la Guardia Escarlata, un grupo de rebeldes rojos que luchan por acabar con las injusticias hacia los de su misma sangre. Es un libro lleno de aventura y de dinamismo, que nunca se vuelve pesado o monótono.
Aunque no ofrece nada nuevo, es una de mis lecturas favoritas y que recomiendo si disfrutas de este tipo de género literario. ( )

Giving this 3 and a half stars only because; reading it as an adult I found it boring for the larger half of the book. That being said, it is a fantastic dystopian genre novel and has some top-tier plot twists. If you need a lighter read that still grabs your attention by the end and draws you into the next books, I'd give this a try. ( )

I loved this book! I found the plot comparable to The Hunger Games at every turn, while still being original enough to be fast paced and exciting. I'm definitely going to be going out to get book two. ( )

A very light snack of a book, and on occasion, just a little too sweet.


The entire time I was reading this book, all I could think was Mockingjay, Mockingjay, Mockingjay. Except it wasn't, IMO, as good. The romance didn't work for me--mostly because there was never any reason given why. The plot was way too simple and I never bought the whole 'fool everyone with makeup' bit--nor the you only get a couple of days training how to be royal bit.

What almost made me 2 star this one was that I saw every plot twist coming. Down to the 'resurected' brother. After some thought, I don't know if I would classify the book as much YA as grade school. Once I decided it fit grade school, it deserved the 3.

I'll read the next books, but by no means will I again pay hardcover prices. This will be a paperback purchase for me next time. ( )