I’m excited to have Victoria Aveyard, author of one of the HOTTEST young adult releases of this season, on the blog with me today! Her book Red Queen came out this week surrounded with MUCH pre-publication buzz! Before you get to know Victoria a little bit through some fun top ten lists (which obviously I’m a big fan of) check out what Red Queen is about!
The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.
To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.
Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of
those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.
But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?
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Get to know Victoria with a couple of fun top ten lists!
10 Bookish (or otherwise) Quotes That I Love, in no particular order:
1. “He’s got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Brody’s got friends in every town and village from here to the Sudan, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he’ll blend in, disappear, you’ll never see him again. With any luck, he’s got the Grail already.” Cut to Brody in a marketplace: “Does anyone here speak English? Or even Ancient Greek?” – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, my all-time favorite movie quote.
2. “Winter is coming.” – George RR Martin, A Game of Thrones (I could do all ASOIAF quotes for this but I won’t)
3. “And my sister, my Lindsey, left me in her memories, where I was meant to be.” – Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones
4. “It was the drink that killed him.” “Oh, he was an alcoholic?” “No, he was hit by a Guinness truck.” – Mrs. Doubtfire
5. “Go then, there are other worlds than these.” – Stephen King, The Gunslinger
6. “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” – JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit
7. “I shall find wandering more bearable: I shall know that somewhere there is a firm foothold, even if my feet cannot stand there again.” – JRR Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (and all of LotR essentially)
8. “When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.” – George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords (had to sneak this one in)
9. “Never tell me the odds.” – The Empire Strikes Back
10. “P.S. Germany invaded Belgium an hour ago.” – Ken Follett, Fall of Giants
Honorable mention (because quotes are my life):
Chapter 8 of The Stand, Stephen King
the entirety of Home Alone written by John Hughes
The Indianapolis Speech, Jaws, Robert Shaw
“Well, can’t he just beam up?” “This is reality, Greg.” – ET, Melissa Mathison
10 Favorite Lines I Wrote In Red Queen
1. The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.
2. In school, we learned about the world before ours, about the angels and gods that lived in the sky, ruling the earth with kind and loving hands. Some say those are just stories, but I don’t believe that. The gods rule us still. They have come down from the stars. And they are no longer kind.
3. We destroy. It’s the constant of our kind. No matter the color of blood, man will always fall.
4. “Dear family, I am alive. Obviously.”
5. “From now until the end of your days, you must lie. Your life depends on it, little lightning girl.”
6. “They were a threat to my kingdom, and they were stupid,” he fires back. He stoops, bending over me with his twisted smile. “Were.”
7. Gold and silver and iron, dripping from his hands like tears.
8. When the sword flashes, arcing through air and flesh and bone, she doesn’t blink.
9. In the stories, the old fairy tales, a hero comes. But all my heroes are gone or dead. No one is coming for me.
10. “I have the advantage,” I tell his corpse.
10 Movies I Could Watch Forever
The Lord of the Rings
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Jurassic Park
ET
Independence Day
Gladiator
Goodfellas
Pirates of the Caribbean
Armageddon
10 Things I Never Leave Home Without
Something to read
Cell phone
Keys (unless I forget, which is often)
Scarf or sweater
Sunglasses
A mental plan and schedule for whatever I’m doing
Hair ties
Music
Lipstick if I can remember
My rings (two family heirlooms, one gift to myself)
About The Author
Victoria Aveyard is a screenwriter/YA author who likes books and lists. Her book RED QUEEN will be published Winter 2015 from HarperTeen at HarperCollins. She’s repped by the incomparable Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc. The genres she’s into include YA, Fantasy, Historical, Adventure, Apocalyptic – if people are dying, she’s buying. TWITTER | WEBSITE
GIVEAWAY
One Winner will get Finished Copies of: RED QUEEN by Victoria Aveyard, THE LAST TIME WE SAY GOODBYE by Cynthia Hand and MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES by Jasmine Warga.
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Trina says
I’m very excited about Red Queen! My copy is waiting for me to go pick it up, which I will probably do tomorrow.
Cynthia says
Love this post! I can’t wait to read Red Queen.
Christina says
I’m so excited about this book…and that cover! Gorgeous!
Emily says
I LOVE the cover for this book and am so excited to get my hands on it! Probably one of my most anticipated books of this year.
Marcia says
Fantastic cover! Can’t wait to read this.
Lauren at Bookmark Lit says
I read an ARC of Red Queen and REALLY enjoyed it! Victoria is actually a friend-of-a-friend of mine and grew up in the town next to mine! Crazy small world.
Morgan @ Gone with the Words says
10 Quotes:
1. This is the best, honestly. Bonus because I read it in Indy’s voice. Now I want to watch the movie!
2. Winter needs to get here faster. (But yes, this is the most classic ASOIAF quote I think! Also. “Words are wind” hahah)
10. OMG this is amazing!
10 RQ Quotes:
1. I’m in love with this line. So striking.
4. This. Is. Hilarious.
5. Little lightning girl! I like that.
10 Movies:
Your list is perfect and you know this <3
10 Things:
If I had a dollar for every hair tie I've lost, I'd be so rich. And I always have a book or two in my bag 🙂
Love the questions Jamie, and your answers Victoria! So excited to dive into my copy of Red Queen and even more excited to have you sign it this weekend 😀
Andrea says
Thanks for the great giveaway! I can’t wait to read Red Queen.
Leah says
I’ve been intrigued by this cover for awhile now! So excited to hear more about the book and to get to know the author a little bit better. I love the favorite movies, favorite books, favorite quotes kinds of questions because it feels more like we’re sitting down to chat with a new friend!
Alma says
I am so ecstatic about the release of the Red Queen! The excerpt given is just not enough to satisfy my need to read it!! I cannot wait to know how the Red bloods rebel and I am just so excited to read more!!!
Hillary says
OMG When I first heard of this book I knew it would be right up my alley! I cant wait to read it!
Deanna says
I want to win so badly!
Deanna says
I really want to win!
Lara says
I love these lists! I recently read Red Queen and it’s honestly one of the best books I’ve ever read… Everyone needs to read it!!!
Stefani @ Caught Read Handed says
I was already excited about Red Queen, but I’m even more so now! My Twitter cover photo is actually something I made with “Go then, there are other worlds than these” on it – I LOVE that quote!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction says
I’ve already read Red Queen and I LOVED it! I’m excited about reading the other two books as well!
Donna says
What caught my eye was the last name, my grandmother’s maiden name was Aveyard. I love that name. Also we have very similar movie tastes.
Thomas Turner says
Very excited about “Red Queen” the plot reminds me of Noughts and Crosses, which (for the most part) I loved. And that book cover is delicious. I’m not even joking, I am in love with it.
Would you mind checking out my most recent review, The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer – I would absolutely love for someone of your calibre to possibly check out my content as I am a new blogger!
Christina BookTasty says
Fantasy is by far my favorite genre so I am definitely excited to read Red Queen! I’ll admit the cover freaks me out a little, but I love the summary and I have a feeling it’s going to be right up my reading alley! 🙂
sherry butcher says
Love the interview with the 10 most. I’m more excited now to read Red Queen because of this post. TFS.
Puiman says
Cannot wait to read Red Queen, especially after reading these quotes from the book! Thank you for this!
Shae/Shelver @ Shae Has Left The Room says
I actually just finished it and am in the throes of a bookish hangover. Oof. I need to recover.
Hana says
I cannot wait to read this!
Elin says
I´m very excited! 🙂
Tara Potocek says
I’m looking forward to reading The Red Queen because I have fallen in love with reading (again). I have quite a reading list going. I loved The Selection and am anticipating book four. This gives me something to get hooked on until it’s released. I’m adding The Red Queen to my list now. 😉
Erin @ Paperbackstash says
Sounds like a good book
Shruti says
Wow! Love the cover and the entire concept! Can’t wait to read it. And Victoria is SO pretty. =)
Amatul says
Yep. How does she do it. Too pretty <3