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 from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change. Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the center 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.
First I need to get this out there: Mare Barrow = Bone Marrow. I'm not sure whether or not that was intentional but that's how I read this girl's name from day 1, especially because the focus of the entire book was blood color.
But other than the awkward naming situation I really enjoyed this book. It sounds cliche in the summary but there were some twists in there that I didn't see coming and wow was I impressed! Mare is a girl of action so there's a lot going on from the beginning. The only thing I didn't like was the forced love triangle between her and the brothers. It didn't feel natural but it ended up playing a large role in the end so I couldn't just skip it like I normally do in other books.
The world building was really descriptive so I never felt lost or confused as to where we were; when is another story but that's not as important to me so I got over that pretty easily.
I really don't want to give too much away about the plot. As with most 'royal' books there's a lot of time spent in the castle and there's only so much a girl can do in there so a few chapters were redundant.
Other than that I highly recommend this book and I can't wait to read the next installment. February 2016 cannot come soon enough!!
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