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King's Cage
King's Cage
King's Cage
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King's Cage

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The third book in the thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling series!

In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, rebellion is rising and allegiances will be tested on every side. Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.

Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.

As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.

When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.

Discover more wonders in the world of Red Queen with Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection, a companion novel with stories from fan favorites and new voices, featuring never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content!

Plus don't miss Realm Breaker! Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this stunning fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series, begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperTeen
Release dateFeb 7, 2017
ISBN9780062656681
Author

Victoria Aveyard

Victoria Aveyard was born and raised in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town known only for the worst traffic rotary in the continental United States. She moved to Los Angeles to earn a BFA in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She currently splits her time between the East and West coasts. As an author and screenwriter, she uses her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, and you can visit her online at www.victoriaaveyard.com.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So it takes me forever sometimes to continue a series, as it did with King's Cage. I don't really know what took me so long tbh.

    King's Cage was great! It was really cool seeing the characters grow and change. Evangeline's story took me by surprise. Which is good. I really suck at reviews lol.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I find the main character (Mare) becomes more annoying as the series progresses.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    If it were possible to give a book 6 stars, I would. I adore the entire series, but this was my favourite of the bunch. Mare's trauma was so realistically depicted (unlike a lot of people, I don't find her whiny, but interestingly flawed), we got some great insights into Maven's character, but most of all, Evangeline absolutely shone here and in the final book. Victoria Aveyard is the queen of plot twists and she always keeps me guessing!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I really liked this book! It was dramatic and daring and cold. Mare and Cal are getting closer but don't jump to conclusions. Maven is still cold hearted even after Mare maneuvers trough the cracks in his mask. This books is full of unexpected twists and turns and I can't wait for the fourth one!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This series is worth listening to, I love it
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Book is really good but there are a bunch of parts missing? Suddenly the audio is cut and jumps to the middle of another passage with no context at all. Left out important scenes such as [***SPOILER ALERT***] Maven's assassination attemp... Sad :((
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    super good 1 million% recommend love the readers a lot
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    King's Cage
    by Victoria Aveyard

    Here is book 3 of the Red Queen series, that I listened to through Scribd, and it was depressing. Not the book, it was great, but the story, Mare's situation, it was heartbreaking at times.

    Once again the plot was quick, although there were a lot of internal thoughts that sometimes seemed to draw out and repeat, but with her predicament, it was necessary.

    This time, the book was narrated by three different women, and while they were pretty good, there was one I didn't feel matched the character, her voice was way too deep, too 'old' sounding for a young girl. And the other, while her voice was nice, and a good match for the character, it almost sounded as if she was speaking right on the mic and it was hard to understand her, as her words seemed to slur.

    But I had no real complaints with the story, writing, or plot. It was great! And I highly recommend the series.

    4 stars
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Pretty great, but I'm annoyed by Cameron and having to listen to her POV. She's such a new character and a bratty one at that, I didn't think her POV was worth the listen. It really ruined what would have been an excellent book
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The 1st 100 pages were slow but then I really started to enjoy it.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    3.5/4

    I don't know why this series is kinda ups and downs for my liking.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This one is definitely easier to get through than the second. Every time a new scene is set, it feels like we are re-introduced to each character so that was a bit odd. But definitely had suspense and action!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This was definitely my least favorite of the series so far. I thought Evangeline and Cameron’s commentary was unnecessary for the most part. I also had a very hard time believing the portrayal of Mare’s back and forth feelings about Maven. Over all, I still like the story and I’m happy to continue the series but this just wasn’t my favorite. I enjoyed the first 2 books a lot more.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Slow read. Lots of unnecessary parts. Cameron’s point of view wasn’t needed at all. So far I liked this book the least from this series
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Though Mare finally came to her senses , this was a pretty auctioned packed book. I can however see a fourth book in the making. Especially the way it ends. No spoilers here, you just have to finish it yourself.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Overall a fantastic story with Many twist. Quite melancholic, but though Its sad i kind of like it...
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Typical dystopian YA but entertaining enough. Does suffer a bit from a Mary sue.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I listened to the audio book of this and really enjoyed it. This had the feel of a connector book connecting Glass Sword to War Storm, but it was still really good. It picks up right where Glass Sword leaves off where Mare Barrow has been captured by Maven. The first half of the book essentially is her being held and used almost as a pet for Maven. One of the things that I really liked about this book that was different from the first 2 in the series is that it is told from multiple perspectives. In addition to Mare, we also get the perspective of Cameron who is another "newblood" and Evangeline who is a silver and who was once betrothed to Cal but is now betrothed to Maven.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    teen fiction (dystopia; royalty with superpowers clashing with revolutionaries) I guess it's been too long since I read 1 and 2? I pushed through to chapter 3 or so (page 23-25) but the story really wasn't picking up for me, and I wasn't compelled to put the effort into getting re-hooked (however long that might take). Would recommend either reading much sooner after first 2 books, or skipping entirely.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It felt like it took me forever to get through this book. I bet the series could’ve been wrapped up in 3 hefty books instead of spread into an unknown amount.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Though Mare finally came to her senses , this was a pretty auctioned packed book. I can however see a fourth book in the making. Especially the way it ends. No spoilers here, you just have to finish it yourself.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I haven't gotten as pulled into the last two books as I did the first one. I did enjoy them and still feel the similarities to The Hunger Games, but the meta-human twists make it really interesting.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    There's not really much new to say about this one, considering it's the third book in the series. It's a direct continuation off of book two, and definitely offers some more insight into several characters and leads to a major cliff-hanger, but is overall as one would expect from the series as a whole at this point, and that's a good thing.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Didn’t like the ending
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This started out really slow. The whole first half was really slow, but things really picked up in the second half and I couldn't put it down. I wasn't a huge fan of the alternating POVs. I understand why it was necessary, but I didn't think Cameron's POV added much to the story. Evangeline's POV was an interesting twist. Wasn't expecting it and having seen her through Mare's eyes this whole time I obviously hated her, so seeing her POV made me think differently. I would have LOVED to have seen things from Cal's POV though. Mare finally grows up in this one and she was bad ass in those fight scenes. I loved seeing her relationship with Cal finally grow, but that ending...SO glad I don't have to wait for the next book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    King's Cage felt long but I enjoyed the value that it brought to the series. I have to warn this is going to have a little bit of spoiler to today's review; not much of a spoiler just a little. This book was horrible, wonderful, and intelligent all in one. I think reading while she was captured was boring to a lot of people because a lot of time is passing and Mare isn't able to do really anything. I think the author did that very well. You feel the passing of time. You read as there are things happening in the world beyond Mare's control and she barely hears about any of it. You see how hollow and desperate she is for escape while she spends months in her room alone with nothing but silence. While she is held as Maven's prisoner, she has to deal with all the emotions that she has been avoiding in the previous books. That must have been horrible and I felt for Mare, it was a horrible time for her. If you don't read all the books in a row like I am doing these weeks, you might very well miss out on those important things. You might not remember how in Glass Sword, she was merely a tool to be used to fight. She cut herself off from everyone around her so that she wouldn't have any more emotions. Mare didn't allow herself to think or feel about anything but completing the next task. The first half of King's Cage features Mare and is about her captivity and character growth.

    Victoria Aveyard gives us a reprieve from just reading about Mare in a plain room with nothing to do. She gives us a couple other characters perspectives in this novel. I appreciate that a lot because without that it would be a really boring book. You get to see what is continuing to happen for the Red Guard even though Mare isn't there. You even get to see from a silver's perspective, which I'm not going to say who, but I really liked that. I would love to continue but I think that would just ruin the "reveals" about that character and who they really are.

    It was wonderful to see the strength of the uprising. The strength of Montfort, the Ardent people, and their leader. Victoria Aveyard does a great job of bringing them into the world and showing their democracy. You also get a small taste of their battle tactics and it makes you curious even more. Like I wonder how extreme are they? To what ends are they willing to go to? Wonderful to see the full force of all the different people fighting together and against each other. You actually see what a battle full of abilities is like in this world. Both sides bring their A-Game. You get to see how powerful Mare really could be as she stands alone protecting herself surrounded by silvers. You get to see new alliances and relationships how they have changed in the many months since Mare's capture. Mare and Cal get a reunion and it feels like the pieces are really beginning to come together for the world. It had the feeling that the end was near and the author could have written a quick happily ever after. That is not what you get in this book.

    One part that I had to bother my husband about because I thought it was sooooo good, was the political side of things. You get to see different people strategically moving to complete different tasks. Maven had it rough this book. You find out more about his damaged character, he is betrayed, and he has to repair his kingdom enough so they'll stop rebelling. He does a tour, but really it is just like today's politicians, going around town to town making promises and motivational speeches. I loved that, it makes you think about how much we hear and what is just someone trying to keep you dumb and ignorant of what's really going on. I think that fits perfectly with today's world of politics that it's almost scary. So bringing something like that in, and having it written well that you can understand the meaning at any age is pretty good. There are a lot of politics going on in this book, more than the others. You have even more people who are just trying to maneuver the things they control to get to the ending they want. It's done really good.

    Cal is an idiot. I'm totally serious, he is an idiot

    I 110% believe this deserves a 5-star rating. There is a sh*t ton of stuff that happens during this whole book. You meet many new leaders from different places, an escape attempt, a rescue, two major battles, a few reveals that were previously speculation at least for me. A little bit of love and a lot more loss.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    The third installment in Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series, King’s Cage, is probably my favorite so far. Once again, Aveyard proves she is more focused on telling a story than describing a romance – something my readers know I really like. Especially when it comes to young adult fantasy. In fact, I feel labeling this series as “romance” is a stretch – especially given how little Aveyard focuses on actual material meant to draw in readers of that genre.

    King’s Cage begins where Glass Sword left off: Mare’s deal with Maven. While she spends her time in prison, we finally get to learn more about other characters in the story – namely Cameron and (later) Evangeline. Though the latter takes place more toward when the action begins to kick up. Naturally, the story is more focused on Mare even from these perspectives, but it provides a refreshing look at the rebellion.

    Surprisingly, there are several turns in King’s Cage that caught me entirely off guard. This is a good thing: I hate when books and stories become predictable. I won’t divulge more than that, for fear of spoilers, but I will say this: so far, this book is my favorite in the series and though I am so angry at the ending I could burn it, part of me wants to open it back up to page one and start again. I don’t imagine the library will like it much if I burn their book.

    Until the fourth book hits shelves, I guess I’ll have to satisfy my hunger for more by reading the two novellas that Aveyard wrote for her post-apocalypse universe. Oh, and as a side note? This is the first one I read physically so I finally got to see a map of the lands. As I suspected, it takes place in the ruins of what was once the United States.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    So good. I'm so pissed at Cal right now. Can't wait for the sequel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Definitely an improvement over book two, although the love triangle-y aspects are still annoying. But I very much enjoyed the multiple POV's - especially Evangeline! What?? I am now actually looking forward to the release of book 4 - I'm very interested to see how this saga plays out.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Started off very slow, but got better for the last third. Picked up steam and closed on a high note. Looking forward to the fourth book.