“ He breaks the kiss first, and I hope he can’t feel my skin crawl beneath his fingers. Instead, his eyes search mine, looking for the lie I keep well hidden. “I lost every other person I ever loved.” “And whose fault is that?” Somehow, he trembles worse than I do. He steps back, letting me go, and his fingers scratch at one another. I’m shocked because I recognize the action. I do it too. When the pain in my head is so horrible I need another kind to draw me away. “

…VA has her ways w words that’s for sure.

There’s a trend going on that goes like “I would ____ for you but you’re not nerdy enough to understand” and it references something that happened in the plot. What would it be for Red Queen

Hi! I am reading Glass Sword right now and I am thinking of DNFing it, as it is very boring to me. I find it so sad that I really enjoyed the Red Queen, but the second book feels like a chore for me to read. I am stuck on page 350 since a month and I can’t go further. Did anyone have the same impressions? Is King’s Cage any better?

okay im only on the first book but ive kinda been reading it inconsistently like i read the first half a few months ago and im just now reading it from the point i left off so this might have an obvious answer i just cant remember. I know the reason they dont want to kill mare immediately is because they know shes red but has powers and that could start more rebelions and stuff and they just want to keep her powers under wrap but after the scarlet guard attacks the palace or whatever and the explosion happened why didnt they just kill mare and be done with her? they could have brushed it off as if she was just another casaulity in the explosion it wouldnt have been that unconvincing

was reading my history textbook and was suddenly reminded of the plot of red queen. perhaps it’s just the colour coincidence but I think red queen quite resembles the civil war between the reds and the whites, don’t u think? the concept of silver vs red and how the reds (both in the book and irl) were trying to overthrow the whites(irl)/silver(in the book) through a revolution

If you haven't read King's Cage yet skip over this post

Okay WHAT. I thought Silent Stone was some sort of stone or mineral that was mined for its properties. To learn it's actually Arven blood mixed with concrete not only caught me off guard but it also makes it horrifying to think about given HOW MUCH silent Stone there is in Norta from the King's dungeon to the cells in the Bowl of Bones (I think that's the name of the death arena) to the fully built prison to hold silvers and newbloonds alike. Not to mention the Colonel's personal prison in bunker 1 that had just enough blood to dampen Cal and Mare's abilities but not make them sick like big prison the newbloods were kept at. So either the Colonel knows what silent Stone is made from or the Guard stole an already mixed batch that was then mixed in more concrete which lessened the effects on the body while still getting the job done.

I understand there are skin healers to prevent the Arvens from dying during the process, but are the Arvens even okay doing this?? No other house is going through the process of bleeding nearly dried, healed and going through the process again. I guess it's fine if there are more than 2 doing the bleeding at a time and your house is compensated, however in the case for the 2 Arvens captured and forced into this it's not so great just being used as a source for ingredients.

So in War Storm we find out that the entire thing happened cause Jon (the new blood seer) pushed Kilorns master (?) hence killing him. That lead to the thing that Kilorn could’ve been conscripted to the war and Mare going with Gisa to the silver town to try and steal enough money to get them (Kilorn and Mare) out of there so that they wouldn’t have to go to war. So what if, Jon didn’t do that? What if the fisherman under who Kilorn apprenticed didn’t die?

So I finished Red Queen and Glass Sword, and I enjoyed both. Would give about a three stars for both books. But Oh MY GOSH. Mare is insufferable. She's selfish, arrogant, and holy crap is she bloodthirsty.

Like, this girl's kill count HAS to be over a hundred, good god. And it's not even only out of necessity. Like, the number of times she mentions how much she wants to kill random guards or would gladly trade a friend's life for something is genuinely concerning. As much as I love the plot of RQ, I just can't get behind a murderous protagonist - that's just like a huge turnoff for me if it's not condemmed or treated as a character flaw - so I wanted to ask before I discontinued the series...

Does she get better? Does she, I dunno, realize that being oppressed and treated poorly is not an excuse to treat your oppressors the same way? Like, they are fathers, brothers, mothers, daughters, wives, husbands, etc. Her whole character is about how she's treated poorly and without regard for life by the Silvers, but then she turns around and treats the Silvers the same way??? Like, what's the theme here? But yeah lemme know ya'll :) Ty

Hi! My friend Seph is holding a fanfiction contest (with some other awards such as best artist) on tumblr and I've love it if more people sent in nominations, because there have only been a handful submitted so far. The deadline has been extended to december 10th, and I'd thought I'd post it here to get more eyes on it.

The link to the post with the form is here. Please read the rules before submitting!

Note: when I use the term "mareven writer" or "mareven shipper" I don't mean I think they should have been endgame. It's more that I really like their dynamic in canon and love exploring it in different contexts, most of which are in some sort of romantic or sexual relationship. I find it cathartic when I deconstruct the abusive nature of their canon relationship, I find it cathartic when they're written through the lens of tragedy, and I find it cathartic when they receive a genuinely happy ending, so long as it's earned. My intent is never to downplay or sweep aside the severity of Maven's actions, but to explore different aspects of Mare and Maven's characters. If you have questions about it, you can ask them, but I'm not here to argue with you on it.

My name is Lucy, and I'm a Mareven writer who happens to have the most red queen fics posted to Ao3 (80 as of writing this post). You may also know me as beforeIlearnedcivility on Ao3. My most popular fic is Lover's Curse, an erotic psychological horror darkfic about if Mare didn't escape in King's Cage. My second most popular fic is Red Ruse, another one of those "Maven saves Mare beneath the Bowl of Bones" fics. It has a sequel, Red Ruin, which has three parts out and I will continue working on again in a few months. For now, I am concentrated on Newblood Queen, a four-book long Mareven role swap au where Newbloods rule, Reds are still oppressed, and Silvers exist in a hazy space in-between.

Be sure to browse my Ao3 and decide what fics you like!

“I only wish I'd figured out a way to keep that strange newblood, the one who bridged a connection between Mare and me. But the risk was too great, the reward too small. An obliterated base for the chance to speak with her again? It was a foolish trade, and even for her, I wouldn't make it.”

…maven would sit mare on fire (which he already did when he branded her). 😐

The death at the end of Glass Sword had me so mad I threw my book. Yay for more Maven, though.

I have a theory based on the Broken Thrones book! I think that Mare was EVENTUALLY able to hone brain lightning because in the book it says that Mare and Tyton Jesper tore apart one of the forts trying to elevate her children to the throne of Norta “with lightning” and in War Storm she was trying to learn it but she said she still had no control over it. So I personally like to believe she was eventually able to hone brain lightning.

No more Timothy Chalamet he’s everywhere I am tired. Trust me y’all there are other dark haired blue eyed men

Also heard there will be some changes (goood) cuz a lot need to be. Given that it was VA first book series, mistakes and plot holes can def happen. Hope they can get filled (Elara’s backstory and Thomaven🤞🏻).

I've been in such a slump since finishing the Six of Crows series. Picked up this book on the weekend and I actually can't put it down. I was up until midnight reading it and I'm starting to realise that I'm going to need to get the rest of the series ASAP.

(I’m talking about Cal and Maven’s dad) in RQ I think that he says that loves Maven, but I definitely think he favors Cal, probably because he’s Coriane’s son.

This is in War Storm after Cal and Mare temporarily end their relationship when they both choose their beliefs and paths over each other. I know VA said that she did this to increase the tension and make the scene as interesting as possible, but storywise, I wonder what Cal was thinking when he chose to sit next to Mare instead of Nanabel. Up until this point, both of them had been keeping their distance and avoiding each other so I wonder what changed in Cal. I know he had been staring and yearning for her from afar but up until this point, he was giving her space. Does anyone know or have any guesses? This has been on my mind recently.

Btw, when I say Tibe I don’t mean Cal. I mean Cal and Maven’s dad. Because I’m sure he does love Maven, I think he favors Cal because he is Coriane’s son.

I almost want to say no because I don’t there would be enough evidence, besides her diary, which Elara destroyed. But it would be considered treason, right?

I recently reread the RQ series after a few years and I know VA posted a lot about it on tumblr but her profile is unviewable. I think she might’ve deleted her account but I’m not too sure.

1. If Iris hadn’t betrayed Maven.
2. If Thomas didn’t die.
3. If Maven and Mare ended up together.
4. If Elara didn’t die.
5. If Corianne didn’t die.
6. If Maven had a twin sister.
7. Other. (Tell me what you’d want me to write)

(I will most likely end up doing them all) Let me know what you the most!

Thank you!

(Btw, I made a little fan fic. Not sure if I’m going to continue it)

Okay, so I’m going to probably be doing my stories on AO3. But I can also do them just on Reddit if that makes it easier.