King's Cage is the third book in the Red Queen series. It continues Mare Barrow's story of how she strives for equality between people of red and silver blood. At first all seems lost for Mare because despite her attempts to break free, she is stuck in a palace full of silvers, and is being tortured. As the book continues Mare eventually escapes the palace in an unexpected battle. She and her allies strategize new ways to take down the silver blooded king in order to create a world of equality.

This book was a little more slow moving than the previous book in this series because for about half of the book Mare is captured and not many interesting things happen. However, as the book goes on, Mare grows from her time that she spent captured and is more determined than ever— which makes the book more interesting.

I would definitely recommend this whole book series to others because it has a very well written and well thought out story. If you like dramatic books with lots of action and plot twists, I recommend that you read the Red Queen series.

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Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard is the sequel to her book Red Queen. Glass Sword tells the story of Mare Barrow, a 17 year old girl who lives in a society that is divided by blood color. However, Mare has the ability of a person with silver blood, but she is red blooded. After escaping her former life at a silver palace, Mare Barrow and her allies try to recruit people like her to join her side and fight against the silver king and her former fiancé, Maven.

Overall, I did really enjoy this book, despite some of the slow moving parts. As I read further into the book, I became more intrigued and interested in it. It felt like I was traveling along with Mare and her allies while she was on her journey when I reading this book.

I would recommend this book to people who liked Victoria Aveyard's first book Red Queen because this book continues the story of Mare Barrow. If you like action or fantasy books, you will most likely like Glass Sword. If you are looking for a new book series to get into, I recommend this one.

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