King's Cage (Red Queen)

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There seems to be this growing fury and vindictive agenda of women writers pitting themselves against male writers, especially if the men catch a break. Why do that to people who don’t know you and have no idea who you are and have worked probably just as hard for their big break? If there are showrunners like Shonda Rhimes then there’s no excuse why no one else can be like her. And FYI, maybe there’d be more things like female producers and directors if they didn’t keep immaturely dropping out of Hollywood over “creative differences”. Maven takes Mare, Evangeline, and many others on a coronation tour. He speaks before reds in an attempt to bring them to his side. To make them think that he has their best interest at heart. Some are falling for his lies. After the battle, the coalition gathers to discuss their next steps. Anabel informs Cal that he is being made King of Norta. Evangeline hopes that Mare's temper will ruin the alliance so that she does not have to marry Cal. Cal gives a speech about changing the ways of the kingdom and giving Reds more equality and freedom. The Silvers pretend to support him. While he hesitates, Cal still accepts the throne he was born and raised to want. Both Evangeline and Mare are devastated by this decision. During the following battle Mare and Cal are reunited but the Mind Whisperer, Samson, forces them to fight each other. Finally, they kill Samson and get away. Mare Must Speak: Mare wakes up to Maven staring at her like a lunatic, which is pretty on brand for him, and explains his latest evil plan, which is also pretty on brand for him. Maven forces Mare to tell the world that the Scarlet Guard is luring Newbloods to their death in a quest to create a Red-only world. He coaxes Newbloods to join him for “protection,” when he really will force them to join his Silver army and eradicate the Scarlet Guard.

Cameron and Farley enter the city. Cal brings some silvers under his protection when they surrender. Some silvers flee, many are killed. Cameron learns that Maven has taken a group of red soldiers hostage. Cameron’s brother, Morrey, among them. She runs off to save him, but Cal catches up and offers to help. Cal hopes to exchange the slaves for the Silver’s freedom. Cameron has other plans. Cameron saves them on her own, and many silvers die. When she gets the red soldiers away after a fight, she finds that they have been fed lies by Maven and they do not trust Cameron or any of the Scarlet Guard. 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, the girl he once loved.

So guys this was one of my favourite series but this book just made me so upset. I hate it!!!! I feel to laugh in Mare's face at the end. Bitch. I am so happy that that happened! I think that's one of the only positives. Oh and these are just my taught and opinions ;) Like I said in my pre-post after just finishing- Its not about the teams and its certainly not about who she will ultimately choose…or not choose. I just think there was so much potential for this story and it fell so so flat. I had thought you lost, Orphanmaker. For so long you were the prize of us. For months we sought the threads of the Angel's design. You and I were the heart and the vessel, working towards a broken request... Mare is forced by Maven to sit next to him while newbloods are presented to the court. He asks them to display their abilities. Halley, a newblood serving House Eagrie, whose ability is being able to detect other's abilities, reveals Nanny. Nanny is one of Mare's recruits who is a shifter, and is disguised as a Silver noble in the hopes of rescuing Mare. Nanny commits suicide before she can be interrogated by Samson. Namun, pemberontakan belum selesai. Percobaan pembunuhan terhadap sang Raja terjadi dan perang pun berkobar. Mare diselamatkan. Kini dia harus berlatih keras untuk menyempurnakan kekuatannya demi pertarungan puncak nanti. Di tengah situasi yang semakin panas, hubungan Mare dengan Cal—Pangeran Perak yang terbuang—pun semakin dalam.

In this book, we get three POVs. Mare, Cameron, and... someone. (Trying to keep this part spoiler-free as much as possible.) I'm half and half about this format. Half of me liked it because I didn't have to read from Mare's POV as often (not to mention I get to read from Cameron's POV). But on the otherhand, I didn't see how this helped. Parts of it felt like chunks of the story was left out. Plus, the majority of it was Mare's POV. Which... ugh. I get that with these three characters, they offer insight on what each one is doing and what they're doing, but it didn't do a good job at it sometimes. Without the clear distinctions brought on by the audiobook, telling apart the characters became really difficult. Therefore, I've written a cheat-sheet for those who only have the text: How to tell your Mare from your Mare -- 101 In the center is a two-and-a-half feet high pedestal. [45] it has a smooth top, with grooved designs in the sides that spiral from the ground to the top. [46] It has three concave openings in a triangular formation on top. When three glowing pearls are placed in the holes the groove fills with light and the door open. [47] The Bridge [ ] Surprisingly I liked Cal better in this book than the last. I totally understand why he did what he did. Once again Mare cough*ass* tries to make him feel bad. Cal is so much more than the author makes him out to be. He reminds ma a bit of Chaol though.There were parts of King's Cage that were entertaining, but the negatives outweighed the positives. Cameron and parts of the book were the only things I liked. Other than that, the rest was just plain bad. The weakest of the series. I believe the last book will be in big trouble if Victoria doesn't change Mare. It’s almost comical. Every step I take explodes in my face. I tried to save Kilorn from conscription and maimed my sister instead. I became a maid to help my family and within hours became a prisoner. I believed Maven’s words and Maven’s false heart. I trusted Cal to choose me. I raided a prison to free people and ended up clutching Shade’s corpse. I sacrificed myself to save the people I love. I gave Maven a weapon. And now, try as I might to thwart his reign from the inside, I think I’ve done something much worse. What can I say? This series kept more and more like a dystopian fiction, more than being high fantasy. However, I like this one a bit better that Glass Sword due to politic game, more Maven, and because THIS ONE GAVE ME MANY FEELSSS *angry* *giddy* *angry* *giddy* and then *wrathhhhhh*, not made me all bored like GS! I also adored her demeanor towards Maven, taking advantage of his weakness for her, but always trying to bring him on the right path. Their dialogue is beautiful, mirroring two broken souls, trying to outsmart each other. They find refuge in one another, no matter how twisted and toxic. And Mare, at least, finally gets a clearer picture about this plague of a boy.