“Red Queen” is a young adult fantasy novel by Victoria Aveyard which follows how 17-year-old Mare Barrow’s discovers that she, a peasant-born Red, has the special powers of the elite ruling Silvers and changes the course of her country’s future. "Red Queen" involves important themes such as coming of age, war, love, revolution, and betrayal as Mare attempts to use her powers and her newly-found position as a princess for good.