Red Queen: Chapters 13–18

by Victoria Aveyard
In Mare's world, people are divided by the color of their blood. When red-blooded Mare displays magical abilities belonging to those outside her caste, she is welcomed into the circles of the silver-blooded elites — but where do her loyalties truly lie?

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–6, Chapters 7–12, Chapters 13–18, Chapters 19–24, Chapter 25–Epilogue
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  1. respite
    a relief from harm or discomfort
    “Being forced to live such lives, with no respite, no reprieve, and no escape, would make servants of anyone.”
  2. incite
    provoke or stir up
    Their goal is to harm innocent civilians, Silver and Red, to incite fear and hysteria.
  3. hysteria
    excessive or uncontrollable fear
    Their goal is to harm innocent civilians, Silver and Red, to incite fear and hysteria.
  4. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
    When the door shuts behind Maven, leaving me with Cal, I can’t help but feel a little less animosity toward the princes.
  5. tactics
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    Cal’s notes inside them are worse, outlining the tactics he favors, which ones are worth the cost of life.
  6. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    Strength and power are the words Cal has been raised to know. Not goodness. Not kindness. Not empathy or bravery or equality or anything else that a ruler should strive for.
  7. sympathizer
    someone who shares your feelings or opinions
    The thought of Julian, a sympathizer, a good person, being at all like the queen makes me shake.
  8. compassionate
    showing or having sympathy for another's suffering
    And when my sister became queen, she threatened to change all that. She was kind, compassionate, a mother who could raise Cal to be the king this country needed to unite us all.
  9. intimidated
    made scared or fearful as by threats
    She knows the people meant to protect her won’t do much against Maven, or even me, but she doesn’t look at all intimidated.
  10. impenetrable
    not admitting of passage into or through
    Tirana uses her water like a shield, and to Maven’s fiery attacks, it’s impenetrable.
  11. incapacitate
    make unable to perform a certain action
    He incapacitates them one at a time, trapping Oliver in a swirl of fire while trading blows with Cyrine.
  12. goad
    provoke as by constant criticism
    “Too scared to fight?” she goads, lazily flicking a hand.
  13. adrenaline
    hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress
    My blood sings, coursing with adrenaline, my pulse so loud I almost miss his whispered words.
  14. intensify
    become more sharp
    My focus intensifies, deepening my sense of power until it’s so strong I hardly notice the walls shifting around us.
  15. impeccable
    without error or flaw
    I think of Maven, of his kind words, perfect manners, impeccable knowledge of court — all the things he pretends to be to hide his true heart.
Created on Sun Mar 06 16:25:37 EST 2016 (updated Mon Aug 04 12:10:36 EDT 2025)

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