This was my third time reading Red Queen. I love it more each time I read it. Now that I know where the plot goes I can sit back and really enjoy how the characters unfold and unravel to get there. Red Queen takes Mare to some very difficult places where she has to make "trades" as she calls them to save the people she loves and try to achieve the world she wants. These "trades" make Mare a morally gray character, if not downright morally dark at times. This is what I adore about Red Queen. None of the characters are perfectly good and none are perfectly bad. The humanity is explored in each of them, as are each character's moral failings. This is my far my favorite dystopian series. I cannot wait for the release of War Storm. Until then, I'm certainly going to enjoy the journey again.