Victoria Aveyard

The perfect addition to the Red Queen series, Broken Throne features three brand-new novellas, alongside two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song - as well as never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content. Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well.

Broken Throne

Apoorva Tarun 

Ipshita Kanungo

Danny Werhane

*4.5 I really liked this book. I would have given it a whole 5 stars if it weren’t for Steal Scars, which dragged so much for me.

fizzy

Lovely book. Get it if you’ve read the Red Queen series. Right now.

Beatriz Pereira

I just want to know why Victoria Aveyard waited till the last book to explain her world... It's just so much better this way. I finally understand what I'm reading. We have a lot of POV and a lot of stories. We have a happy ending to Cal and Mare. We have finally a world rebuilt. We have overcoming tragedy. We even have Clara Farley Barrow making a quick but happy appearance... Why Victoria? 
In the end all I can say is that I appreciate the series and even more this last book. Thank you for this.

The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series,Broken Throne features three brand-new novellas, alongside two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song- as well as never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content.Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection is not to be missed.

Nicole Dykeman

3.5 I thoroughly enjoyed all of the short stories/novellas included in this collection, particularly the ones about Evangeline and Mare and Cal. Generally, though, there’s a lot of unnecessary filler content. It was cool, I guess, to see how much Victoria Aveyard developed the history and politics of her world, but in the end, all I really care about is the characters, and I would rather have had another story (ABOUT KILORN PLEASE) than a bunch of maps and a record of who held the Nortan throne.

Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a beautifully designed, must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard. The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this gorgeously designed package features three brand-new novellas, two previously published novellas, Steel Scars and Queen Song, and never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content. Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection is not to be missed!

Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection

I only liked and finished the Elane and Evangaliene story

Jess

I didn't need to read this.

I only liked and finished the Elane and Evangaliene story

Cynthi

SCBFKJASN I LOVED ThE ENDIN hAPPILY EVER AFTER . the beginning was boring tho ngl I skipped most of the history stuff I might o back and read it idk yet

Jordan /

I have tried reading this book many times, I loved the rest of the books but 👎🏽

Kaylie Dominguez 

Let’s just say, I got the ending I so desperately wanted.. I got closure, and now I can live on happy (:

The beginning of the book sucked tho, those extra novelles? I could not keep my attention on them, skipped most parts of them. 

Page 357 till page 468 is what I came for and those pages brought me many smiles, laughs but also tears of joy and grief.

Sad and happy it’s over.

Kendall Deranek

I like that we got background info on the Calore line. I also liked that we got information from Julien in the form of a letter to Cal. However, the information got really boring. I would’ve much rather had an additional story instead of it.  I Already read the first two short stories. Even though the history pages from Julien are kind of interesting, they’re also boring and I’m kinda tired of reading them. 

World Behind
Overall, I liked this story even though it seemed pointless.  I liked Lyrisa was seeking passage out and ended up with Ashe and his crew. I liked the conflict of having Lyrisa being betrothed to Orrian Cygnet and having him chase after her. I liked the connection between Ashe and Lyrisa a lot, and I hope they show up in at least one of the remaining stories so I can have more time with them. 

Iron Heart
I thought this story was a nice way to wrap up Evangeline’s story, even though it did end a little abruptly. I thought her character development was probably the best in the whole series, and I’m glad she’s finally able to live a free life. I honestly love her relationship with her brother. I think it’s really sweet how close they are. I’m also glad she ended up going to abdicate with him because that was definitely what she needed to do and it really showed how far she came as a character. 

Fire Light
Honestly, this story was kind of boring. Don’t get me wrong, I adore Cal and grew to love Mare, but I wanted so much more of Mare and Cal than what we got. I love Cal so the story was bearable, and I liked seeing what Mare, her family, Cal, and his family were doing. I would’ve much rather read more about the gala or Julien and Sara’s wedding than about the meetings and Evangeline’s contact with Iris. I wanted more than just a kiss in a bar. I wanted to know if they got married and had kids. Which we know they did in the summary at the end. I love that they named them Shade and Coriane. 

Fare Well
The chapter of Maven’s in this story is heartbreaking. I honestly loved that he was still the little boy he used to be inside, despite everything he’s done and been through. I also love that he lied to Cal and hid the boy he used to be so Cal wouldn’t spend his life feeling more guilty. I liked Cal’s chapter about visiting Maven’s grave, although the ending was incredibly abrupt. I wish we would’ve gotten something with Mare being there for him after. I also love that Cal started journaling like his mother. 

Charmaine

Okay, so this book was split into two parts, one with the boring ass history pages, and short stories about the main characters, which I lived for. The ending was definitely quite abrupt, and I wanted to read more about the characters. But overall, this book was good.

Abigail Tzeggai

The pages in this book are filled with tear stains. Reading this was pure torture but it gave me the closure I needed.

Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a beautifully designed, must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard. The perfect addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, this gorgeously designed package features five novellas, and maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more Red Queen inspired content--including a fan-favorite scene annotated by the author herself, exclusively featured in this paperback edition. Fans will be delighted to catch up with beloved characters after the drama of War Storm and be excited to hear from brand-new voices as well. This stunning collection, now in paperback, is not to be missed!

nicole l

was a little disappointed because it didn’t really add to the other books, i liked the third novella but others were boring

beth

this was such a nice way to finish the series. all the short stories were so good and it was so nice to see all the different stories everyone had. it was a very nice ending :)

Maria Brogueira

I needed this. I really did.

Seeing all of them having the deserving end they had to have it. Thank you

Rania Singla

This was...not as bad as I expected it to be.

That doesn't mean I loved it. It was okay, I guess. My favourites would probably have to be Steel Scars and Iron Heart, because who doesn't want more Farley and Evangeline, am I right?

While I appreciate the fact that a lot of history and maps were included, I still haven't grasped the geography of this world. I don't know if this is because I suck at that particular subject, or because the world-building is just not there. I'm thinking the latter. 

Do I care that Mare and Cal got back together? No.

Did I still think it was weirdly cute? Yes.

One thing I am really happy about is that I have finally let go of this series. It had a lot of ups and downs (mostly downs) but it was entertaining to say in the least. 

I want to thank Joyce so much for buddy reading this whole series with me and helping me get through the books. I really appreciate it, and am looking forward to more buddy reads in the future!

Till then, peace out.

Sahi K

I have never been a huge fan of this series. I only continued reading it because I’m not fond of leaving them midway and I especially like getting some closure about characters. That’s also probably the only reason I read this short story collection, because War Storm didn’t give us a satisfactory ending nor did it complete the arcs of the characters. 

This book starts off with the previously published stories from Cruel Crown, which I was obviously not interested in. The next story called World Behind was probably set during the events of King’s Cage and had new characters whose predicament I couldn’t care less about. Evangeline’s story was interesting, getting to know about her life in Montfort and what her and Elane’s future looks like. But my love hate with her character still continues, and she manages to piss me off while also feeling good that she is getting the life she wanted. The next story was what I really wanted to read - what happens when Mare and Cal meet again. There is still a lot of reconstruction to be done and they are not obligated to the same sides, but it was nice to see them finally come to some form of resolution about their future. Both of them still grapple with the choices they made regarding Maven and while I know that he is a villain, I was glad that they remembered him. The last little story called Farewell definitely made me a little emotional. 

However, it’s the historical accounts that are written throughout the book are what impressed me. We get to know more about how this world of Silvers and Reds came to be, and it was actually very fascinating to see that it’s a post-apocalyptic version of our own. I think I never saw that coming. We also get little tidbits about all the Calore monarchs before Cal and that was interesting. But the best part was at the end, where we see how this world ended up and what happened to all these characters in the future. I don’t wanna spoil it but it’s that final historical account that gave me the closure I needed. 

Obviously if you are a diehard fan of the Red Queen series, you should definitely read this book. Otherwise, I don’t know if it’s worth the price. Despite my curiosity, I would not have read it if not for my library copy.

Ik a lotta people don't read novellas(Inc me) but this on puts a lot of things in perspective so if u completed the series, u need to read this for yourself

Jessica Sutton

** spoiler alert **
           I didn't care much about the politics parts of the book, I didn't have the will to read more information about the kingdoms but I found myself surprised with how much I enjoyed these short stories, it was filled with perspectives of the characters I found really interesting. 

Reading the story of Coriane and Tib, made my heart ache and my hate for Elara grew. I wish Coriane got the life she deserved and I wish Cal got to know his mother the way his father and uncle knew her. I enjoyed reading about how Farley and Shade met but I was disappointed we didn't get more about their relationship. I wanted more, especially because I took a liking to Farley and Shade so early on in the series. I loved Ashe and Lyrisa's story so much, I could read a whole book about them. Evangeline is a striking character who I'd usually take a liking to, however I was a bit bored reading her piece of the book. 

I'm so happy Cal and Mare found their way back to each other but Cal crying over Mavens death at his grave hurt and I hated how that was the last thing read in his perspective. I'm again heartbroken by Maven and left wondering if he could have been saved because he said so himself, the part of him untouched by his mother was still somewhere deep inside. But after that chapter, the last few pages of the book actually made me really happy. The war ended, Cal and Mare had 2 kids named after their passing loved ones and Clara has Shades ability to teleport. I'll admit it was a pretty satisfying ending. 

Overall I think this book is my favourite in the whole red queen series. Even though I had a hard time reading these books, I'm kind of sad that it's over now

Cat H

1-2 stars? I really cannot talk about this series anymore. It went from being one of my favorites, to absolutely disappointing to read the final installment. So when I found out there was a novella bind up, I had hoped some issues I had with the last book would be resolved. However, I am still left feeling bitter so maybe I should have waited a longer time before attempting to read all five new novellas. Maybe I will revisit them in the future, but probably not.

Karen Semaan

Queen Song: 4 stars
Steel Scars: 3 stars
World Behind: 4 stars
Iron Heart: 5 stars
Fire Light: 3.5 stars
Fare Well: a solid 5 stars

Autumn Edwards

This was honestly such a good collection of short stories and gave so much closure. I'm a sucker for backstory and small details and this certainly provided. I especially like the couple pages at the end telling about the future, it made me smile to see how far these teenagers go :)

Sophia

by far, my favorite novella from this book is Queen Song. it is so beautifully written, yet heartbreaking, and it will most likely shatter you into pieces even if we all already know how it ends.
5⭐️
even with the rollercoasters of emotions you are most likely to encounter while reading, the last pages will just make you go all 🥺💖✨. though it may sound way much well-resolved for a series of books with all the conflicts and destruction, it wraps it up simply and fittingly, and still gives a little bit of a well-deserved happy ending to the characters, while honoring everything they’ve been through.

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