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Victoria Aveyard knocked it out of the park with her Red Queen YA series, which somehow blends X-Men with The Hunger Games, and then splashes in a few Cinderella themes. The first book in the trilogy introduces lowly pickpocket Mare Barrow, who lives in a world with a class system dependent on blood — those with Red blood serve those with Silver, whose elite blood includes superhuman abilities (running incredibly fast, super strength, control of fire, etc.). Mare is eventually recruited to be a servant in the Silver court, where she discovers she somehow has abilities of her own despite the Red blood coursing through her veins. This leads to forbidden romances with multiple princes, palace intrigue, and a dangerous game that all but promises death.