Meghan McMullen, 9th Grade: Maven from Red Queen and Glass Sword

“Out of every book I’ve ever read, The Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard is by far my favorite, so it is only natural that my favorite villain is Maven Calore, the youngest prince, and now king. At first he is simply seen as a lonesome, caring prince who is constantly overshadowed by his older brother, Cal. In the end of the first book, though, after he had gotten Mare to fall in love with him, he is revealed as a cruel and malicious person who all along had always sided with Queen Elara. He is my favorite book villain, because for once I had not guessed a plot twist such as his and I thoroughly enjoy his character development and cannot wait for more.”