Glass Sword

this book does look amazing. i'm still halfway through the previuos one, but then i'm getting to it soon. so so happy, this series is great. thanks a lot, see you :)

The book is really good. It's full of plot twists you would never expect. The turns in took and the ending took me of course by surprise. The pace is perfect. The slow places give us insight into characters minds. They help to connect with them. Then we have places full of actions and it's definitely big improvement in comparison to the "Red Queen". I feel like the writing really improved. On the top of all that we have unique world- full of magic, deep characters that are far from being flat, complicated love story, amazing friendship, death. While reading it I experience so many different emotions. If you read "Red Queen" and you liked it but you are not sure if you should read next book you should give it a try. Its more action-packed, the characters develop and it's a good page turner.

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Gosh! This book had me almost dying to know the end! It wasn’t as good as Red Queen, because it had a lot history and details, but you get to see Mare’s transformation, and who she chooses to be with...

This is a great installment for a book series. Glass Sword really knocks it out of the park. It's a build up of war, internal and external, throwing punches, and getting messy with emotions. Now that all the set-up stuff is over with, this second book gets right into the thick of the plot, expanding upon the story arc introduced in the end of the last book, wherein Mare resolves to rescue the redbloods with silver abilities aka "newbloods" and continue working on the mission of the Scarlet Guard: overthrow the Silver hierarchy and make a change for the better for the reds. But this novel doesn't shy away from getting complex. War is complex, social movements are complex. There is sacrifice, there are people whose perspectives will never align with yours, there are things that haunt us, things that twist us, reasons to turn your back on people you love... The story has definitely shown an expansion of what we saw in Red Queen. Things seemed so direct in that book, but now the waters are murky. We see the worst in our characters, we see their true natures, we get met with obstacles and things that make the reader feel conflicted about their own stances if they'd be in this situation, what choices they would make. It's actually a really enjoyable read because the author wasn't afraid to make events or characters bad and messy and horrible. It feels realistic that there's a balance of things; there are victories, but oh, are there losses too. In fact, while this book was really great, it's also the kind of book I probably won't be rereading anytime soon (like, I'll probably reread it when book #4 comes out and then I'm not picking it up again for a while) because it appeals in a way that's heavy emotionally and makes it hard to just pick it up and experience it again. It doesn't have enough feel-good moments to make the heaviness bearable again and again. I enjoyed the writing, the character development, the plot projection... I'm excited for the next book! I've always been a sucker for obsessive villains who become fixated on a single person, so it'll be interesting to see how things unfold after that ending. Again, the romance wasn't very heavy, but I think those moments of connection between Cal and Mare were worthwhile, showing something very human in both of them. But like the last one, this book isn't nearly as concerned with romance as it is with the major plots. It's just a small touch here and there. I can't really pick any faults from it. I read it in one sitting and loved every minute. I recommend picking up the series! Though if you've avoided it this long, wait until 2018 when the last book it out since I'm sure book #3 will leave on a hell of an ending too.