Hey, guys! I finally read the sequel to Red Queen (my review) and loved it. Even though I only vaguely remembered book one when I started book two, the story came back to me quickly. It wasn't at all a problem to understand and get back into the story.
The Cover:
The Cover:
It fits with the series's theme of crowns with blood. Except in Glass Sword's case there is both Red and Silver blood on the crown. Below the title, it also says "Kneel or Bleed" which is definitely appropriate. I think this is a cool cover that is distinctive, simple, and relevant. A+ cover.
Official Description:
If there’s one thing Mare Barrow knows, it’s that she’s different.
Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.
The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.
But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.
Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they’ve always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.
My Review:
Glass Sword picked up right where Red Queen left off. It thrusts you right into the action and really doesn't stop.
The plot to Glass Sword was more intense than the first book. It was full of action and betrayal. There was also a subplot of Mare's slow descent into the dark side, as well as her changing relationship with Cal throughout the book.
The characters were super complicated. Mare felt three-dimensional; she wasn't perfect or whiny. Cal is a really interesting character. I'd be willing to read the whole series over again from his point of view. He faces his own character development, even though the Red Queen series is told entirely from Mare's perspective. The relationships between the characters were fun and/or frustrating to read about, but they felt realistic.
While the plot and characters were superb, the best part of Glass Sword is the actual writing. Some sentences were so well-written that I just wanted to read them aloud to the people around me. Even without the plot/characters that it has, Glass Sword would have been worth reading.
I would definitely recommend reading Glass Sword. Read Red Queen first, but I think you will enjoy both books. They're well written and exciting. I could barely put them down!
I'm excited to read the third and penultimate Red Queen book when it comes out in (most likely February) 2017.
Phrase:
Lightening Girl
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
The Young Elites / The Rose Society
The Selection
If you're looking for a good book, check out my Suggestions Page!
Happy Reading!
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The Cover:
It fits with the series's theme of crowns with blood. Except in Glass Sword's case there is both Red and Silver blood on the crown. Below the title, it also says "Kneel or Bleed" which is definitely appropriate. I think this is a cool cover that is distinctive, simple, and relevant. A+ cover.
Official Description:
If there’s one thing Mare Barrow knows, it’s that she’s different.
Mare Barrow’s blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.
The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind.
Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors.
But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat.
Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever?
The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they’ve always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.
My Review:
Glass Sword picked up right where Red Queen left off. It thrusts you right into the action and really doesn't stop.
The plot to Glass Sword was more intense than the first book. It was full of action and betrayal. There was also a subplot of Mare's slow descent into the dark side, as well as her changing relationship with Cal throughout the book.
The characters were super complicated. Mare felt three-dimensional; she wasn't perfect or whiny. Cal is a really interesting character. I'd be willing to read the whole series over again from his point of view. He faces his own character development, even though the Red Queen series is told entirely from Mare's perspective. The relationships between the characters were fun and/or frustrating to read about, but they felt realistic.
While the plot and characters were superb, the best part of Glass Sword is the actual writing. Some sentences were so well-written that I just wanted to read them aloud to the people around me. Even without the plot/characters that it has, Glass Sword would have been worth reading.
I would definitely recommend reading Glass Sword. Read Red Queen first, but I think you will enjoy both books. They're well written and exciting. I could barely put them down!
I'm excited to read the third and penultimate Red Queen book when it comes out in (most likely February) 2017.
Phrase:
Lightening Girl
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
The Young Elites / The Rose Society
The Selection
If you're looking for a good book, check out my Suggestions Page!
Happy Reading!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BookshelfSecret
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