Rating: ***** Suggested Age: 13

I had the hardest time putting Glass Sword down to do my daily tasks, such as school and homework. I read as often as I possibly could because it was that amazing. I finished it during class yesterday and was in denial of the ending for the rest of the day. I don’t think it should be legal to finish a book that way…that was horrible. I want the next book so badly, but it comes out in FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR!!!! How am I supposed to survive until then?

The plot kept unravelling and unravelling throughout this book. Everything kept happening and it was so thrilling. I was able to appreciate Victoria Aveyard’s writing even more because everything was so detailed and captured perfectly. She’s a really good writer and I was able to overlook the present tense writing because of that.

I’ve heard many complaints that Mare is annoying, but I didn’t really find that. In Red Queen, I wasn’t overly fond of her, but in Glass Sword, I found myself somewhat relating to her. A lot of the things she said seemed really true and relatable. If I were in her place, I felt that I would have made the same decisions. She is real and that was what I liked. She is flawed, sure, but she’s real.

I also have a favorite quote: “If I am a sword, I am a sword made of glass, and I feel myself beginning to shatter.” -Mare Barrow, I do not have a page number for this quote (oops). I cannot express how much I love this quote and I don’t even know why I like it. It’s so cool though…

Anyway, I highly recommend this book (despite the mixed reviews). It’s extraordinary.

-Book Hugger

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