Glass Sword
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Summary
The #1 New York Times bestselling series！
The electrifying second installment in the Red Queen series has all the drama， intrigue， and steamy romance that made it a #1 New York Times bestseller。
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？
Perfect for fans of George R。R。 Martin’s Game of Thrones series， Glass Sword is the high-stakes follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen。
And don’t miss War Storm， the thrilling final book in the bestselling Red Queen series！
The electrifying second installment in the Red Queen series has all the drama， intrigue， and steamy romance that made it a #1 New York Times bestseller。
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？
Perfect for fans of George R。R。 Martin’s Game of Thrones series， Glass Sword is the high-stakes follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen。
And don’t miss War Storm， the thrilling final book in the bestselling Red Queen series！
Reviews
Lauren Taylor
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A lot slower than the first book and therefore took a while to read。 I wasn’t as invested。 It’s good but a let down to the first。
Cynthia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Characters - ☆☆☆☆World building - ☆☆☆☆☆Plot - ☆☆☆☆☆Plot movement - ☆☆☆☆☆Writing style - ☆☆☆☆☆Entertainment- ☆☆☆☆☆Characters ☆☆☆☆- Mare her character development throughout this book seemed so realistic to me and there were many new characters introduced that I really liked。 However with so many characters some of them seemed really flat and barely mentioned to the point I forgot they existed at all every once in a while。 Also to all those dead in the final battle I felt no connection to at all， Characters - ☆☆☆☆World building - ☆☆☆☆☆Plot - ☆☆☆☆☆Plot movement - ☆☆☆☆☆Writing style - ☆☆☆☆☆Entertainment- ☆☆☆☆☆Characters ☆☆☆☆- Mare her character development throughout this book seemed so realistic to me and there were many new characters introduced that I really liked。 However with so many characters some of them seemed really flat and barely mentioned to the point I forgot they existed at all every once in a while。 Also to all those dead in the final battle I felt no connection to at all， maybe since Mare didn't seem to care much either。 World Building ☆☆☆☆☆- All the things that seemed off to me in book 1 or I wanted explained/shown more were a lot clearer herPlot ☆☆☆☆☆- This whole plotline of gathering an army and training them really pulled me in， I loved how it gave them a chance to take a breather every once in a while on focus on the characters in the story like Mare her mental welbeing and how all the characters are really troubled by the whole thing insteaf of being ruthless soldiersPlot movement ☆☆☆☆☆- The book was really well paced and I never felt like it was moving too fast or slowWriting style ☆☆☆☆☆Entertainment ☆☆☆☆☆- This book really knew how to pull me in。 This is the fastest I've finished a book in a while。 Overall I loved it and I can't wait to see how Mare handles the whole captive thing next book， I can already imagine how amazing I will love that plotline and all the feels！ 。。。more
Razan
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Was a bit slow， and the main event didn't feel flushed out enough。 Was a bit slow， and the main event didn't feel flushed out enough。 。。。more
Etta
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Glass Sword is the sequel in the Red Queen series。 I’m continuing to listen to this series on audiobook and the narration definitely helps my enjoyment of the series， especially as the plot’s pacing in this story was a lot slower。 Although it felt like not much happened in this novel， it was nicer to learn more about the setting and characters。 Everything in this story essentially builds up the cliffhanger ending before the reader begins the third novel。Mare Barrow has escaped Archeon and Ma Glass Sword is the sequel in the Red Queen series。 I’m continuing to listen to this series on audiobook and the narration definitely helps my enjoyment of the series， especially as the plot’s pacing in this story was a lot slower。 Although it felt like not much happened in this novel， it was nicer to learn more about the setting and characters。 Everything in this story essentially builds up the cliffhanger ending before the reader begins the third novel。Mare Barrow has escaped Archeon and Maven and is now a part of the resistance。 Her new mission is to gather other newbloods， like herself， to try and build an army。 While I enjoyed her in the first novel， I was not a huge fan of her character in this novel。 She is dealing a lot from the betrayals of the first novel， but she seemed to take it to the extremes where she would be a little too self-centered and shut out those that actually care for her。 Luckily， this was not the case for the entire story and slowly she returned to the more likable character from the first novel。 I am looking forward to reading more about her character growth as the series continues。There continue to be multiple plot twists and betrayals to keep the reader guessing about what will happen next。 There are two main plots in this story: the rebels on the run from Maven while searching for newbloods and then the planning and execution of a large raid with potential deadly consequences。 However， the characters are what make this novel enjoyable as all of them get a little more depth add to the ones we were introduced to in the previous novel。It was great learning more about Farley as I did not connect with her in either the first novel or the novella， Steel Scars。 After learning more about her， she has grown a lot on me as a characters and I enjoyed her a lot in this novel。 Shade continued to shine in this novel and he and Farley were an adorable couple。 Kilorn was amazing in this novel and it was very interesting seeing his perspective as the “normal” human without any special powers。 Cal is at a crossroads as he wants to find a way to help the Silvers still while being on the run with the Reds and assisting in their cause。 In addition to getting to know more about the established characters， it was also great to learn more about the new characters， like Cameron and Jon， who I hope get further explored in the next novel。Overall， this part of the series helps the readers to connect more to the characters with a little bit of progression in the plot。 So far， this is not my favorite series， but it still has potential as there are two more full novels and a novella left to bring everything together。 Now that there is a new obstacle presented at the end of this novel， it will be interesting to see what happens next。 I am very curious to see how King’s Cage turns out！ 。。。more
Olivia Thorne
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Well。。。After hating the first book in this series for so long， I finally decided to read the sequel just to see if it was any better。 And it was！ I am so happy to say I didn't have to drag myself through this book。 It was interesting enough to keep me involved and I actually want to read the next one！ The plot in this book was much better， but more importantly， the storytelling was better and the relationship building actually existed！ Hopefully I will continue enjoying this series！ Well。。。After hating the first book in this series for so long， I finally decided to read the sequel just to see if it was any better。 And it was！ I am so happy to say I didn't have to drag myself through this book。 It was interesting enough to keep me involved and I actually want to read the next one！ The plot in this book was much better， but more importantly， the storytelling was better and the relationship building actually existed！ Hopefully I will continue enjoying this series！ 。。。more
Ema
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First of all， my heart - broken holy cow。 Also loved this book sm！ Honestly liked this one a lot better then the first （even tho I cried for 2 hrs because of it <3）
Chelsea
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What a rideThis is so fast moving。 I am really liking this series so far。 After all the types of books like this，this one is great。 I like that the main characters have feelings of remorse for the deeds that they did。 Even though they all feel justified it is not what they wanted。 On to book 3。
Megan Hoffman
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I was pleasantly surprised this was much better than the first book in the series。 If you decided to not continue on Mare’s journey after the first book， maybe this is a sign to pick up the Glass Sword
Victoria Hall
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I just could not get into it。
Taisha Speters
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I loved this just as much as the first。 I interacted with it and would even yell out commands to the characters as well。 I really feel the internal conflict with Mare and some of the decisions she is forced to make。 I can't imagine anyone making any other different choices given the same situation。 I'm really looking forward to book 3 to find out what exactly happens。 I'm really waiting for her and Cal to just make the call to be together。 They are perfect for each other。 The way he protects her I loved this just as much as the first。 I interacted with it and would even yell out commands to the characters as well。 I really feel the internal conflict with Mare and some of the decisions she is forced to make。 I can't imagine anyone making any other different choices given the same situation。 I'm really looking forward to book 3 to find out what exactly happens。 I'm really waiting for her and Cal to just make the call to be together。 They are perfect for each other。 The way he protects her， even though they say it's a distraction honestly the way they safe guard each other I couldn't picture her with anyone else。 。。。more
Ola Sobanty
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oh god！！！ kocham， kocham jeszcze raz kocham。 Losy Mare są strasznie ciekawe， intryguje mnie obsesja Mavena na jej punkcie。 Zaczynam kolejną część， zobaczymy co będzie dalej
Roos
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4。5* Mare was a bitch for most of the book
Ava
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Is was interesting to seeing how mare changed because of her past experiences。 It was sad when she was starting to turn a bit dark but it’s realistic based on her experiences。 She realized what happened in the end and she is starting to realize what her choices did to the world。 We👏Love👏Character👏Development👏 Cant wait to see what happens at the end。
N。 Afrina）
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Some books are unrealistic because everything is so darn easy and you could trust anyone。 Some other books just keep stabbing you with one betrayal and failures after another like there is no end。 Worst， the main character bears the brunt of everything for no reason。 Just because they're the chosen one。 Poor Mare， all broken in a hopeless war。 It's so frustrating to read， but not in a bad way。 I just hope this is all for good reason。 Some books are unrealistic because everything is so darn easy and you could trust anyone。 Some other books just keep stabbing you with one betrayal and failures after another like there is no end。 Worst， the main character bears the brunt of everything for no reason。 Just because they're the chosen one。 Poor Mare， all broken in a hopeless war。 It's so frustrating to read， but not in a bad way。 I just hope this is all for good reason。 。。。more
Laura
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2，5/5
Catharina Wolff
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4⭐️
just-a-lonely-bookworm
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me: cant talk rn im doing hot girl sh！t also me: crying over this f@cking bookThis book was so good， and I honestly don't know how to explain how much I loved this book。 But like， at the same time I hated this book， because it was so well written and was just killing me slowly。 Anyways I gave it 4 stars because it was really fast paced and sometimes I couldn't keep up with what was going on。 I would give it 2 peppers out of 5 because there was a good amount of romace， plenty of violence and som me: cant talk rn im doing hot girl sh！t also me: crying over this f@cking bookThis book was so good， and I honestly don't know how to explain how much I loved this book。 But like， at the same time I hated this book， because it was so well written and was just killing me slowly。 Anyways I gave it 4 stars because it was really fast paced and sometimes I couldn't keep up with what was going on。 I would give it 2 peppers out of 5 because there was a good amount of romace， plenty of violence and some mature stuff （cough cough farley & shade） overall loved this book and need the 3rd book in the series asap 。。。more
Eliza meijere
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Loved it even more than the first book
Rae Paeth
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Don't get me wrong - I loved this book。 I had a really good time with it！ But it still carries a lot of tropes of a YA book。 The beginning was stuffed to the brim of 'and then we were BETRAYED'-s to the point I was getting whiplash。 And， closer to the end， with Mare calling herself the Red Queen？ It made me cringe。 Her trying to act all hard and tough really just makes her sound like how I did in middle school when I was trying to be the edgy goth kid。 All that said， I still had a lot of fun。 I Don't get me wrong - I loved this book。 I had a really good time with it！ But it still carries a lot of tropes of a YA book。 The beginning was stuffed to the brim of 'and then we were BETRAYED'-s to the point I was getting whiplash。 And， closer to the end， with Mare calling herself the Red Queen？ It made me cringe。 Her trying to act all hard and tough really just makes her sound like how I did in middle school when I was trying to be the edgy goth kid。 All that said， I still had a lot of fun。 I like the dynamic between Cal and Mare。 The chemistry could be shot up a bit more， but I think the reason I'd like that is because it's what I'm used to。 I really like the romance not being the focus and sort of a background thought considering all that's going on。 Elara's death threw me for a fuckin curve ball， though。 Holy hell。 I'm pretty excited to work my way through the last two books of this series。 I already plan on rereading it to give a more in-depth review for each book。 I like this series， but I want to articulate better what works and what doesn't。 。。。more
Candace
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Oh this was bad。 I don't remember the first being this bad！ Every other paragraph was written to end in a cliff hanger。。。 *Dramatic gasp！*I don't need 3 paragraphs to tell me what you could show through dialogue or action。 And way too much internal speak。 Bad story。 Bad writing。 Oh this was bad。 I don't remember the first being this bad！ Every other paragraph was written to end in a cliff hanger。。。 *Dramatic gasp！*I don't need 3 paragraphs to tell me what you could show through dialogue or action。 And way too much internal speak。 Bad story。 Bad writing。 。。。more
María
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It's better than the Red Queen， bu stills very predictable for me; still feels like a royal version of mockingjay with super powers。 It's faster than the previous book， we get to see Cal evolution （and a little of other characters）， the revolution and thats all。 It was a bridge book， I hope the third book has more action。 Entertains， but doesn't hook you。 It's better than the Red Queen， bu stills very predictable for me; still feels like a royal version of mockingjay with super powers。 It's faster than the previous book， we get to see Cal evolution （and a little of other characters）， the revolution and thats all。 It was a bridge book， I hope the third book has more action。 Entertains， but doesn't hook you。 。。。more
Compota
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Este libro no fue lo que esperaba， creo que la historia como tal sí avanzó， pero el desorrollo de personajes se quedó estancado， y al final volviamos a lo mismo。 Estuvo describiendo cosas y diciendo cosas que no le interesaban al lector; es un libro relativamente corto y lo sentí como si en vez de tener 500 páginas fueran 1000。 ¿Leeré los próximos libros？ No lo creo， no lo tengo en mente en estos momentos。
Joanna
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I've been failing at words lately so I'll have to try to write a review later！ I've been failing at words lately so I'll have to try to write a review later！ 。。。more
Mia grace
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dnf at 48%
Eduarda Silveira
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Eu esperava muito mais desse livro devido o primeiro ter sido tão bom！ Me decepcionei bastante e achei a leitura um bom cansativa do começo ao meio。 O final fica melhor， mas ainda assim esperei bem mais。
Ruth
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This is a really bad rating， but Glass Sword was a really bad book。 After enjoying Red Queen， I thought I would give this book a try。That was a mistake。The main character， Mare， was continually whining， about how she couldn’t help the Reds and how Maven betrayed her， blah blah blah。 She was tougher in the 1st book， which is probably what drew me to the story。 Now she’s just a little lightning girl trying to act grown up。 Let’s not even add the amount of language， violence， and the scenes with Ma This is a really bad rating， but Glass Sword was a really bad book。 After enjoying Red Queen， I thought I would give this book a try。That was a mistake。The main character， Mare， was continually whining， about how she couldn’t help the Reds and how Maven betrayed her， blah blah blah。 She was tougher in the 1st book， which is probably what drew me to the story。 Now she’s just a little lightning girl trying to act grown up。 Let’s not even add the amount of language， violence， and the scenes with Mare and Cal。 I had hopes for this series。 Hopes that I could find a good dystopian YA。 I have not found that in Glass Sword and I’m not even going to look in King’s Cage。 。。。more
Nichole
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This book was rough！While I adore Mare， Kilorn and Cal， I found myself really tired of their antics by the end of this book。 Mare was hard to get behind in this book， I couldn't really follow her thoughts and became increasingly annoyed with her。 I also felt like this book was way too long！ We had a main conflict and we were moving along with it， with another conflict slow-burning in the background， lots of gore and extraneous acts of cruelty， then got to the climax of that main conflict which w This book was rough！While I adore Mare， Kilorn and Cal， I found myself really tired of their antics by the end of this book。 Mare was hard to get behind in this book， I couldn't really follow her thoughts and became increasingly annoyed with her。 I also felt like this book was way too long！ We had a main conflict and we were moving along with it， with another conflict slow-burning in the background， lots of gore and extraneous acts of cruelty， then got to the climax of that main conflict which was actually pretty anti-climactic， then we are introduced to another conflict that seems almost too strenuous to get though only to have that conflict bite the dust before anything can really happen。 It was a roller-coaster for sure。But I am emotionally invested in this band of annoying characters and will see it through。 。。。more
Kiwanna Brown
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Book one was just better
Charale Elwin
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I liked it
CJ
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3。8Mare didn’t really have enough inner dialogue portraying the emotions and thing she was feeling for me connect with the character， that’s one of the reasons I dislike first person POV。 especially if the author is good at showing and not telling， because with the surroundings and the other characters you can see what they look like， their emotions， etc。 but you barely get to see the mc’s reactions to things or appearance in general。 my friend had said that first person perspective is like read 3。8Mare didn’t really have enough inner dialogue portraying the emotions and thing she was feeling for me connect with the character， that’s one of the reasons I dislike first person POV。 especially if the author is good at showing and not telling， because with the surroundings and the other characters you can see what they look like， their emotions， etc。 but you barely get to see the mc’s reactions to things or appearance in general。 my friend had said that first person perspective is like reading someone’s journal， they are rarely gonna write about what they felt in a situation but focus almost entirely on what was happening around them and less about what was happening to them。I enjoyed the book but the pacing was kinda slow which caused me and my short attention span to get bored at times and it even put me in a little reading slump。Overall it still was a good book and I enjoyed it for the most part at least。And that ending 😶😣 。。。more
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