Glass Sword (Red Queen, 2)

It’s a really good sequel to the Red Queen book. I think the FMC is still growing at this point, but I love seeing that character growth throughout the series.The MMC is also growing and seeing things through the eyes of others. Such a great book. The ending is a cliffhanger so have the third on hand if you love the series.

Book 2 of this series is less predictable, which I appreciated. I enjoyed reading this one as well. It is packed with adventure, thrill and deep emotional discoveries. Definitely worth your time.

Rating: 5 Stars So it has been some time since I read Red Queen. I dove right in. Mare and Cal are on the run with the Red Guard but being a silver, Cal is not treated with the best care. Mare is a red with silver abilities, the lightning girl. She thought she was an anomaly but finds there are others like her, new bloods. The king is dead at Cal’s hand. His hand forced by the Queen, using her ability against him to dispute him and put her traitors son Maven on the throne. He is not the man either of them thought him to be, just a puppet playing the part that would make them both care for him. Now Mare must fight but the cost is high and all of the treachery and betrayal have taken their toll and changed her. The action and intrigue of this series picks up at the first page and doesn't let you down. There is so much happening from escaping without dying and oh yeah convincing the people you're with Cal isn't just an evil silver but an ally. I loved throughout the book there is always more than one thing happening. The constant struggle between the reds and silvers and now new bloods, never knowing where one stands as we are constantly reminded that anyone can betray you at any time. Oh and the political issues of being on the run as Maven takes over as king. It's one hit after another and we just keep rolling with the momentum never slowing down. The pacing of the book keeps it moving along for sure. Still there is lots of character development with all out characters. There is no clear right and wrong anymore everything seems to be shades of grey. Mare, everyone really but her especially, has to deal with so much. Blaming herself. Wanting to save people like her, save everyone and fix the world into something better. She wasn't trained to be a leader, she never wanted to be one but despite everything people keep looking to her to lead. Watching her struggle with all of her issues throughout the book was grounding. There was one part in which case I was so glad I was parked when it happened because I just stared at my car display in shock. You go through the emotional ringer with these characters that's for sure.“If I am a sword, I am a sword made of glass, and I feel myself beginning to shatter.” One of my favorite parts was getting to meet all the new characters. Some good and some bad. I especially enjoyed our new bloods and learning all their new powers as some were so much fun to imagine. I enjoyed the difficult position each one was in and how real everything felt. Not everyone is saved all the time. This is a war and they are rebels and that means they are the underdog. Farley was by far a favorite for me, the accent the narrator did for her was spot on as well, I loved how she could be surrounded by people with special abilities and be severely out matched but still hold her own with her tricks and skills. There is some small pieces between Mare and Cal but given everything that has happened it is very small and sedate. They both are struggling with Maven. Yes he is a monster. He has done and continues to do horrible things to people. Still that is not the Maven they knew and loved and even knowing that their Maven was "real" is still a hard thing to reconcile with the monster that is out to get you. I love that they both are struggling with that and their places in this new war. They both have beliefs and hard wired instincts they have to work on with everything flipped around. I thought the reactions to it all was rather true to the characters and I enjoyed it. Overall I really enjoyed this story and am glad I don't have to wait long to start the next book and then even less time for the final book to come out. As much as I want to dive right in given that ending…and yes that ending hurt me…I also want to be fresh for the final book to come out. And I have a few other books I have to get to this month! I am caught up in this story and even waiting close to 2 years between reading without any catch up I fell right back into things with no problem because the author wrote such a unique and interesting world it was transfixed in my head!

OMG, this book is just amazing!! It took me a while to finally get to it after it came out even though we purchased it right after it was released. It was just sitting on my shelf until I finally decided to pick it up and read it. So I got Red Queen when it first came out and read it right away - you can read my Red Queen review here - so when Glass Sword came out I immediately re-read Red Queen but held off to read Glass Sword until a couple days ago I was like you know what I'm going to just read this baby right now. I finished it in 2 days and felt so many emotions at once that it put me into a book slump. I felt that no other book will ever be as good as this one. Okay now on to the actual review!I absolutely loved this book, it was definitely better that the first book. I loved the character development of Mare throughout the book. To me, the book was about Mare finding out who she can trust and who was really there for her because we all know that the ending of the first book left Mare thinking she can't trust anyone, not even herself. So for Mare not being able to trust anyone or even herself caused her to make bad decisions throughout the book and it without a doubt has many consequences. Now Cal in this book had me on the edge of my seat because we don't really get a solid answer from him. For example, is he with the Scarlet Guard or with the Silver's. I was just scared that at some point in the book Cal was going to betray Mare and the Scarlet Guard, it made me extremely anxious! Now on to Maven. Maven is just an odd character for me in this book. In the first book I absolutely loved him but in this one, he kept giving me mixed feelings. During some points in the book he seemed like he was being controlled by Queen Elara and still wanted Mare but then other times he was just downright cruel to her and made me a little uneasy about his character.So in Glass Sword, you are introduced to a couple new characters who are known as "Newbloods" which you will find out about that when you read Glass Sword. One of my favorite Newbloods would definitely have to be Cameron. I love Cameron so much! Oh and we can't forget about Shade and Farley! I quickly had an attachment with Shade in this book because in the first one we spent almost the whole entire book thinking he was dead and at the end found out he was alive so I had a quick attachment with his character. I also love how gentle and brotherly he is with Mare it's just so cute and also how much he worries about her and always checks in to see if she's safe or doing fine. He was indeed one of my new favorite characters.Lastly, we have Captain Farley! Farley has always been one of my favorites because of her strong character and how independent she is. In this book, she definitely shows more of her independence and lack of dependence on others. She is just a powerful and fierce character and I love her. I mostly love every single one of these characters in the series! To find out about where Mare's story goes next be sure to read Glass Sword!! Victoria Aveyard did an amazing job with the character development in the second book. She brought the characters more to life to the point where I can envision them. I can't wait to receive the ARC (I was the winner at the b-fest teen festival so I get to receive ARC's for a year!) to King's Cage which will be the third installment of the series.

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Super goed boek ! Love de serie

The story of the lightening girl continues in book two of the Red Queen series and it does not disappoint in terms of pace, action and twists and turns.It’s so hard to write a second book to rival the first when it’s usually been written in a fraction of the time with the pressure of agents and deadlines looming over the author but Aveyard pulls it off fantastically.Her prose is straight forward yet original. Her characters both likeable and unlikable at the same time causing you to have this complicated investment in them that keeps you turning the pages. The world building is great - an amalgamation of traditional fantasy meets futuristic dystopia and just a smattering of a sci-fi feel. The ending had me shooketh!This book rivals The Hunger Games and the ACOTAR series and I can’t wait to start reading the next in the series.

Este libro al igual que el primero me mantuvo leyendo sin parar, realmente emocionante, tanto que lo acabé en 3 días así como el primero, si les gustó red queen definitivamente sugiero que sigan la saga. Actualmente ya no puedo esperar por comenzar con King's Cage.La portada un poco sucia pero el resto del libro está impecable.

The book arrived in perfect condition and oh my goodness I cannot stop reading this series !!! the book was so good I finished it in one day !! Although it has some slow phases but still its a great read. Can't wait to read the third book in the series