Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)

by Victoria Aveyard

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.

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?

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3.5 stars
Started slow for me, especially considering how much I felt like I was hanging at the end of Red Queen. Once it got going though, I loved the plot and am excited to see how the army of new bloods will handle the MAJOR twist at the end... definitely a cliff hanger kind of series! I have to say, I'm not sure I like Mare right now, but I also don't think I'm supposed to. She's been going through so much and the development is strong - it's just not necessarily all positive. I love that this is one of those series where bad things happen and you never know how things will end. Just because someone is important doesn't mean they are safe... lots of twists and surprises to keep you on your toes.

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