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Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

11 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

fuelledbymonster's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Suicide, Stalking, and Murder

laurenandradee's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I absolutely loved finally diving back into this world and seeing how Mare’s journey progresses. I’m always a sucker for YA fantasy and dystopians, so I probably will always rate them highly, but I didn’t want to stop reading this. Lately, though I’ve always loved a redemption arc, I’ve been loving the exploration of when it’s okay to do some morally gray things and when do we turn into monsters if that’s who we’re trying to defeat? Mare’s grip on her own morality and her learning to love and trust again are the biggest themes of this book. I loved meeting new characters and getting more depth in the old ones. I didn’t like Cal in the first book, but now I’m in love! And I don’t hate Kilorn anymore. And I have a deeper understanding of Farley. Though there may be animosity between characters, I’m sensing some found family vibes coming and I am so here for it. Though the ending was such a disheartening cliffhanger, that I’m almost scared to start the next book! (Good thing I don’t have it yet I guess eh?) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I definitely did not enjoy this as much as Red Queen.

I enjoyed learning about the new bloods and their powers. And I really enjoyed seeing Mare with her family again. But I honestly don’t think I can forgive Aveyard for killing Shade. We had already mourned his “death”, and then we got to know him even better and you kill him for real?! I feel like this was used to do something to Mare’s character but it fell short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death and Abandonment

sudatot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment and Colonisation

Minor: Pregnancy

quinn24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism

emmaopaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and War

trulydevious's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

escapismforlife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I'm not enjoying what Mare Barrows, as protagonist,mood and purpose in this book does.

 The narrations is jumbled and jumps around to at random points that make no sense. Plus, things happen that came from no where and  have no explanation.  All of it happens through  telling not showing for the majority of this  book while capturing newbloods. Which in the case  isn't  good like whatsoever. Like all of a sudden Mare and Cal like then love each other  in between  ten chapter.

 Not to mention  she just is able to control  her powers. Despite repeatin   she is unable to with just a couple months of training  with it.  But it was enough to

kill queen  Elara

and not

save her brother

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I don't  like this protagonist  at all especially  with how this book ends. Not after everything  she puts her family  through  despite  trying to be brave.

Bold

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder