Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Glass Sword

Red Queen #2

Victoria Aveyard

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Description

If there's one thing Mare Barrow knows, it's that she's different.Mare's blood is red - the colour 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 crow...

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Moods

adventurous 89%
tense 59%
dark 56%
emotional 49%
challenging 25%
sad 23%
mysterious 19%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 4%
reflective 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 28%
fast 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Plot: 27% | Character: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

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