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A review by samellecooke
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
2.5
While I finished this book, I will not be continuing the series. I have a feeling I read this at the wrong time in my reading journey. If you are part of the "SJM Effect" pipeline and those adjacent romantasy adventures, this series needs to be read early on, in my opinion.
I liked book 1 and the premise of the world and magic system. I was interested to see where things went, but this book lost me. There is no spice, which I was expecting. I don't mind a slow burn, but if you're in it for more than a peck here and there, this is NOT for you.
What also lost me in this book was the repetitiveness of the themes and plots. "Anyone can betray anyone." Ok, I do love this tagline, but how many times do we need to say it and how many times is it needed to hold up the plot? The FMC, Mare, is just really freaking annoying. She's one of those who let life happen to her instead of taking it by the reigns and making it work for her. I don't see any growth from book 1 to book 2 and I wasn't convinced I'd see any in book 3.She is so hung up on Maven, the MMC's brother and new king, it was infuriating! He is not a good person. He is not redeemable, at least not enough to be endgame for her. She has a weird relationship with his older brother the MMC, Cal, and I don't love that she can't seem to decide who wants to be with. Then there's the childhood friend Kilorn, who has professed his love for her and it's all just too loose and messy for me for no reason.
I liked book 1 and the premise of the world and magic system. I was interested to see where things went, but this book lost me. There is no spice, which I was expecting. I don't mind a slow burn, but if you're in it for more than a peck here and there, this is NOT for you.
What also lost me in this book was the repetitiveness of the themes and plots. "Anyone can betray anyone." Ok, I do love this tagline, but how many times do we need to say it and how many times is it needed to hold up the plot? The FMC, Mare, is just really freaking annoying. She's one of those who let life happen to her instead of taking it by the reigns and making it work for her. I don't see any growth from book 1 to book 2 and I wasn't convinced I'd see any in book 3.