A review by shashaybooks
Glass Sword, by Victoria Aveyard

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

This book was torturous. 


I hate Mare like I've never hated any YA protagonist. She is absolutely insufferable and the fact that we have to read the entire series through her perspective is mind-bogglingly horrendous. I swear this book is bad enough to put me in a slump. Much of this book is also extremely repetitive, recruiting and recruiting and we don't even delve that deep into the other characters. They're all literally plot tools.

This is the worst character building I've ever seen in a fantasy world. Especially one that is so hyped up as this one. The characters are so incredibly unremarkable, not charming in the least and I just, seriously, want to cry right now. The plot in Red Queen was at least good and that made up for it, but this one?

God help us all. It's seriously going to put me in a reading slump.

I'm an incredibly empathetic reader and yet, I cannot justify Mare's actions and intentions in the least. The only reason I finished this book was because I am a completionist. And that is the only reason I will read the third book. Also because I don't want to waste my money.

I side with Maven now. I want him to kill her, please. Thank you.

Oh, and the writing in here is an absolute mess. Every ending of a paragraph is some dramatic declaration or vague metaphor. The writing is just not it. Just telling and telling, barely any showing. God, how did I survive that I don't even know. 

If you're looking for a good fantasy series, turn away from this one. You'll thank me later.
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