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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

GLASS SWORD by Victoria Aveyard / Blog Tour: Book Review / Giveaway


Hello and welcome to today's stop for the GLASS SWORD blog tour! Along with my review, I've also got an amazing giveaway (at the end of the post), you won't want to miss!

ABOUT THE BOOK




By: Victoria Aveyard
Published by: Harper Teen
Released on: 2/9/2016
Series: Red Queen #2
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Rating: 4.5 stars - I Really Enjoyed It
*I received an arc from the publisher in exchange for my honest review

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?


A riveting sequel! Glass Sword is a fantastic, heart pounding sequel with plenty of action, heartbreak and betrayal. Picking up right where Red Queen left off, Glass Sword thrust readers right back into the heart of the action, and the shock of betrayal both Mare and Cal share. With it's slower pace storyline, which is perfect for this book, Aveyard makes it incredibly easy to connect with the characters, and feel the range of the emotions they do. This book doesn't lack suspense, danger, and the constantly wondering of who's side certain characters are on. I loved the not knowing, though once motives are revealed, everything makes sense. 

I really liked the character journey Mare goes on. She's strong, ruthless, but not without compassion. The recent events and all that's going on in this book have changed her. She's broken, and yet more determined than ever to stop the King, Maven. His betrayal is still hard to swallow. Thankfully for Mare, she's got her brother, Cal, and her close friends to help her in her mission to save those just like her. Together, they can pose a united front and take down the King, though it won't be easy. In the end, it will Mare who will have to stand alone in a sense, in this fight against the King. I admire her willingness to be self sacrificing and save those she loves. 


This sequel was awesome. It contains the character journey I had excepted it would, though not to the gut wrenching degree I got. Victoria Aveyard, what have you done to me!?! This book is one heck of an emotional roller coaster, and I couldn't stop reading it until I finished the book. There are so many new challenges that the characters face, shocking plot twists, new characters, and plenty of heart pounding moments that either broke my heart or had me swooning. This book is a package of raw emotion, and what Aveyard does with Mare's story is awesome! There's so much more to her journey that I first thought there would be. I love the friendships, and romance in this story. With all that's happening, it brings light and hope to an otherwise darkened world. 


Can we just talk about the betrayals for a moment. I love that it was really hard to figure out who could be trusted. When it came down to it, no really could. That is part of what made this story so addicting. I had to know who was playing who, and what was really going on. Mare's brother's advice was right, "Trust no one." Speaking of characters, I have to hand it to Maven. I have completely underestimated his character. His character is something else entirely. His quest to break Mare, and his brother is one that is definitely part of the danger , and suspense of this book. I'm just not sure if what he's doing is out of spite, passion or vengeance. Maybe it's all three. 

What an amazing sequel! There's no shortage of awesome in this book! It's everything I had hoped it would be. Thank you Aveyard for breaking my heart, and leaving me to wait another year to find out what's going to happen next! I need the next book! This sequel is definitely worth picking up! 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR



Victoria Aveyard is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Queen. Victoria was born and raised in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town known only for the worst traffic rotary in the continental United States. She moved to Los Angeles to earn a BFA in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She currently splits her time between the East and West coasts. As an author and screenwriter, she uses her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies. She has sold several television pilots and feature­ length screenplays. You can visit her online at www.victoriaaveyard.comor on Twitterat @VictoriaAveyard

ENTER TO WIN


One winner will get a RED QUEEN Prize pack from HarperTeen, which includes: ­

1 Physical Copy of CRUEL CROWN (0.1 & 0.2 Red Queen)
­ 1 Red Queen foam sword that reads “Kneel or Bleed”
­ 1 Scarlet Guard scarf


Must be 13+ To Enter | Ships in US only |
See Terms & Conditions for full contest rules before entering some restrictions apply


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FOLLOW THE TOUR


February 1st Bookish Lifestyle
February 2nd Once Upon A Twilight
February 3rd Fiktshun
February 4th Fictitious Delicious
February 5th Good Choice Reading

February 8th Novel Novice
February 9th The YA Bookworm Blog
February 10th Mundie Moms
February 11th Glass of Wine
February 12th Me, My Shelf and I

1 comment:

  1. Yay :D Gorgeous blog tour post Katie. <3 So glad you loved this book a lot :) It do seem pretty awesome. I have heard some mixed things about it. Not sure I will read it :) But curious. I hope you will love the third book too. <3

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