Glass Sword, by: Victoria Aveyard

Blurb

       If there’s one thing Mare Barrow knows, it’s that she’s different.
       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?
       The electrifying next installment in the Red Queen series escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they’ve always known—and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul.

       Glass Sword (72%) is a book that I had high expectations for. I really liked Red Queen, and it definitely set my standards higher than I should've let them get, as sequels are almost never as good as the first. When Glass Sword didn't exceed those expectations, a reading slump hit me hard. (This and the fact that I figured out I could binge watch all the Jason Bourne movies for free online.)
       Besides the fact that a reading slump bogged me down, this book was pretty good. There were lots of new elements added to the story, action-packed twists and turns, and amazing new characters.
       Mare really learns to grow up in this part of the story and has to question everything she has once known. Aveyard does a great job of writing a great story while keeping the characters real. Mare isn't concerned about saving the world, she wants to keep her friends and family safe. That's something that keeps me invested in the story.
        All in all, Glass Sword wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be, but it was a really good read. If you have any doubts, I suggest you get your hands on a copy of this book.

Review

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From behind a glass sword,
Ashton

If I am a sword, I am a sword made of glass, and I feel myself beginning to shatter.”
- Victoria Aveyard, Glass Sword