Glass Sword
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Victoria Aveyard
The #1 New York Times bestselling series!The electrifying second installment in the Red Queen series has all the drama, intrigue, and steamy romance that made it a #1 New York Times bestseller. 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?Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series, Glass Sword is the high-stakes follow up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen. And don’t miss War Storm, the thrilling final book in the bestselling Red Queen series!
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Author
Victoria Aveyard
Pages
464
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2016-02-09
ISBN
006244963X 9780062449634
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"Book 2 Red Queen- Betrayed by a friend now king and now it’s time to start the rebellion. Red and silver powered blood needs to come together "
Nicole Sinders
"This was probably my favorite series in middle school and early high school. Now I have no desire to re-read since looking back the characters were pretty bland, besides Maven. This series is great for younger readers though! Not appropriate for anyone still in elementary though. "
Ghostie Gal
"3.5/5
I can’t say much since this is the second book in the series. Honestly the First half was pretty dull and dragged, but the second half had me interested at this point, I'm not sure if I love our main character in this one especially
She bothered me a little to much with her romance choices. Then again, I guess it is age appropriate for her age. Mare's thoughts are so repetitive, always about cal like the girl we get it, please lol and about how special she is, and I'm all for a strong Female character, but it got so repetitive. This series thrives on the action parts. I wish there were a lot more of that i wish I cared and liked our characters a bit more, then I would probably feel the intensity of the story and the risks; I genuinely do love the concept of the powers and the silvers and
Reds but I’m pretty sure I’m not gonna continue on with this series to be fair I’m not the target audience maybe if your a young adult this would be more appealing to you "
Gizelle Villalta
"Waste of time. I’m not ready this series anymore. She doesn’t explain everything the way it should. literally NOTHING happens until the last 4 chapters in this book which is really sad"
Lilly Cluff
"Second half was better, but def interesting! Excited for the next one"
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baylee baker
"This book was a good sequel - not nearly as good as the first book, but still deserves 5 stars. The first half was slow, much slower than I would like. But halfway through, it picked up and it picked up fast. Kept my on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen - which characters would survive and how will the events they do survive affect them."
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Piper Havens
"Soooooooo GOOD!!"
Book Hooked Kate
"June 2024"
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"I really really like this series! At times it may feel boring but I really like the authors writing style and Mare at war w herself and her identity. Couldn’t put it down, 3.5/5 "
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awesome_user_595534
"Useless; Aveyard has already copied all the other popular YA lit, why not throw in Twilight (Breaking Dawn, to be specific)...pretty much the whole point of both books. I'm irritated that I felt like Red Queen was completely unoriginal and still read this. This book is going to be a bestseller (and I'm sorry for my part in that), and even just within the YA genre, there are so many better things to read. <br/><br/>Mare is one of the most annoying characters I've ever read about. I don't see any redeeming qualities in her...some characters can get away with being selfish and whiny, but she's just so unappealing. <br/><br/>As soon as I finished this book, I turned it into a giveaway on Instagram"
Emily
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