Review: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Title: Glass Sword

Author: Victoria Aveyard

Edition: Orion, 2016

Rating: ★★★★★

Synopsis

If there's one thing Mare Barrow knows, it's that she's different. Mare's blood is red - the colour of common folk - but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court wants to control. Pursued by the vengeful Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join the rebellion. 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?

DISCLAIMER. THIS REVIEW WILL HAVE SPOILERS.

It's been a while, but my lovely friend over at booksandclevernxss.blogspot.co.uk has finally finished Glass Sword and now we're going to talk about it together like we do with so many books.

Reading Roundup

March has been a super busy month – deadlines, Easter holidays, job interviews – and my reading has experienced a bit of a slump. Which makes me sad, BUT the very few books, that is, two, which I've managed to fit in have been extremely good reads. And, I will be back on it for April. I will. I am DETERMINED. So, March's books:

Glass Sword

Rating: ★★★★★

Not going to lie, Glass Sword was pretty intimidating to look at. 400+ pages, the size of a hardback? If I hadn't been waiting for this book to come out, I would not have even tried. I don't think it was quite as good as Red Queen, but there were so many twists that I wasn't expecting, ones that had me scribbling in the margins. My full review isn't up yet, but it's going to be a special one, I promise. (Edit: it's here)

Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Rating: ★★★★★ ★

I WILL finish this before the end of March *nervous laughter*. I'm so nearly finished but so far, much like the two before it, Blue Lily, Lily Blue is amazing. I won't gush too much here, I'll leave that for the full review, here. Plus, look, a gold star! 
(Edit: I finished it in the (very) early hours of April 1st...does that count?)

Like I said, I'm pretty disappointed in myself this month. It can only go up from here, right? 

March TBR

March is here! 2016 sure isn't waiting around, and the pile of unread books currently in my room is slowly getting smaller. And on that note, here are the books that will finally be opened and, hopefully, enjoyed this month.

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

FINALLY. I thought it took a long time to get a hold of The Dream Thieves but that wait was nowhere near as long as the wait for this one. But it's okay because I have it now and I am looking forward to every single page. *grins*

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

You'd think after spending months on a project solely focused on Red Queen I'd be sick of the series but I am NOT! I am so unbelievably excited to read this monster of a book (seriously, it's ridiculous...the size of a hardback, but with a paperback...paperback, but huge. Just huge). I might even try something new with the review for this so stay tuned!

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

I'm going to get myself back to what I really, really LOVE. A bit of good old romance. *sighs happily*. I'm so excited because this book is so pretty and summery and, you can't see it here, but the spine has stripes, and for some reason it makes me really happy.

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Firstly, do not google 'Peter Pan book cover'. There are SO MANY. Maybe half of which my friend owns. Speaking of who, her obsession with Peter Pan seems to be rubbing off on me. It's not like I don't know the story, I think most people do, but I want to read the original version, the one that's inspired said friend to write THREE (edit: FOUR) different adaptations.