Glass Sword

I hate middle books. You know they are going to leave you hanging in distress for whatever character is in peril until the final book is released. Yet, you have to read them because it's what you do. This sequel to Red Queen of course does just this.  It leaves Mare kneeling before the evil king, her friends and love in chains, loved characters dead, her mission failed and of course, someone who has betrayed their cause. Spoiler? I think not. If you are a reader you could predict all these things, but it's how our intrepid bunch gets there that is the story. Mare is determined to gather the Newbloods before Maven can find and kill them. She has Cal reluctantly by her side- only because he has no place else to go. Kilorn is with her , against her will, as she can't figure out how to keep him safe.  Shade, back from the dead, using his powers to help the fight. And Maven- evil, awful, Maven- who is going to get Mare back if it is the last thing he does. He will kill whoever gets in his way. Mare has to become a leader, a teacher and a Queen. But she doesn't really want to be any of those things. She just wants to live a normal life where everyone just leaves her alone. So not going to happen. This is a great book if you enjoy Katniss, Tris or any other No Did (no damsels in distress) and their quest to make their worlds a better place for their families. It is action packed from page one to the final scene. Mare is definitely in crisis and making some less than stellar choices, but that is what the next book is for. A happily ever after- at least that 's what I'm going to tell myself until the release date. If this sounds like the book for you- start at the beginning and meet me in the middle. Happy reading my friends!