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Aug 25, 2011

Hayden rated it:

I graciously received GLOW from a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway, and the book was provided by the publishers, St. Martin's Press! Thank you all for this wonderful opportunity!

Actually, this is closer to three-and-a-half stars, but I don't do half stars, so it's four.

There are some books out there that are completely clear in their intentions, whose characters are completely either good or evil, whose plot is simple enough to be easily understood. Let me tell you know that More...

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Sep 22, 2011

Christy (Love of Books) rated it:

Here's the thing, the books that I absolutely LOVE the most tend to be the hardest for me to write about or discuss. Glow is no exception to this, but I'll do my best. And I'm just going to admit it - this is now a favorite of mine.

First of all, I hate comparing books to one another, especially those by different authors. But I am going to compare something about Glow to The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins knows how to end a chapter, meaning they ended in a way that made me want More...

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Jan 26, 2012

prettybooks rated it:

Glow captured my interest from the very first page. It’s the sort of book that will make you miss your stop if you’re reading it on public transport (always a sign of a good novel, I think). I’ve never read anything quite this science fiction-y before; I’ve never, ever read anything that takes place on a spaceship. I had wondered whether I’d find it difficult to believe but I was thoroughly impressed. The spaceship setup is stunning. It is very well constructed and detailed, and I could easily i More...

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Sep 16, 2011

Kimberly rated it:

This book is not perfect - there were a couple of places that were sparse and could have done with a bit more fleshing out. The book is fairly short so it wouldn't have made it too long.

But, this book is nearly perfect otherwise. An original, twisty plot (yes, there are similarities with other books, but Ryan has done something really unique with old tropes), two marvelously compelling characters, and a lot to say about human nature.

It was painful to read at times, but tha More...

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Sep 16, 2011

Phoebe rated it:

Atmospheric Analysis: I wasn’t too fond of Glow‘s stark, subtle cover at first, thanks in particular to the obvious stock image of the girl in the porthole that forms the letter “O.” But in reading, it grew on me–it captures the book’s darkness and claustrophobia well.

The American cover is a huge improvement over the UK version, which features a cartoonishly photoshopped face. I mean, how big is that girl’s forehead? What happened to her chin?! Cool idea (and I dig the font embellishme More...

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Oct 07, 2011

Isamlq rated it:

2.5/5

GLOW is dark.

Glow is so very unexpectedly dark, but that aspect only really kicked into gear sometime around 61% Frankly, I am not a fan of the writing in this one; things just took too much time. However, it's the twists and turns that had me covering my mouth in shock/ repulsion.

While sixty plus percent was a lot to go through before things got interesting, I have to emphasize just how dark things got. There are people isolated, people drugged and vio More...

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Aug 31, 2011

Alexa added it

Just won a copy through GoodRreads. Can't wait to read it!

edit: So I started Glow, and it's pretty interesting. Better than expected. :) But I think I started it at the wrong time. So, I'm going to put it on hold for now because I have other books I want to get to first & I don't believe I'm in the mood to read an ARC right now. I hope to continue it in a few weeks.

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Nov 27, 2011

Trudi rated it:

Oh, why did I believe the lie that this book could possibly be like The Hunger Games? With a cliff hanger at every chapter, and a love triangle that had you holding your breath? No! It's all lies I tell you! *feels betrayed*. I say the truth, right on the back of the book, it says so. In all caps may I add.
Maybe if that stupid statement on the back hadn't been there, maybe, just maybe, I would of given it more of a chance...but, sadly, without The Hunger Games on the back of the cov More...

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Oct 06, 2011

Arlene rated it:

I’m not quite sure how to rate this book so for now I’m going with 3 nebulous stars.

Glow is a futuristic SciFi thriller set deep in space where two colony spaceships, the New Horizon and the Empyrean, search for New Earth. These competing sister spaceships engage in a galactic battle against each other as they try to ensure their survival. Aboard the Empyrean, Waverly and Kieran are separated during this war and become tangled in a web of lies and deceit ultimately having them quest More...

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Jan 20, 2012

Meg rated it:

Amy Kathleen Ryan’s Glow is a fast-paced, energetic and stomach-plummeting ride through the galaxy that dragged me into its orbit and refused to let me go. I was finished with this book before I even looked up, gobbling the entire story before I even realized I was reaching the end.

Glow, the first in a new series, is being likened to The Hunger Games -— a novel I read years ago and loved. While I don’t think Glow has the emotional punch of Suzanne Collins’ stellar series, I can definit More...

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Sep 28, 2011

ALPHAreader rated it:

The Empyrean is one of two space ships headed for New Earth. Their mission is to repopulate the human race and begin a prosperous new planet. They have been travelling for years, and the first generation of children to be born in space are entering their late-teens, and are almost ready to start marrying and procreating.

Kieran and Waverley are just such a couple. Sixteen-year-old Kiernan is the ship’s ‘golden boy’ – the first baby born after years of infertility; he is the product of More...

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Sep 10, 2011

Jessie (Ageless Pages Reviews) rated it:

Glow is set in the semi-distant future, when mysterious circumstances have made "Old" Earth practically unlivable and humans can barely survive, much less thrive. In order to save the species, two inter-galactic ships, The New Horizon and the Empyrean are the only hope of the colonists and Earth to cross the galaxy to find, settle and repopulate a new home. One ship, the New Horizon, consisting of the more religious/Christian settlers and left a year before Empyrean. While the latter s More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Loves FAB Romance rated it:

Earth is quickly reaching it's expiration date, and two ships have been sent to repopulate another planet many light years away. Waverly and Kieran are the oldest of the first generation of children to be born on the Empyrian after many years of infertility, and as such are expected to marry and procreate soon. While Kieran is completely on board with this, Waverly is not so sure this is the direction she wants her life to take.

As the story opens, Waverly and Kieran are looking out th More...

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Sep 14, 2011

Krystal rated it:

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This science fiction book will definitely catch the readers' interest. Glow is an interesting book, it addresses several odd issues that many people will never consider-for instance, if you are fertile, should you be required to provide eggs for non-fertile women? This book will require the reader to actually sit down, think, and digest the novel.

The main characters, Kieran and Waverly, act as guides for the reader t More...

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Feb 06, 2012

Melinda rated it:

I am only half way through this book, and simply cannot put it down. It's a young adult, and I would not normally pick it up, except a friend suggested I read it. It starts out so well, and just gets better and better. I finally had to put it down at 5 am to get enough sleep to finish it this morning! It's a Sunday morning, good thing, or otherwise I would be tempted to call in sick....:)

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Feb 21, 2012

Julia rated it:

This book was a-mazing. I liked it primarily because it was original. I have grown incredibly tired of reading Twilight and Hunger Games knock-offs over and over again. This book had all the makings of a great YA read: a love triangle, a futuristic setting, cliffhanger endings for each chapter, and a mystery that needs solving.

However, it was set in a believably detailed sci-fi setting more characteristic of an adult novel. The physics of this novel was described in a way that ma More...

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Feb 18, 2012

Anne rated it:

"Glow" is a fascinating examination of how people turn to religion when tragedy strikes, and both the positive and negative connotations of that aspect of human nature - wrapped in action-packed teen space drama.

When a future Earth has been stripped of its natural resources and life becomes unsustainable, two groups of refugees are sent into space on ships with the mission of populating a distant planet. Teens Waverly and Kieran have spent their whole lives on the Empyrean, More...

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Feb 01, 2012

nonsensebooks rated it:

So when Nic asked me to join her amazing blog, which of course took me an entire two seconds to consider before I said HELL YES, I knew my first review HAD to be this book.

Why? Because you will very quickly learn that I am the harshest critic in the world where YA is concerned, so when I tell you I am in-love with Glow you know this book is a winner.

Glow was just such a refreshing read. I hadn't realised how much I had been missing sci-fi until I picked this up. There are More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Erin rated it:

I'm writing this review well after having read this book, but here goes...

I'm not usually a sci-fi reader, but I do love me the dystopian story from time to time. I was worried the whole ship-in-space concept would turn me off as I was reading this book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Glow was a difficult read due to the dark, rather depressing environment for the setting. As events unfolded and secrets were revealed, the disturbing behavior of many of the characters only made th More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Ellen rated it:

Wow. Wowowowowow. People complain that there's not much true sci-fi in YA nowadays... HERE IT IS! The space aspects of this book were realistic, the setting and logistics of things like how gravity would work on a spaceship that's traveling for years and years, and how two separate ships can rendezvous in space and the effects of travel on women with regards to fertility, motherhood... Everything about the setting in this felt real to me (though I am not a rocket scientist, so maybe it could be More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Melyssa rated it:

I was at first fascinated by this book. It is an interesting theme that has been popping up in YA lately. Space faring colonists, that must travel so far that generations will be born on the ship they call home.

Everything is going well on the journey until there is an attack from their sister ship. They board, kill many of the adults and kidnap the girls. From there the story goes down hill. The POV switches between Waverly, the oldest girl, and Kieran, the oldest boy. They are More...

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Jan 23, 2012

Lindsay rated it:

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I just finished reading Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan, and my first reaction was somewhere between “Meh” and “Wow!”. I originally added it to my TBR list because it had an absolutely gorgeous cover, it would fit in with the 2012 Science Fiction Experiment over at Stainless Steel Droppings, and because the reviews of it are all over the map. Yes, I specifically picked up this book because the reviews don’t agree. It’s not just a love it/hate it t More...

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Jan 06, 2012

Misty rated it:

I have this saying that I like to use. Maybe “use” isn’t a good word, I throw it around like I’m allergic to it, but none the less… I have a saying and it goes something like this:

“I’m so pissed I could punch a bunny right now.”

I know, I know… it’s not exactly the most “animal friendly” of sayings and I’m sure that once this review goes live I’m going to get email bombed by PETA, but hey…it’s my saying, and I like it.

See…it encompasses a vast variety of uses. Have More...

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Dec 30, 2011

Shadow rated it:

I liked this book. I read the dust jacket and felt a sudden connection with with what was going on. Two ships, one lost and confused another primed and ready for action with two individuals (amongst several others) caught in between. I liked that this book went into two different perspectives though, it would have been nice to have a perspective seen from another person from another ship it was still good. I gave this book a four star rating because I felt like it didn't quite get to the lev More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Lalex0710 rated it:

Characters:

The two main characters of the novel, Kieran and Waverly, a young lovely couple are torn apart in the beginning of the book. The character portrayal is weak. There are a modicum of background detail and little depth of the two main characters. In addition, the love and relationship between the two is rarely shown, prompting a sense of doubt among the readers to their actual feelings towards each other. The two characters are also very difficult to relate with. Their perso More...

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Nov 25, 2011

Alexa rated it:

Glow is about two ships who have left a destroyed Earth behind in hopes of reaching New Earth where the crews hope to create a new way of life for themselves. However, one ship becomes corrupt from an ill-fit leader and knocks both ships off course. It is now up to Keiran and Waverly to make sure that these two ships are guided back to their proper course. But unfortunately, not everything turns out the way they hope it to...

Keiran as a main character annoyed me. I found it odd how h More...

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Nov 17, 2011

Aimee rated it:

I'm a little on the fence with this one. On one hand, I loved the audiobook. I've listened to a previous audiobook with both Matthew Brown and Ilyana Kadushin and have enjoyed them reading previously and for this book. I do believe Matthew Brown will be one of those names I look for when picking out future audiobooks. On the other, I'm not sure I really enjoyed the story itself.

The whole story seemed to go at a slow pace. I had to restart several scenes multiple times because I would More...

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Nov 05, 2011

Jenna rated it:

Glow was a book I had trouble putting down for more than a few minutes at a time. I had to know what happened with each of the main characters.

And, look at the amazing cover! I love that you can't see Waverly's entire face (leaves something for the reader to imagine), and I love purple. The black represents space to me, so I really think the cover artist nailed it.

At first, I cared most about the protagonist Waverly. She and all the girls on board the Empyrean were snatch More...

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Oct 30, 2011

Corinne rated it:

Waverly has lived on the life-giving space shuttle The Empyrean her entire life. Never having known Earth, she does know that she and her fellow passengers are destined to create a new home for humankind. She knows that it is her duty to, soon, get married and have babies so that their new Earth can be peopled. What Waverely isn't expecting is for the Empyrean to be invaded, and that terrifyingly she is separated from both her mother and her boyfriend Keiran. Without adults to help them, bot More...

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Oct 18, 2011

Naomi rated it:

Glow is addictive. Incredibly addictive, in that way that all you can think about all day is what’s going to happen next. Every chapter is ended in a way that makes you unable to stop, to even put it down for a second.
The book follows Waverly, 15, and Kieran, 16, who are some of the first children born in space. They live on a spaceship called the Empyrean, and are travelling to a New Earth because Earth is dying. On the night that Kieran proposes to Waverly, their ship is attacked, More...

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