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Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone
This omnibus edition was released only as an Advanced Review Copy and is not available for purchase.
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787 pages, ebook
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August 13, 2018
This entire series is a must read!!!
If you want to fall I love with a series that has a kickass MC, excellent world building and character development, and action, this series is for you!
Rayne is a girl who all her life was seen as an outcast because she didn’t garner her own power by her second birthday. She was made fun of, ridiculed, and made to believe her life wouldn’t matter because she wasn’t like everyone else. But then, on her seventeenth birthday, she wakes to find she’s suddenly developed a power. And everyday after, she gets another until she has all of them. Rayne is confused and not sure what is going on. When she tells her adoptive parents, they urge her to keep it a secret because others wouldn’t understand.
But Rayne is desperate to find answers. See, all her life, she was told that normal humans had ruined their world and in her quest for answers, she finds that’s now true. And so she sets out to find answer and destroy the way of life so many believe is true.
This series was filled with action and suspense. You never really knew who was going to turn against anyone and if people were telling the truth about their allegiance. The way this world was set up really made you believe that it could be this world one day.
And there wasn’t a love triangle or a be all end all love story!! It was just fantastic! Excellent read and thanks again to the author for allowing me the chance to read these and enjoy them as much as I have.
If you want to fall I love with a series that has a kickass MC, excellent world building and character development, and action, this series is for you!
Rayne is a girl who all her life was seen as an outcast because she didn’t garner her own power by her second birthday. She was made fun of, ridiculed, and made to believe her life wouldn’t matter because she wasn’t like everyone else. But then, on her seventeenth birthday, she wakes to find she’s suddenly developed a power. And everyday after, she gets another until she has all of them. Rayne is confused and not sure what is going on. When she tells her adoptive parents, they urge her to keep it a secret because others wouldn’t understand.
But Rayne is desperate to find answers. See, all her life, she was told that normal humans had ruined their world and in her quest for answers, she finds that’s now true. And so she sets out to find answer and destroy the way of life so many believe is true.
This series was filled with action and suspense. You never really knew who was going to turn against anyone and if people were telling the truth about their allegiance. The way this world was set up really made you believe that it could be this world one day.
And there wasn’t a love triangle or a be all end all love story!! It was just fantastic! Excellent read and thanks again to the author for allowing me the chance to read these and enjoy them as much as I have.
November 6, 2018
I loved this book so so much. I was on the edge of my seat and I ignored the real world while I read this book. I just had to know what was going to happen to Rayne and all the rest of them. The author built an amazing world full of so much amazingness.
This was such an empowering book that reminded me that age abs gender have no bearing on you ability to change your world for the better.
I highly recommend this book.
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This was such an empowering book that reminded me that age abs gender have no bearing on you ability to change your world for the better.
I highly recommend this book.
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February 22, 2019
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I received a copy of Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone from Netgalley. I thought that the idea of a new human species with superpowers sounded fascinating and I was intrigued to see how a girl who would not get these superpowers at the same age as everyone else would go through life.
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I thought that the different superpowers were fascinating. I think that I would have most enjoyed have the superpower to support plant life. It was also very interesting to see how these superpowers were treated in different contexts.
The character development was well-done. Rayne’s motives and actions are clearly detailed. She is different to the other people in her colony not just due to the Luminescence not coming to her, but due to her being adopted. I myself would have preferred a bit more depth when it came to the other nine people that Rayne trains with at the Capitol as well as some of the other major characters.
I enjoyed reading how different people reacted to the political upheaval, and how it was shown that sometimes people will not change. I think the reader can find similarities with the real world.
What bothered me was that the standard language for the new human species was Latin. Why Latin? Why was one language chosen above any others, if all the humans could understand all the languages in the world? Where was the necessity for creating a standard language?
Something else that quite bothered me is that they insinuate that the evil Homo Sapiens are evil due to them being crazy as they are the descendants of dangerous prisoners – this is ridiculous, and ableism. I could understand if the evilness of the Homo Sapiens was explained by the surroundings they grew up in – which is done later on – but blaming it on the fact that all dangerous prisoners are mentally ill (which is wrong) and that thus all their descendants are is incorrect.
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Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone had an incredible plot. I couldn’t stop reading. I wish that there had been more character development for the major characters other than Rayne.
Trigger warnings: gore/violence, ableism, murder.
I received a copy of Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone from Netgalley. I thought that the idea of a new human species with superpowers sounded fascinating and I was intrigued to see how a girl who would not get these superpowers at the same age as everyone else would go through life.
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I thought that the different superpowers were fascinating. I think that I would have most enjoyed have the superpower to support plant life. It was also very interesting to see how these superpowers were treated in different contexts.
The character development was well-done. Rayne’s motives and actions are clearly detailed. She is different to the other people in her colony not just due to the Luminescence not coming to her, but due to her being adopted. I myself would have preferred a bit more depth when it came to the other nine people that Rayne trains with at the Capitol as well as some of the other major characters.
I enjoyed reading how different people reacted to the political upheaval, and how it was shown that sometimes people will not change. I think the reader can find similarities with the real world.
What bothered me was that the standard language for the new human species was Latin. Why Latin? Why was one language chosen above any others, if all the humans could understand all the languages in the world? Where was the necessity for creating a standard language?
Something else that quite bothered me is that they insinuate that the evil Homo Sapiens are evil due to them being crazy as they are the descendants of dangerous prisoners – this is ridiculous, and ableism. I could understand if the evilness of the Homo Sapiens was explained by the surroundings they grew up in – which is done later on – but blaming it on the fact that all dangerous prisoners are mentally ill (which is wrong) and that thus all their descendants are is incorrect.
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Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone had an incredible plot. I couldn’t stop reading. I wish that there had been more character development for the major characters other than Rayne.
Trigger warnings: gore/violence, ableism, murder.
January 10, 2019
we received a free ARC copy of Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'm not surprised that this ARC was withdrawn, but, let me just ask one thing. Why? I mean, do you see the Divergent trilogy set into one book? No, so why did the Rayne trilogy need to be the one trilogy set that did? Not only did I feel confused but I didn't get the satisfaction of reading multiple books, or of having to physically wait or change books to get over a cliffhanger. I found the fact that the trilogy was set into one book made everything rather anti-climatic, as once a problem was presented as a cliffhanger, it was resolved immediately. I am still also wondering about the title. Why name only four out of ten of the abilities, and even then why not just name it Luminescence or something similar?
Aside from this really weird decision, I was also rather left wanting from 'Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone'. I found the fight seems seemed to lack punch and everything seemed to move quickly and jump from person to person. I felt that should the characters have been more explored, then I might have been more empathetic. I just found myself approached by a series that seemed to be a cross-over between Divergent and Delerium. Needless to say, I wasn't too impressed.
I cannot honestly say that I would recommend this book to anyone. I was left disappointed and unsatisfied. If read separately, the effect may be different but I am afraid to say that this book was not one that made me enjoy reading.
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I'm not surprised that this ARC was withdrawn, but, let me just ask one thing. Why? I mean, do you see the Divergent trilogy set into one book? No, so why did the Rayne trilogy need to be the one trilogy set that did? Not only did I feel confused but I didn't get the satisfaction of reading multiple books, or of having to physically wait or change books to get over a cliffhanger. I found the fact that the trilogy was set into one book made everything rather anti-climatic, as once a problem was presented as a cliffhanger, it was resolved immediately. I am still also wondering about the title. Why name only four out of ten of the abilities, and even then why not just name it Luminescence or something similar?
Aside from this really weird decision, I was also rather left wanting from 'Wind and Glass, Fire and Stone'. I found the fight seems seemed to lack punch and everything seemed to move quickly and jump from person to person. I felt that should the characters have been more explored, then I might have been more empathetic. I just found myself approached by a series that seemed to be a cross-over between Divergent and Delerium. Needless to say, I wasn't too impressed.
I cannot honestly say that I would recommend this book to anyone. I was left disappointed and unsatisfied. If read separately, the effect may be different but I am afraid to say that this book was not one that made me enjoy reading.
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November 23, 2018
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with this arc
When I started this book I did not know it was a bindup of the whole trilogy. When I found out I just started book 2. After I finished book 2 I decided to stop reading.
Mainly because I was not enjoying myself. This story is written so often, it gave me Divergent/ Hungergames/ Delirium vibes. This and me disliking the main character (and the other characters), made me decide to stop.
This book is about Rayne, who is the only 16-year old without any powers. When she wakes up on her 17th birthday she finds out she now has power, way more than all the people around her. And this is kinda where my struggles started, it was really badly explained what her powers are. Which should not be a problem, if you could understand out of the action, but I could not. Not understanding her powers made it harder to understand the action scenes.
Also there were quite some action scenes, but they felt all over the place. I could not understand what was happening, who was who, and how it connected to 'big plot'.
Since after book 2 I was still not liking/ understanding the story, it was enough for me.
When I started this book I did not know it was a bindup of the whole trilogy. When I found out I just started book 2. After I finished book 2 I decided to stop reading.
Mainly because I was not enjoying myself. This story is written so often, it gave me Divergent/ Hungergames/ Delirium vibes. This and me disliking the main character (and the other characters), made me decide to stop.
This book is about Rayne, who is the only 16-year old without any powers. When she wakes up on her 17th birthday she finds out she now has power, way more than all the people around her. And this is kinda where my struggles started, it was really badly explained what her powers are. Which should not be a problem, if you could understand out of the action, but I could not. Not understanding her powers made it harder to understand the action scenes.
Also there were quite some action scenes, but they felt all over the place. I could not understand what was happening, who was who, and how it connected to 'big plot'.
Since after book 2 I was still not liking/ understanding the story, it was enough for me.
November 17, 2018
I don't have this version, but I read the whole series and loved it.
September 26, 2018
The summary of this book makes it sound exactly like something I'd enjoy. Sadly, I just couldn't get into it. The language is very formal and stuff, especially in the dialogue - who begs forgiveness for their absence when they're going to get food to give the other person? I know it was supposed to sound Latin-ish, but it just kept pushing me out of the story. DNF at 26%.
December 31, 2018
This book reminded me of The Hunger Games and the Divergent trilogies. Starting with a seemingly perfect world where all is peace and cooperation. Rayne, a 16 year old who has not come into her powers through the Luminescence, all of a sudden develops not one, but all ten powers her civilization knows of. When she finds herself in the Othersphere she learns of the lies she has been fed and seeks to free her civilization from the lies and her new friends from their necessity to hide. This was a long book, because the entire trilogy was put in one file. However, it was enjoyable all the way through and reminded me of some of my favorite YA books.
March 6, 2019
I really liked the idea of this story, but as I was reading it I felt like I’d read this before. There was nothing new and exciting to keep me going. I’m sorry but I did not finish this book.
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