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Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2)

Victoria Aveyard

Start date: March 1, 2016

Finish date: March 31, 2016

Discussion: Series

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Feb 15, 2017 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it really liked it

Shelves: cover-love, romance, audio, dramarama, enemies-to-lovers, heroine-can-kick-ass, unrequited-love, young-adult, all-the-feels, mindfuck

4/4/2023: Reread! (Audiobook.) 4/5 Stars
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Jan 17, 2016 Sarah rated it really liked it

Really 3.5 stars. I didn't hate this like I expected to after a lot of the reviews I originally read, but I can definitely see how this would be tough for some people to get through.

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Mare is in a very dark place during this book, she cuts people off when she shouldn't, she simultaneously drowns in guilt while also feeling like she's better than everyone else there. It's difficult and a little exhausting to get through. However, I still enjoyed the story and see this as a semi-ne ...more

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Nov 19, 2018 poot rated it did not like it

Shelves: this-made-my-eyes-bleed

oh my god, this book was so painful. this series is told in first person from Mare Barrow's perspective and boy is she so narcissistic that I felt like my eyes were going to hemorrhage. who refers to themselves consistently in third person (not a direct quote but: they fear the lightning girl)!?!? she kept placing immense value over her own head because she's "the lightning girl" and saying she is more important than any other person in the book. I kid you not.

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Jan 04, 2016 Rachel rated it it was amazing

I loved it! It feel a lot less typical dystopian YA books in this one and it that was really nice. I can't wait for the next one, it will be a long wait. But I can't wait to find out what happens, I feel there will be more twists and turns. ...more

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