Title: Glass Sword
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Publisher: Orion Publishing
Rate: 3,5/5
When I started reading this book, I remembered little or nothing about the first book. I had to read some summaries to remind me of the characters. Many people were expecting this book to be even better than the previous one, but I think it's just different. If the first book was full of intrigue and some family drama, this one is full of action. But I do not think it fulfills a necessary requirement all good books have: the personal development of the main characters.
The book is certainly full of action and betrayals, but I have not seen the characters evolve from an emotional point of view, just a strategic one. Of the main characters, namely Mare, Maven and Cal, none of them have a moment when they question what they are doing in order to change something on a personal level. Mare is a character who is in "survival mode" and therefore has to move on, no matter the consequences. Cal, to my surprise, was silent for most of the book, just showing that he was there because he was seen piloting the plane and guiding the others. And Maven will appear more in the third book of the saga (at least, that's what the title of the third book indicates).
In relation to the other characters, we have here the consequence of this book being narrated only from the point of view of Mare and, due to the moments filled with action, she can barely see the development of those that surround her.
And now let's talk about the component that fills these pages that few can do: scenes and scenes of action that never stop and make sense. Actually, every page turn was a surprise, each more impressive than the other because I did not know what was going to happen next. The motto of the book and our main character is that anyone can betray anyone and this is mirrored in the betrayals that were not betrayals, in the betrayals that were true and in the friendly words that had a spark of mystery and showed hope when, in fact, it was not there.
I believe it is a book that meets the requirements of a good book but does not leave its mark as the other books do.
