First of all a big thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and Victoria Aveyard for my advanced copy of the book. What a treat!

If you enjoyed Red Queen then I think it's safe to say you will enjoy this sequel. It is full of action as Mare, Farley, Shade, Cal and Kilorn go in search for newbloods. In their adventure, we get to learn about the numerous skills the newbloods are blessed (or cursed?) with and meet more friends along the way. We learn more about the world of the Silvers, Reds and Newbloods. Maven is as cruel as ever, Elara is still a manipulative and loathsome character and Cal struggles with his feelings for the Silvers and helping Mare. Our lightning girl finds herself a source of inspiration and hope to some, whilst others despise and oppose her very existence in their world.

One of my favourite things about the book is how we see Mare's constant struggle with wanting to do the right thing but also having to do what she feels is necessary. She is far from perfect, in fact, at times I really dislike her, but this only makes me enjoy her character more. Glass Sword has lots of relationships (both romantic and platonic), a fair amount of hope, plenty of battles and some shocking deaths. I was absolutely distraught at the death of one character as I really was not expecting it. I still can't quite believe it now.

BUT THAT ENDING!! I think Victoria Aveyard might be the Queen of cliffhangers. I can't believe I'm going to have to wait so long to find out what happens!

A fast paced and exciting read for fans of Red Queen. I don't think many will be disappointed, although I must admit it was the last 25% of the book which really pulled it out of the bag for me!