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The Glass Sentence
by S.E. Grove
“Make of time what you want.”
Stars (Out of 10): 8.5/10
Overall Thoughts: I loved this book. I loved the idea of this book, of separated ages spread across the world, of time being much less of a rigid thing. I loved the way the story flowed, even though it traveled between ages. The characters were so different, but clicked together perfectly. And all the twists caught me off-guard, which are definitely my favorite kinds of twists. Overall, a great read, and I definitely recommend it!
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I loved so many things about this book. The story idea already intrigued me so much, and the way the author wrote it was amazing. The world building was definitely my favorite part, as how the Ages coexisted with each other was such a tough thing to do properly, but the way it was done was perfect. I loved reading the history and culture of each Age, and how that then affected the other Ages and their peoples.
The Bad: The book did drag at some points, especially near the beginning as it built up. This is definitely understandable, but made it hard to continue at some points.
The Characters: These were amazing. Almost no one was perfect, and yet everyone was interesting. We did not have the villain be inherently bad, nor the heroes be overly good. It was a perfect balance that added to a perfect conflict. The relationship between Theo and Sophia was definitely a rocky one, but one that made perfect sense. All the conflicts between characters seemed to be realistic as well, which added to how “absorbed” I was in the book.
The Plot: While I felt it was a bit slow at first, it completely picked up near beginning of Part 3, and kept me completely enraptured for the rest of the book. And all those twists! From the small twist Theo having a Mark of Iron, to Blanca being a Lacrima and the maps being about Sophia, I was shocked at every turn, and loved it! Definitely the best presentation of this story idea I could’ve thought of!
The World Building: This was absolutely phenomenal. The plot of the story made this task much harder, as not only did one world/Age have to be built, but millions of others. And on top of that, they all had to fit together! I thought the author did this phenomenally, spending enough time describing the culture and history of each Age without overdoing it, and I always felt like the world made sense.
The Favorite Character: I loved Calixta!
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it! (The hardcover is beautiful!!!)
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/
Stars (Out of 10): 8.5/10
Overall Thoughts: I loved this book. I loved the idea of this book, of separated ages spread across the world, of time being much less of a rigid thing. I loved the way the story flowed, even though it traveled between ages. The characters were so different, but clicked together perfectly. And all the twists caught me off-guard, which are definitely my favorite kinds of twists. Overall, a great read, and I definitely recommend it!
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I loved so many things about this book. The story idea already intrigued me so much, and the way the author wrote it was amazing. The world building was definitely my favorite part, as how the Ages coexisted with each other was such a tough thing to do properly, but the way it was done was perfect. I loved reading the history and culture of each Age, and how that then affected the other Ages and their peoples.
The Bad: The book did drag at some points, especially near the beginning as it built up. This is definitely understandable, but made it hard to continue at some points.
The Characters: These were amazing. Almost no one was perfect, and yet everyone was interesting. We did not have the villain be inherently bad, nor the heroes be overly good. It was a perfect balance that added to a perfect conflict. The relationship between Theo and Sophia was definitely a rocky one, but one that made perfect sense. All the conflicts between characters seemed to be realistic as well, which added to how “absorbed” I was in the book.
The Plot: While I felt it was a bit slow at first, it completely picked up near beginning of Part 3, and kept me completely enraptured for the rest of the book. And all those twists! From the small twist Theo having a Mark of Iron, to Blanca being a Lacrima and the maps being about Sophia, I was shocked at every turn, and loved it! Definitely the best presentation of this story idea I could’ve thought of!
The World Building: This was absolutely phenomenal. The plot of the story made this task much harder, as not only did one world/Age have to be built, but millions of others. And on top of that, they all had to fit together! I thought the author did this phenomenally, spending enough time describing the culture and history of each Age without overdoing it, and I always felt like the world made sense.
The Favorite Character: I loved Calixta!
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it! (The hardcover is beautiful!!!)
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/