I drug this one out a bit too long I think. I sat the book aside a few months ago and then finally made my way back to it. I guess it just wasn't as exciting for me as I had hoped. But...I will say this...Jenny Han did come through with a decent ending. She didn't just let it drift off into a soft, easy end. She kept writing until the close. The trilogy holds pretty well. I'd say the ending was predictable, but she does it in a way where it really is and isn't at the same time. I kind of liked that.

I really enjoyed this one. The story is something of a modern day retelling of Romeo and Juliet with a fantasy background. It honestly surprised me how much I got involved in this book. It read very quickly and easily. The characters were well fabricated and felt real and honest. The holdback from a 5-star review for me on this one was for a very common reason. The ending. Dang it. It wasn't a bad ending, don't get me wrong. It just didn't leave me with that "want to hug this book" feeling. This one is well worth your time.

** Disclosure: I won a free copy of this novel via Goodreads Giveaways. **

This one started off feeling like a Harry Potter rip off. It took me a bit to get into the book because of that. However, once it got going, things rolled pretty well. I did find myself often distracted by questions I kept formulating about the world Holmberg has created, but hopefully some of these will be answered for me throughout the remaining 2 books of the trilogy. I enjoyed the general premise and the ending, while not fantastic, was strong. I'm looking forward to continuing on to book #2.

This one manages to break the stigma of the slow second book in a trilogy. The Glass Magician could easily stand alone (though references to events in the first novel are frequent). A quick, comfortable, and somewhat gripping read. I enjoy her character play and the imagination that has created a fun alternate world.

Technically, this one is a 3.5. Come on Goodreads...give me the option of half stars! While I enjoyed the series and I did like the story, the more "romantic" bits of this one felt far too contrived and awkward. I found myself mildly irritated by that since I liked the storyline between Ceony and Emery. I suppose it just felt a bit overly childish. The movement of the remainder of the story was good though. Holmberg does well with action sequences and she does tend to have a very vivid imagination. Things are not always as predictable as they would seem. I appreciate that. I enjoyed the series enough that I will be looking into a couple of her other novels.

Amazing. I loved this so much. It placed in the Final Four of my 2015 Book of the Year. Read this book. For a full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2016/04/e-is-for-everything.html

This book was better than I had hoped for and that's saying quite a bit. I'd been looking forward to this read for a few years and finally pushed it to the top of the TBR. It was the perfect read for the pre-Halloween season. It's brilliant and breezy, a quick read with great detail and a fabulous creation of an alternative "normal". Fingers crossed that the whole trilogy holds out with the same intensity and greatness.