Glass Sword
- 492
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Glass Sword” is a darker second volume in which the rebellion hardens its heroine. Mare spends the book hunted and recruiting allies, and the story is frank about what that mission does to her. Some readers find her self-absorbed by the end while still enjoying everything around her; how the book lands depends largely on one’s tolerance for a heroine going wrong.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
'I chose this book over sleep more than once . . . . . I WAS BORN TO KILL A KING, TO END A REIGN OF TERROR BEFORE IT CAN EVER TRULY BEGIN . . . If there's one thing Mare Barrow knows, it's that she's different. Mare's blood is Red - the colour of common folk - but her Silverblood ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court is desperate to control over all else. Pursued by the vengeful Silver king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other defectors to join the rebellion. But she is soon led down a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying so hard to defeat. Readers love the RED QUEEN series: 'Will grab you from the first page, and you'll be unable to put it down, right until the bitter end . . . You will feel all the feels. You will rage. You will cry. You will even laugh. You'll love characters even more, get to know new ones, and dread leaving the world yet again' READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Breathtaking . . . Each chapter is flawless. There doesn't seem to a wasted line, or word for that matter!' READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The most amazing ending which has kept me desperate for the past year . . .
Reading order · Red Queen
Full order & progress →- Red QueenStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - Glass SwordThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - King's CageKing's Cage–Not ranked yet
- War Storm
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 506 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 22 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 484 | 96% |
Frequently asked
What age is Glass Sword for?
Glass Sword sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 492 pages — longer than 66% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 7.3 and 7.4, closest to this book.
