Reviews

Glassheart by Kate Alice Marshall

annithebookaholic's review against another edition

5.0

This was just as good as the first two. It does a really good job at finishing all the storylines while also introducing new stuff in a way that works well.

I really loved all of the characters and I'm sad that we won't hear from them again, but the ending was perfect and really fitting.

danilanglie's review

4.0

A cute and sweet ending to this middle grade horror series! I liked the theme of healing that wove throughout the books, and hit especially at the end here, as Eleanor has to learn that it's okay to break, that you can mend after something harms you. At the end of this story, she gets to have her mother and father back, but it doesn't feel cheap or like all of the hardships she's been through have been erased. I actually got a little choked up when Eleanor used Wander's story to save Thea, and then Wander was told the name of her dead lover and said "it's like a name I heard in a dream once." That was lovely!

I don't have a ton more to say here. Otto and Pip took more of a backseat in this book than the first two I felt; it really was the Eleanor show to close things off, it was her powers and her ideas and her emotional journey. That feels appropriate to wrap up the trilogy.

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

jilly_bean_reads's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

czarot's review

3.0

3.5 stars

It was a good finale but I felt that there were too many things happening at the same time and not all arcs were given the right time to be tackled. Also, Mr. January's defeat was a little... underwhelming? I don't know, maybe I was expecting a different ending.

mystic_bookwyrm's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I LOVED this conclusion to the Thirteens trilogy. Honestly, it was probably my favorite book of the three. I have read everything by Kate Alice Marshall, and while waiting for her new books to come out, decided I’d check out her children’s book. Despite being almost 35 years old, I loved them. I loved the way she addressed feelings of loneliness and heartache from a young teens POV and I loved that there was queer representation in the book. It was done well so it didn’t feel forced. 

liv_ingmydash's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

cmhall's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

iceky22's review against another edition

adventurous dark

4.0

einnymydog's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.25