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kiki6k's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
Nola, living in a safe dome city, yearns to help those outside ravaged by a toxic world. New drugs mutate people into monstrous creatures. When a banished friend seeks help, Nola's life changes forever. This dystopian story with a strong protagonist, unique monsters, and romance is a great read.
charlotteg0a807's review against another edition
3.0
Not my usual type of thing, but a quit good concept. I thought I would get through this quicker then I did as I wanted to know where the story was going, but as with a few things this year I started with gusto n ran out of speed about halfway through. Unlike some I did want to finish, I might even get round to picking up the next in the series but for now it's on to my next read.
singh_reads_kanwar2's review against another edition
3.0
This is a story of girl (Nola) who lived in dormitory which are set up to save humans as world hit by apocalypse and werewolves, vampires and zombies are behind the glass wall of dormitory. She love a guy name Kieran who while serving the people behind the dormitory got contracted to disease and to survive become a vampire so he is suspended to enter dormitory premesis, and there is a guy named Jeremy who is obsessed with Nola and want to be with her in a relationship and later get married to her.
World is on the brink of difficult times, and Kieran ask favour from her to escape dormitory and stole a medicine from inside dormitory medical to save his daughter, she went there got trapped and riots have frequent behind glass wall, that cause problems, after she got rescued and reached home safely, she told something they trained her to say to save herself from misfortune, and now she want to serve also because she seen what is going on with people behind walls and later after she safely came out of vampires territory and seen her loved survive the ordeal she is ready to be with Jeremy for life.
World is on the brink of difficult times, and Kieran ask favour from her to escape dormitory and stole a medicine from inside dormitory medical to save his daughter, she went there got trapped and riots have frequent behind glass wall, that cause problems, after she got rescued and reached home safely, she told something they trained her to say to save herself from misfortune, and now she want to serve also because she seen what is going on with people behind walls and later after she safely came out of vampires territory and seen her loved survive the ordeal she is ready to be with Jeremy for life.
socorrobaptista's review against another edition
4.0
Uma narrativa distópica bem condizente com nossos tempos, com uma clara separação entre a classe escolhida e os rejeitados pela sociedade, com muita manipulação genética e muita discriminação. Muito bom.
ap3837's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
wolfshine's review against another edition
4.0
Wow.
So many wows!
I wasn’t really sure what to expect of this book when I first picked it up, but I’m glad that I did.
Nola lives in a dome. One of the last “safe” places in the world. Outside the domes, the air is toxic. People are sick, and drugs run rampant. New drugs don’t just make the user sick though. They change them into monsters. Vampires, zombies, werewolves. Voluntary genetic mutation in the name of survival. When her friend, who was banished from the dome, comes to her for help during a charity event to the city, Nola’s life changes forever.
I really liked Nola as a main character. She was sympathetic, strong, and unwavering. Even when no one in the domes agreed with her, not even her mother, it didn’t stop her from wanting to help those less fortunate than her. She did what she could to pull it off.
The worldbuilding was fantastic. I’ve never read a take on the whole vampire/werewolf myth before. It was very original.
All in all, this is a fantastic dystopian story with romance, vampires, werewolves, and fantastic characters. You can’t go wrong with this story.
Narration was easy to listen to.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
So many wows!
I wasn’t really sure what to expect of this book when I first picked it up, but I’m glad that I did.
Nola lives in a dome. One of the last “safe” places in the world. Outside the domes, the air is toxic. People are sick, and drugs run rampant. New drugs don’t just make the user sick though. They change them into monsters. Vampires, zombies, werewolves. Voluntary genetic mutation in the name of survival. When her friend, who was banished from the dome, comes to her for help during a charity event to the city, Nola’s life changes forever.
I really liked Nola as a main character. She was sympathetic, strong, and unwavering. Even when no one in the domes agreed with her, not even her mother, it didn’t stop her from wanting to help those less fortunate than her. She did what she could to pull it off.
The worldbuilding was fantastic. I’ve never read a take on the whole vampire/werewolf myth before. It was very original.
All in all, this is a fantastic dystopian story with romance, vampires, werewolves, and fantastic characters. You can’t go wrong with this story.
Narration was easy to listen to.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book free (audio from audiobook boom, and then I realized I'd picked up the kindle copy for free sometime last year ... but having audio moves things to the top of my to-read list). Unlike some of the other reviewers who state this isn't their normal genre, it IS totally my type - which is why it sounded interesting enough for me to request in return for review.
I hadn't heard this narrator (Claire Duncan) before. She was fine. The enunciation was really good, and her voice was pleasing. Character voices weren't super different/distinct but it was okay. But there was something just a little off and unnatural, can't quite place my finger on it. It could be the text itself sounding just a little clunky read aloud.
The story was pretty good. I've read a few dystopians where there is a dome, people protected inside, anything goes outside. This had "vampires, werewolves and zombies" but they all seemed to be man-made, from medical gone wrong, which just doesn't really work for werewolves for me. I never really understood exactly what these "werewolves" were or what their part in the story was. Really, it could have just had the "vamps" I think with the extras.
Some of the conversations felt a little stilted and unnatural ("I want to keep you here. I want to make you mine"). Nola talks/thinks to herself a lot ... which is normal of course, but it just felt a little overdone (sometimes in italics, other times, with the generalized 3rd person POV, we just knew what she was thinking). Sometimes I felt like things were just stated - as they watch fires burn, Nola mentions "the rain will burn them like the fire" ... while we've been told a little about life in the dome, and that the air outside is bad (they have little inhalers to deal with that), and "acid rain" is talked about later on, it just seemed odd to have it mentioned so indirectly to start with. It seemed like there were several spots where I wondered if I'd missed something or someone as a topic or person would be talked about out of the blue.
I got a little annoyed by the abrupt endings at many of the chapters. I know this is a bit of an author trick, to make you turn the page and keep reading, but it just felt gimmicky, like the TV show building up then stopping as it goes to commercial. "She swung one let out the window. Bang." (end of chapter). Then of course, the book just ended too. Seriously, I had my headphones on and it stopped and I was like "um ... did my phone turn off?" because it sure didn't feel like the end of the book. Not really a cliffhanger, but just and end, and I know, set up for the sequel, but it felt incomplete. As I flipped through the kindle copy, there was a peek at the first couple chapters of the next book, and some bonus material that wasn't there in the audio (and most audio has a little "thank you for listening" and this didn't, maybe because it went through different production. I listened to it on AuthorsDirect).
There is a love triangle ... and I didn't love how Nola dealt with both boys.
I might have made more notes if I'd been reading on my own. When listening, I can't just stop and highlight things. When I discovered I had the Kindle copy too (after I was done), I skimmed through some things. Just on my quick glance, I noticed a couple small editing errors. Harder for me to catch those while listening (and sometimes I wonder if the narrator would realize it and correct it, on the two that I noted the narrator did once, saying "Nola" instead of "Nola's" but read the other as written "How many guards had they sent that the vampires still hadn't killed them" ... that doesn't need the "them", right?)
Lovely cover, and nice title, although I'm not really sure that either really represents the book. Yes, the dome is made of glass ... but not Nola. One boy gives her a flower at one point, but it's nothing pivotal. I do like the consistency of the covers through the quartet, and also the pattern and alliteration of the titles, so kudos there.
I don't think I'll continue on with the series though ... I did glance at the books and did a quick read of the synopsis to get a general idea of where the story goes. Reviewers continue to remark on the abrupt endings of each book (sans the final).
I hadn't heard this narrator (Claire Duncan) before. She was fine. The enunciation was really good, and her voice was pleasing. Character voices weren't super different/distinct but it was okay. But there was something just a little off and unnatural, can't quite place my finger on it. It could be the text itself sounding just a little clunky read aloud.
The story was pretty good. I've read a few dystopians where there is a dome, people protected inside, anything goes outside. This had "vampires, werewolves and zombies" but they all seemed to be man-made, from medical gone wrong, which just doesn't really work for werewolves for me. I never really understood exactly what these "werewolves" were or what their part in the story was. Really, it could have just had the "vamps" I think with the extras.
Some of the conversations felt a little stilted and unnatural ("I want to keep you here. I want to make you mine"). Nola talks/thinks to herself a lot ... which is normal of course, but it just felt a little overdone (sometimes in italics, other times, with the generalized 3rd person POV, we just knew what she was thinking). Sometimes I felt like things were just stated - as they watch fires burn, Nola mentions "the rain will burn them like the fire" ... while we've been told a little about life in the dome, and that the air outside is bad (they have little inhalers to deal with that), and "acid rain" is talked about later on, it just seemed odd to have it mentioned so indirectly to start with. It seemed like there were several spots where I wondered if I'd missed something or someone as a topic or person would be talked about out of the blue.
I got a little annoyed by the abrupt endings at many of the chapters. I know this is a bit of an author trick, to make you turn the page and keep reading, but it just felt gimmicky, like the TV show building up then stopping as it goes to commercial. "She swung one let out the window. Bang." (end of chapter). Then of course, the book just ended too. Seriously, I had my headphones on and it stopped and I was like "um ... did my phone turn off?" because it sure didn't feel like the end of the book. Not really a cliffhanger, but just and end, and I know, set up for the sequel, but it felt incomplete. As I flipped through the kindle copy, there was a peek at the first couple chapters of the next book, and some bonus material that wasn't there in the audio (and most audio has a little "thank you for listening" and this didn't, maybe because it went through different production. I listened to it on AuthorsDirect).
There is a love triangle ... and I didn't love how Nola dealt with both boys.
I might have made more notes if I'd been reading on my own. When listening, I can't just stop and highlight things. When I discovered I had the Kindle copy too (after I was done), I skimmed through some things. Just on my quick glance, I noticed a couple small editing errors. Harder for me to catch those while listening (and sometimes I wonder if the narrator would realize it and correct it, on the two that I noted the narrator did once, saying "Nola" instead of "Nola's" but read the other as written "How many guards had they sent that the vampires still hadn't killed them" ... that doesn't need the "them", right?)
Lovely cover, and nice title, although I'm not really sure that either really represents the book. Yes, the dome is made of glass ... but not Nola. One boy gives her a flower at one point, but it's nothing pivotal. I do like the consistency of the covers through the quartet, and also the pattern and alliteration of the titles, so kudos there.
I don't think I'll continue on with the series though ... I did glance at the books and did a quick read of the synopsis to get a general idea of where the story goes. Reviewers continue to remark on the abrupt endings of each book (sans the final).
mandycandy7118's review against another edition
4.0
The characters are well written and, aside from the almost exact parallels to Twilight, it's a good story.
pipss's review against another edition
4.0
First, I want to thank Megan O’Russell for giving me the opportunity to read this book and second, I want to apologize for the very long wait.
Girl of Glass was a book that once I picked it up I could not put it down. I was hooked to book and to every aspect of the story.
This book is very easy to read and that’s why I read it so quickly as soon as I got the time to pick it up. To be honest, there's not much I could say about this book except that I appreciated it and that I found the premise to be something interesting. A story that involves Werewolves, Vampires, and a dystopian world! I wasn't expecting it when I first read the synopsis of the book. In fact, when I learned about that, I wasn’t very convinced but then it made sense and contributed, somehow, to the story!
I had troubles to connect with Nola, but on the other hand, I didn't have the same issue with Jeremy. Kieran... He gave me mixed feelings, but that's another story!
Back to Nola! She’s is as normal as a 17-year-old teenager can be. Pretty much normal, in fact. Except for the fact that she has lost her father and her best friend, Kieran (who was expelled, along with his father, from the Dome). It’s never expected that such young person goes through those types of loss. She’s living a normal life, though. She goes to school, helps serving food to the inhabitants of the city (the ones who weren’t lucky enough to get to live in the safety of the Dome) and relies on her closest friend since Kieran, Jeremy. Nola is not the usual type of heroine: the one that is fearless and doesn’t care about losing the life she has. The best thing about Nola is that she wants to help the people from the city, but she also knows that the world outside the Dome is dangerous and therefore she is afraid of losing the security of her home. She’s afraid to get caught and to suffer, which is something that I appreciate about her. So why I didn’t feel a connection towards Nola? I do not know how to properly explain without contradicting myself, but there were times that I thought about her as being a little too innocent, too confusing and sometimes selfish.
Jeremy is such a lovable character (to be honest), he’s very sweet, kind and understanding with Nola. He cares very much about her and is willing to do anything for her. And when I mean anything, I mean ANYTHING. It’s clear as water how much she means to him, and it makes me sad that Nola cares about him, but not as much as he does. Jeremy is a keeper, girls!
Kieran… Oh, Kieran! I challenge you to read the book and discover by yourselves why I have mixed feelings about him! A small clue: I liked him almost throughout the entire book.
The last pages of the book made me confused and were fast-paced, making the ending abrupt. It’s a clever move, though, because now I really need to read the second book to clear my mind a little!
aly36's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoy Megan's books! This book was great. Living in a dome would be something I could not imagine but with the help of Megan I could see it in my mind. This book was exciting and the characters were believable for me. I was drawn into this world and loved it all. * I received this book free and this is my honest review*