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angiebayne 's review for:
The Glass Swallow
by Julia Golding
I had such high hopes for this book. I loved Dragonfly, but this one doesn't live up to Ramil and Tashi's story.
Rain is a glassmaker in hiding. Even though Ramil has taken over Holt and made lots of changes from when Fergox ruled, girls are still not allowed in the glassmaker guild. Her father hides her talent until an opportunity comes to send a glassmaker to a new land. Rain goes and is promptly caught in a bandit raid. She is the only survivor and is rescued by Peri. He is a falconer but considered unclean by the citizens of the city. He drops her off at the gates expecting her to be taken care of. Of course she isn't. Then total chaos reigns over the city and Peri has to rescue Rain again. Together they must help forge a new land out of the ashes of the old.
This was an interesting story and Golding has written it well. Unfortunately not a lot actually happens in the story and Rain and Peri are not the most likeable characters. Rain is perfect unfortunately and solves every problem by making glass. Peri is pushy and total alpha-male. I don't know why they fall in love but they do rather quickly. This book doesn't have the danger or intrigue of Dragonfly; however, it is a nice story.
Rain is a glassmaker in hiding. Even though Ramil has taken over Holt and made lots of changes from when Fergox ruled, girls are still not allowed in the glassmaker guild. Her father hides her talent until an opportunity comes to send a glassmaker to a new land. Rain goes and is promptly caught in a bandit raid. She is the only survivor and is rescued by Peri. He is a falconer but considered unclean by the citizens of the city. He drops her off at the gates expecting her to be taken care of. Of course she isn't. Then total chaos reigns over the city and Peri has to rescue Rain again. Together they must help forge a new land out of the ashes of the old.
This was an interesting story and Golding has written it well. Unfortunately not a lot actually happens in the story and Rain and Peri are not the most likeable characters. Rain is perfect unfortunately and solves every problem by making glass. Peri is pushy and total alpha-male. I don't know why they fall in love but they do rather quickly. This book doesn't have the danger or intrigue of Dragonfly; however, it is a nice story.