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A review by philyra91
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
4.0
I had a great, great experience reading Glimmerglass. While not THE BEST novel I've read this year, it certainly has kept up with my expectations!
Dana Hathaway has decided to run away from her alcoholic mother to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong because she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie. Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics, with threats being made on her life. Caught between two worlds, Dana isn’t sure where she’ll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again...
Wow, I really don't know how to begin this review, mostly because I have quite a few good things to say about it. I liked that Glimmerglass wasn't just an ordinary Fae novel, because for one, it incorporated Avalon! Avalon is the only place on Earth where the mortal world and the Faerie world intersects, and most of the story takes place there. It was certainly interesting to read a story about Faeries that didn't take place in the mortal world, but not entirely in Faerie as well. :)
Dana was a character I really enjoyed reading about as well. I suppose most readers would feel sorry for her because of her alcoholic mom. I personally have not handled anyone whose an alcoholic so I can't say I understand it completely, but her mom really is a piece of work. You'll find out why her mom's an alcoholic but really, the reason given doesn't justify it. I think she really shouldn't be a mother, and I'm sure a lot of readers will feel a sense of anger towards her for some of the decisions she made.
But back to Dana. She was a character I admired for her bravery and her spunk but of course, like many other female heroines in YA novels these days, she suffers from lovesick-ness. Hot fae guy appears and she falls for him. But to her credit, she did get angry at him whenever it was necessary and didn't cave in like so many other female heroines would.
The politics featured was really good too. Dana, being a faeriewalker, is someone extremely valuable and everyone wants a piece of her. There were certain parts in the novel when I just wanted to go, "Aargh!" to her father for some of the decisions he made; for some of the things he said, but really, this just shows that he was written very well as a character. He wasn't human and apparently, the fae aren't prided for their subtlety.
The few complaints I have of Glimmerglass is firstly, I don't get the silver polka dots on the cover. I thought it cheapened the cover, so I wished it wasn't there. Another reason is also the introduction of too many guys into Dana's life. I can almost see a love triangle brewing already, though I must say, Ethan is quite the alluring gentleman, even if some of the decisions he made were pretty stupid.
Jenna Black's writing style was refreshing and the story she was telling is one I'm definitely interested in learning more and I'm totally psyched for part 2.
Dana Hathaway has decided to run away from her alcoholic mother to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong because she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie. Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics, with threats being made on her life. Caught between two worlds, Dana isn’t sure where she’ll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again...
Wow, I really don't know how to begin this review, mostly because I have quite a few good things to say about it. I liked that Glimmerglass wasn't just an ordinary Fae novel, because for one, it incorporated Avalon! Avalon is the only place on Earth where the mortal world and the Faerie world intersects, and most of the story takes place there. It was certainly interesting to read a story about Faeries that didn't take place in the mortal world, but not entirely in Faerie as well. :)
Dana was a character I really enjoyed reading about as well. I suppose most readers would feel sorry for her because of her alcoholic mom. I personally have not handled anyone whose an alcoholic so I can't say I understand it completely, but her mom really is a piece of work. You'll find out why her mom's an alcoholic but really, the reason given doesn't justify it. I think she really shouldn't be a mother, and I'm sure a lot of readers will feel a sense of anger towards her for some of the decisions she made.
But back to Dana. She was a character I admired for her bravery and her spunk but of course, like many other female heroines in YA novels these days, she suffers from lovesick-ness. Hot fae guy appears and she falls for him. But to her credit, she did get angry at him whenever it was necessary and didn't cave in like so many other female heroines would.
The politics featured was really good too. Dana, being a faeriewalker, is someone extremely valuable and everyone wants a piece of her. There were certain parts in the novel when I just wanted to go, "Aargh!" to her father for some of the decisions he made; for some of the things he said, but really, this just shows that he was written very well as a character. He wasn't human and apparently, the fae aren't prided for their subtlety.
The few complaints I have of Glimmerglass is firstly, I don't get the silver polka dots on the cover. I thought it cheapened the cover, so I wished it wasn't there. Another reason is also the introduction of too many guys into Dana's life. I can almost see a love triangle brewing already, though I must say, Ethan is quite the alluring gentleman, even if some of the decisions he made were pretty stupid.
Jenna Black's writing style was refreshing and the story she was telling is one I'm definitely interested in learning more and I'm totally psyched for part 2.