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A review by catnipped
Glimmerglass by Jenna Black
5.0
I was extremely fortunate enough to receive this in a giveaway from First Reads, and I have to say, I'm so glad that I did because I probably wouldn't have gotten to read it for a very long time (it would be at the end of my to read list, and that's a pretty long list).
As quite a fan of the growing faerie genre, I'm very familiar with all of the ins and outs of the general lore of the faerie world, and I wasn't expecting this to have anything new. However, Black incorporates both familiar knowledge (the Seelie and Unseelie courts, Mab and Tatiana as faery queens, etc), but she adds so much more creativity to this increasingly cliched world.
Dana is a relatable and fascinating character. She's courageous, determined, and entirely human in her responses to this overwhelming new world she's thrown herself into, despite being half fae herself. The characters surrounding her have such depth, there's just so much good and bad in them, and I care for them all, though just like Dana, I'm not sure who to fully trust yet. The way she interacts with them is realistic, even if the decisions she makes are difficult to accept for a reader who sometimes wants her to take the easy way out. But like I said before, Dana is tenacious and will fight for her way, against great odds.
Even though I have a pile of books waiting for me to read, I'm headed out today to pick up Shadowspell because I honestly can't get enough of Dana and her world.
Definitely one of my favorite books of the year so far.
As quite a fan of the growing faerie genre, I'm very familiar with all of the ins and outs of the general lore of the faerie world, and I wasn't expecting this to have anything new. However, Black incorporates both familiar knowledge (the Seelie and Unseelie courts, Mab and Tatiana as faery queens, etc), but she adds so much more creativity to this increasingly cliched world.
Dana is a relatable and fascinating character. She's courageous, determined, and entirely human in her responses to this overwhelming new world she's thrown herself into, despite being half fae herself. The characters surrounding her have such depth, there's just so much good and bad in them, and I care for them all, though just like Dana, I'm not sure who to fully trust yet. The way she interacts with them is realistic, even if the decisions she makes are difficult to accept for a reader who sometimes wants her to take the easy way out. But like I said before, Dana is tenacious and will fight for her way, against great odds.
Even though I have a pile of books waiting for me to read, I'm headed out today to pick up Shadowspell because I honestly can't get enough of Dana and her world.
Definitely one of my favorite books of the year so far.