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A review by teri_b
The Glass Breaks by A.J. Smith
5.0
This book started very slowly and after the first few chapters with this rather boring male character i was nearly dnfing this book.
But then came in the second perspective, female and so different.
And then the book picks up with action and developments in the plot and world building.
This world does have magic where the characters move between different levels of reality. One is clearly defined by matter, the other is the void where everything is different and other rules apply.
I didn't know it until I read this book, but I think I really do like books with different levels of reality.
It is a warrior's world with warrior's values held most high.
It too is in some ways a coming of age story, as the main characters are all still rather young. But I am sure they are going to rock their world and, let's keep fingers crossed, bring a new world order in with more equality, less racism and a better understanding of what the world actually is.
I listened to this book as an audiobook from my local library. I took to the female narrator immediately, with the male narrator it took me a moment before I could fully appreciate what he offered through his interpretation to the text.
But then came in the second perspective, female and so different.
And then the book picks up with action and developments in the plot and world building.
This world does have magic where the characters move between different levels of reality. One is clearly defined by matter, the other is the void where everything is different and other rules apply.
I didn't know it until I read this book, but I think I really do like books with different levels of reality.
It is a warrior's world with warrior's values held most high.
It too is in some ways a coming of age story, as the main characters are all still rather young. But I am sure they are going to rock their world and, let's keep fingers crossed, bring a new world order in with more equality, less racism and a better understanding of what the world actually is.
I listened to this book as an audiobook from my local library. I took to the female narrator immediately, with the male narrator it took me a moment before I could fully appreciate what he offered through his interpretation to the text.