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A review by ohmydemigod
Glint by Raven Kennedy
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
WOW! After the trauma book 1 caused me, I had low expectations for this one. Really low. And this book absolutely blew me away.
All five of these stars go right to Auren's character growth. Book 1 was dark and twisted because she was a groomed woman who was complacent in her captivity. We watched her get played like a puppet, abused to no end. In contrast, this book was pure light.
Auren finally gained the strength she needed to stand up and fight back. She learned what friendship meant, not to fear kindness from others, and most of all, she found out she was worth more than being someone else's property. She learned all this in a place she was taught to fear. With that confounding fact, everything else she believed true begins to unravel, culminating in the plot-twist ending.
I adored Auren's journey in this book: the friends she makes, the starting tendrils of love she feels, the strength she gains by being around those who genuinely care for her. This book was such a 180 from the previous, but I know it was all for the purpose of creating such a contrast. Now that I've read both, I can see that, and it makes me respect book 1 more (but I still never want to relive that trauma).
I am running to book 3 and I already know I'm going to feel absolutely lost waiting for book 4 to come out!
All five of these stars go right to Auren's character growth. Book 1 was dark and twisted because she was a groomed woman who was complacent in her captivity. We watched her get played like a puppet, abused to no end. In contrast, this book was pure light.
Auren finally gained the strength she needed to stand up and fight back. She learned what friendship meant, not to fear kindness from others, and most of all, she found out she was worth more than being someone else's property. She learned all this in a place she was taught to fear. With that confounding fact, everything else she believed true begins to unravel, culminating in the plot-twist ending.
I adored Auren's journey in this book: the friends she makes, the starting tendrils of love she feels, the strength she gains by being around those who genuinely care for her. This book was such a 180 from the previous, but I know it was all for the purpose of creating such a contrast. Now that I've read both, I can see that, and it makes me respect book 1 more (but I still never want to relive that trauma).
I am running to book 3 and I already know I'm going to feel absolutely lost waiting for book 4 to come out!