A review by rly18
The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson

2.0

I really felt the premise of this story was strong and I was intrigued with the initial pages and set up. The story alternates perspectives between Angie, Ruby, and Silja and while I didn't love this it worked ok to propel the story forward. My main critique is this is a very meandering plot and even by 50 % I was wondering if anything was going to happen. It seemed to be mainly a character study and the only character I cared at all for was Silja. I kept hoping the pace would pick up but it really didn't until finally at around 75% things started happening. By then the plot twists were unremarkable and pretty predictable. I read mainly to find out about Silja's character and in the end I can't say this worked for me. I think those who enjoy drawn out character studies with subtle unreliability and can hold out until the very end for things to transpire may like this.