GLIMMERGLASS
By Jenna Black
~Book Review~
AVALON has a
mesmerizing allure to it, a mysterious city in Britain where magic comes to
life. For teenage Dana who has an embittered relationship with her alcoholic
mother, she is willing to travel behind the curtain with her fey father and
enter the court of faerie.
However, she soon
discovers that she is a Faeriewalker who can bring magic into the human world
and technology into Avalon. Her rare ability makes her a target, but luckily
she befriends fey siblings Ethan and Kimber to help uncover the mystery of who
is behind the attacks on her life.
The story is
fairly predictable but the core characters are amusing and memorable. I like
that Dana and Kimber team up and develop a close friendship, Dana’s bodyguard
Finn was the typical close-mouthed serious warrior which I’m always a sucker
for, and Dana’s teacher Keane was entertaining with his I-love-you/I-hate-you
routine with Dana. Tragically, he’s not the main love interest – that falls to
Ethan, Kimber’s brother, who is pretty banal, irritates Dana (but makes her
swoon as well!), leaving just the reader still sorely irritated. He didn’t seem
to have much going on besides his abs.
The world-building
in Glimmerglass reminded me of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series. It felt college-age,
contemporary, with faerie student dorm houses, modern references name dropped
here and there, and a focus on hormones over plot. However, it was a neat
concept to explore magic v. technology and what would happen if Dana brought
over guns into the faerie land?
Overall, a swift
and entertaining read, but for fantasy fans who want more in-depth faerie world
building, check out Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series.
Recommended for
fans of: Carrie Jones, Alexandra Adornetto, Lauren Kate
Upcoming Book
Review: The Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
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