Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard is one of my favourite books of 2016, it was an excellent sequel to Red Queen and it had so many ups and downs and turn arounds that I don't know what I can say in a review and what I can't! 
 Maven why? I loved you in the first book and now I don't know what to say about you...I don't know whether I want to see you dead or ignore everything that happened and keep my head in the sand. Actually scratch that I still love him as much as I did in the first book. 
 Cal well Cal certainly had a lot to deal with in this book and not everything was too his liking butb I certainly grew to like him a lot more in this book. He goes through a lot of character development and I really do start to adore him in this book since he gets a chance to shine in a way where you can look at him in new eyes. 
 Shade well Shade I honestly loved but why!?! I honestly can not believe what happened in that explosive ending....hes honestly one of my favourite characters of the book. His power is awesome and so is he, I found him a very intriguing character to read about. 
 However why the cliffhanger! Book hangover for sure! Farley is certainly more a key character of this book and I grew to like her and enjoyed finding out aspects of her past. I can't say too much character wise because well I want everyone to find out about these new characters and old themselves, there are certainty some awesome new characters to meet! 
 Glass Sword is not a struggle of good against evil but the shades between. Mare has changed so much from the first book and has become quite cold, almost untouchable and is seems like a new character to read about which is odd and yet suits the book perfectly. I kind of miss the old mare but the new one is equally as awesome but is a bit unreachable...I mean you have an insight to her thoughts but the events of the previous book has clearly changed her in ways that can not be explained nor reversed. She is no longer so innocent and takes the phrase anyone can betray anyone to heart which I understand and respect but I also mourn the loss of the old Mare in Red Queen whilst I read Glass Sword but I understood why she changed but I still want the old Mare back at times. 
 All I will say about this book is that it certainly is much darker from the first book but also fascinating. The plot was amazing! I honestly can not wait for the third instalment (please tell me it will be released soon!) The book is awesome and I wish I had the next book now but unfortunately I shall have to wait :'( but that's the trouble with starting a series when it isn't already finished.