There is a particular style of Young Adult novel that doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. The set-up is as follows; a young woman lives in a dystopian future. She comes from humble origins, but through no fault or ambition of her own, she has greatness thrust upon her. Usually this is in the form of some sort supernatural power. At the same time, the (always) heterosexual heroine finds themselves torn between at least two powerful men. One will be broody and complex, the other less broody and more straight forward. These books are almost always trilogies, and the second book tends to expand on the world a little more.
Victoria Aveyard’s Glass Sword follows this formula in a pretty exacting way. The first book in the series, The Red Queen, read like a greatest hits of Young Adult tropes, but Aveyard’s skill kept it clever and engaging. The
from Horror and Sci Fi Magazines http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/book-reviews-latest-literary-releases/16137-glasssword
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