Name: Bride of Glass
ISBN: 9781953238603

Candace Robinson

Bride of Glass

Sheila Goicea

*Review of Book 1 in the Glass Vault series: Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault

See this full review along with others on my blog at: shesgoingbookcrazy.com

A big thanks to the author, Candace Robinson, for providing me with an ARC of this book!

  
    He gives me a beautiful smile that's all Vale, and we show each other that through all the darkness that hibernates in all of us, the light can always subdue it.
  

 The Bride of Glass was a solid ending to the Glass Vault series. In many ways,  The Bride of Glass was different than it's predecessor  Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault. The writing style remained consistent, but the way in which the story was told changed. The plot was told and retold via back-flashes of different characters' experiences to help fill in some gaps in the first book, as well as with what happened before the series even started. In a way,  The Bride of Glass served as a prequel, which was a brilliant tactic. 

The tale thrusts the reader into the city of Deer Park, which has been claimed by demons. Perrie, now Vale's "bride of death," has the power to turn people into glass, reserving their strength to fuel Vale's glass vault of souls. Trapped under his influence, she acts because she must, but also because she doesn't realize what she's doing. Over time, Vale's power wanes and allows those trapped under Vale's spell to remember who they are and what is really going on. Perrie, realizing everything she has done, flees to find her friends, hoping they are still alive.

I wasn't sure which way this story was going to go from the upsetting ending of  Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault. I was pleasantly surprised with how the story ended and had some redeeming qualities to it. Obviously, I won't share those for spoiler reasons, so read it if you want to find out! I will say that was surprised to discover one of the antagonists' (there are more than one) true...nature. 

I felt that there was even less of the horror aspect in this book than the first, which I didn't necessarily mind. There were a few creepy points, but nothing overwhelming. 

The things that I liked about  Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault carried through to this book. The shorter length, dialogue between characters, originality, and plot twists were engaging. I really enjoyed seeing the snippets from each characters' perspectives from different points throughout the plot, which helped to clear up a lot in the first book. It helped to bring to light Vale's character, as well as his backstory. 

The few things I didn't like were that the ending felt rushed, and I didn't feel as engaged with the plot. I think it would have been nicer to have taken a little more time to tell the tale, rather than quickly wrapping it up. It made the ending feel too simple in a way, and not necessarily realistic. Also, for some reason, I felt that the story didn't grab my attention as much as the first book. Either way, this horror-lite read was entertaining, unique, and engaging. 

Just like  Quinsey Wolfe's Glass Vault, I think this book is more appropriate for "upper" young adult, to new adult readers, as there are some sex scenes throughout. 

Vulgarity: Quite a bit.
Sexual content: Moderate with some detail.
Violence: Quite a bit, including a few torture scenes (but they weren't overly-detailed). 

3.5 stars.

Bride of Glass

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