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| Original Title: | Glimmerglass |
| ISBN: | 0312575939 (ISBN13: 9780312575939) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Faeriewalker #1 |
| Characters: | Dana Hathaway |
Jenna Black
Paperback | Pages: 294 pages Rating: 3.75 | 19990 Users | 1323 Reviews
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| Title | : | Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker #1) |
| Author | : | Jenna Black |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 294 pages |
| Published | : | May 25th 2010 by St. Martins Press-3PL |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Paranormal. Fairies. Fae |
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It's all she's ever wanted to be, but it couldn't be further from her grasp...Dana Hathaway doesn't know it yet, but she's in big trouble. When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides she's had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn't just an ordinary teenage girl, she's a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.
Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone's trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her new-found friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she'll never have a chance with... until she does. Caught between two worlds, Dana isn't sure where she'll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again.
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Ratings: 3.75 From 19990 Users | 1323 ReviewsJudgment About Books Glimmerglass (Faeriewalker #1)
Actual Rating: 3.5 StarsI had no reason to like this book. The writing is mediocre at best and the characters lack originality. I liked it a lot more than I thought, though. For one, the plot was a little more complex than I expected, twists throwing me off every few chapters or so, and a few of the characters were not sickening stereotypes that you see so much in YA fiction.Shadowspell is sitting on my shelf right next to Glimmerglass, and my only question about the next two installments is:Are
Originally posted on Jul 14 2012 at Butterfly-o-Meter Books:This must be the hardest I have tried to read a book I wasn't feeling much. I tried on 3 or 4 separate occasions to advance in the read, it just didn't work out at all. The first time I did something like 25 pages, then re-read those and did some 40, and then on a third try I re-read those first pages and got to 50. And finally gave up.I really didn't connect with the MC, though I was sympathetic to her situation. Plus the story in
"I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be . . . whelmed?"Courtesy of 10 Things I Hate About You, my thoughts on Glimmerglass.
Loved it! I was eagerly anticipating this book and it did not disappoint. Glimmerglass had it all. Interesting characters, fast paced and gripping plot and fantastic writing.I liked Jenna Black's take on Avalon and Fairy. It was just effortless to read. I also loved the characters. Dana is a strong character that I instantly liked. Her possible love interest, Ethan, was my favourite character, he was witty and gorgeous. He makes some mistakes along the way but I think him not being so perfect is
One star. Ah, here I am, feeling disappointed again with what sounded like a promising series. Here's the thing, I know this is a young adult novel but kids aren't stupid. Dumbed down writing/plot/characters does nothing for anyone. Especially when there are such wonderful authors out there who do it right - Richelle Mead, Melissa Marr, to name a few.The writing here is incredibly unsophisticated and the characters so one dimensional and just plain stupid that it was difficult to finish this
I spent a great deal of time being irritated by this book and the main character. I did like the premise (I'm always up for stories about the fae), but Dana made me want to throw things. Half the time she seems to be blushing over Ethan, who, quite frankly, was really suspicious from the get go and whoever else she thinks is cute or hot, and the other half of the time is a lot of 'woe is me' and 'I just want people to be honest, but not as brutally honest as my dad'. Her naivety grates, and her
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