Zoya Khurram, 10th grade
Book Review of Winter
Glass by Lexa Hillyer
Aurora is separated from
the dream world, Sommeil, after its leader is killed by the faerie queen
Malfleur. She vows to kill Malfleur while her half-sister Isabelle joins forces
with Prince William to win against Malfleur’s army of Vultures. Amidst this chaos,
Isabelle comes into possession of an unbreakable glass slipper which is the key
to her mysterious lineage and birth mother. This story follows the bond of
sisters and explores how love can come in many forms.
Hillyer takes a creative
spin on the classic Sleeping Beauty and adds layers of complexity with
love triangles. She fully develops the characters and the reader is able to
clearly see a profound difference in the characters by the end of the novel.
Something refreshing about this novel was the strong emphasis on sisterly love
and the relationship between Isbe and Aurora. Saying all this, I found the
novel lackluster. Lexa Hillyer is a poet and this is evident in her writing.
She barely uses conjunctions such as “and” and “because” in order to create a
more fast-paced read, but this choppy sentence structure loses its charm after
a while and becomes frustrating to read. Additionally, instead of flashbacks
and anecdotes, she flat out types what happens. For example, if someone is
feeling sad she says “Isbe is sad” instead of describing her emotions. This
really affects the book because a lot of possible interesting parts are made
dull and there are overdramatic outbursts by the characters that made me
cringe.
I rate this book 3.0 out
of 5. I would recommend it to anybody who likes the classic YA book
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