Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine. Shades debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. Glamour in Glass continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue.
In the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil. With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincent’s concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon…to escaping it.
Left with no outward salvation, Jane must persevere over her trying personal circumstances and use her glamour to rescue her husband from prison . . . and hopefully prevent her newly built marriage from getting stranded on the shoals of another country's war.
So, I felt so-so about shades of milk and honey. I enjoy it
but I found some aspects of the world odd. For some reason the world felt a bit
more natural this time around and it was very interesting to see Vincent and
Jane explore and discover more about the glamour than they previously had
before. I like seeing that discoveries were still being made in their fantasy
system it made the magic seem more real and interesting to me. I also thought that this alternate history of
the battle of Waterloo was so much fun to read. I loved watching Jane trying to
figure out a way to save her husband after he was captured as I feel like she
grew a lot as a character in this novel. I am even more excited to read next
book in this series.
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