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Lila Gray #1
The Glass Man
Lila Gray is just a human — at least that's her mantra when she accidentally topples a building or bends a paranoid local's gun into modern art. That she can sense and control the minds around her doesn't prove anything, either. Unwilling to put others at risk, she hides in the wilderness from the beautiful creature who hunts her, one who sees her as his ultimate prize.
Alone, the egocentric Glass Man can kill with a thought. Mated with Lila, he's a supernatural weapon prepared to annihilate the humans he loathes.
Caught in the Glass Man's latest scheme, Lila is plunged into a hidden fae realm, faced with a secret birthright and a forbidden romance.
With the Glass Man threatening everyone she loves, can Lila accept who she is in time to end his bloody reign? Or will she succumb to his dark power and become the vehicle of destruction for the human race?
Alone, the egocentric Glass Man can kill with a thought. Mated with Lila, he's a supernatural weapon prepared to annihilate the humans he loathes.
Caught in the Glass Man's latest scheme, Lila is plunged into a hidden fae realm, faced with a secret birthright and a forbidden romance.
With the Glass Man threatening everyone she loves, can Lila accept who she is in time to end his bloody reign? Or will she succumb to his dark power and become the vehicle of destruction for the human race?
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2011
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About the author
Jocelyn Adams
14 books417 followersJocelyn is an office grunt by day and creator of romance and adventure by night. Born a farmer’s daughter with a vivid imagination, she spent her childhood dreaming up stories that remained untold until 2010.
With no formal training, she relied on the honest feedback of her writing group to take her from that first short story all the way to THE END of her first novel. She now has ten published novels and is working on two more for Entangled Publishing.
When she isn’t slinging words, you can find her kayaking or enjoying the serenity of family life in her little house in the woods.
With no formal training, she relied on the honest feedback of her writing group to take her from that first short story all the way to THE END of her first novel. She now has ten published novels and is working on two more for Entangled Publishing.
When she isn’t slinging words, you can find her kayaking or enjoying the serenity of family life in her little house in the woods.
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October 12, 2011
I am a voracious reader of paranormal romance and when I was presented with the opportunity to read The Glass Man by debut novelist Jocelyn Adams a few days before its official release, I jumped at the chance. I’m very excited to say this is a wonderful, fast-paced, exhilarating read, with well-rounded, fascinating characters and a plot that kept me nervous and guessing up until the very last page. It’s definitely one of those extraordinary novels I plan to keep in my personal library so I can enjoy it again and again in the years to follow.
Lila Gray is a beautiful young woman on the run. She’s alone, hungry, tired, and afraid of the hunter chasing her. She was forced to watch her whole family be killed at a young age and has spent the past years on the run, barely able to stay one step ahead of the man who killed them. What makes this game so much more difficult for Lila to deal with is her overwhelming physical attraction to the monster chasing her whenever he manages to close the gap between them.
On the run yet again, Lila meets a man called Liam and the small group of people who live with him on his farm. She knows she should leave as soon as she’s earned a few dollars working for Liam, but she becomes immediately attached to one of his young workers, a boy she tries to protect when she finds him being beaten by one of the older workers. Starved for the intimate touch of another, she also finds herself attracted to Liam. But a night of passion sets into play events that could have devastating consequences for everyone involved.
Parthalan, The Glass Man, is also king of the Unseelie Fae and he wishes to make Lila his queen. Lila never knew her mother had been queen of the Seelie and with her death it placed Lila next in line to rule. The Glass Man knows this and wishes to claim Lila in order to rule over both courts. At the same time he also has plans to destroy the human race. If Lila can’t find a way to fight against him, he will very likely succeed in his evil plans. Only Liam knew that the Goddess herself mated him and Lila during their one night of passion. When Parthalan learns, he begins the hunts for her in earnest. He won’t hesitate to kill Liam, or any others who try to get in his way, to break the bond between Lila and Liam and claim her for himself.
I absolutely loved how Jocelyn Adams was able to keep me on my toes and guessing the whole length of this novel. Tension was kept tight all the way and not once was I able to figure out ahead of time how things were going to play out. This is a fresh, exciting story written by a talented new author I see with a huge future ahead of her. I can’t wait to read the next one.
Lila Gray is a beautiful young woman on the run. She’s alone, hungry, tired, and afraid of the hunter chasing her. She was forced to watch her whole family be killed at a young age and has spent the past years on the run, barely able to stay one step ahead of the man who killed them. What makes this game so much more difficult for Lila to deal with is her overwhelming physical attraction to the monster chasing her whenever he manages to close the gap between them.
On the run yet again, Lila meets a man called Liam and the small group of people who live with him on his farm. She knows she should leave as soon as she’s earned a few dollars working for Liam, but she becomes immediately attached to one of his young workers, a boy she tries to protect when she finds him being beaten by one of the older workers. Starved for the intimate touch of another, she also finds herself attracted to Liam. But a night of passion sets into play events that could have devastating consequences for everyone involved.
Parthalan, The Glass Man, is also king of the Unseelie Fae and he wishes to make Lila his queen. Lila never knew her mother had been queen of the Seelie and with her death it placed Lila next in line to rule. The Glass Man knows this and wishes to claim Lila in order to rule over both courts. At the same time he also has plans to destroy the human race. If Lila can’t find a way to fight against him, he will very likely succeed in his evil plans. Only Liam knew that the Goddess herself mated him and Lila during their one night of passion. When Parthalan learns, he begins the hunts for her in earnest. He won’t hesitate to kill Liam, or any others who try to get in his way, to break the bond between Lila and Liam and claim her for himself.
I absolutely loved how Jocelyn Adams was able to keep me on my toes and guessing the whole length of this novel. Tension was kept tight all the way and not once was I able to figure out ahead of time how things were going to play out. This is a fresh, exciting story written by a talented new author I see with a huge future ahead of her. I can’t wait to read the next one.
October 15, 2012
Ack, I hadn't even written anything yet! I bought this book because I was going to be part of the book tour for book 2 of the Lila Gray series, Shadowborn. It sounded really promising, after all fae is always a good thing! It sounded like it might have some spice, so I had to check that out; oh, my just look at that beautiful cover. How can you not want to read that?
I was actually surprised just how much I enjoyed this book. Very, very surprised! It's a little bit dystopian (I wasn't expecting that one at all,) a little urban fantasy, a little romance, a little suspense/thriller... definitely for adult audiences. One mustn't forget the snarky humor woven throughout the book!
It's a solid series, worth reading. Lila is strong and capable, but sympathetic- a true survivor. I really enjoyed getting to know her and was eager to continue the series after reading book one. I totally felt it was worthy the 'investment' in buying the book!
I was actually surprised just how much I enjoyed this book. Very, very surprised! It's a little bit dystopian (I wasn't expecting that one at all,) a little urban fantasy, a little romance, a little suspense/thriller... definitely for adult audiences. One mustn't forget the snarky humor woven throughout the book!
It's a solid series, worth reading. Lila is strong and capable, but sympathetic- a true survivor. I really enjoyed getting to know her and was eager to continue the series after reading book one. I totally felt it was worthy the 'investment' in buying the book!
February 8, 2017
First, I want to say that I am a BIG fan of books with fae (faeries, fairies, fey, whatever you wanna call 'em...I like 'em ;D) in them, so I absolutely loved the whole fae aspect of The Glass Man, and I think that Jocelyn did a fabulous job with creating her own fae world. It was inventive, and had an incredibly descriptive and vivid backstory. One of the biggest things I loved about this book was that the main character, Lila, is pretty much figuring it all out right alongside of the reader, which I always love in a story.
The characters were fantastic in The Glass Man. There was the fierce and tough heroine, Lila, and the big baddy, Parthalan, who was creepily attractive (translation: dude is a psychopath...yet, seriously attractive, and I mean SERIOUSLY haha) and quite the douchebucket, if I do say so myself. Then there was Liam...awww, I loved me some Liam, and Garret was just so sweet. :D I also loved Lila's memories of her mother. Overall, the characters of The Glass Man were fantastic, and well developed...there wasn't a flat character in the bunch. They could have practically walked right off the page...although in some cases with the creepier ones, I'd be terrified if they really did. *shudder*
While I loved most of this book, there was one aspect that bothered me. Lila was constantly saying things about having choices and decisions, and pretty much being in control of everything that happens in the decision maker's life...yet when it came to a big part of the book where choosing was involved, Lila herself stated that there was no choice. Now, I could understand what she meant in that part of the book, but it still bothered me. For such a fierce character to say something so contradictory to what she'd been saying before, I couldn't help but feel confused. However, in the cases where choices aren't really choices, let's be honest, they usually are and we just say there aren't any so we feel better about the decision we've made. So, I chose to interpret it as Lila made a choice she didn't want to make. Also, just to be clear, this wasn't the type of thing that bothered me enough to actually dislike the book. In fact, I really liked it, but it did bother me during the moment, and I just needed to let it out. :P
Another great part of The Glass Man was all of the action. It was awesome! It was intense, and to add onto that, the magic throughout the story was completely amazing. Lila has some serious skills! :D This book is more of an adventure story, but it is also sensual, a little erotic, and a lot fantastical. It does have some sex scenes, and there are swear words, so it might not be the most appropriate book for younger readers, or ones who don't like that sort of thing, but if you do like it *waggles eyebrows* then this is definitely a book for you. ;)
Jocelyn Adams has created an amazing world in The Glass Man, full of vivid characters and settings. It's incredibly easy to lose yourself in this book, and trust me, you will want to lose yourself and you will enjoy it. :D
The characters were fantastic in The Glass Man. There was the fierce and tough heroine, Lila, and the big baddy, Parthalan, who was creepily attractive (translation: dude is a psychopath...yet, seriously attractive, and I mean SERIOUSLY haha) and quite the douchebucket, if I do say so myself. Then there was Liam...awww, I loved me some Liam, and Garret was just so sweet. :D I also loved Lila's memories of her mother. Overall, the characters of The Glass Man were fantastic, and well developed...there wasn't a flat character in the bunch. They could have practically walked right off the page...although in some cases with the creepier ones, I'd be terrified if they really did. *shudder*
While I loved most of this book, there was one aspect that bothered me. Lila was constantly saying things about having choices and decisions, and pretty much being in control of everything that happens in the decision maker's life...yet when it came to a big part of the book where choosing was involved, Lila herself stated that there was no choice. Now, I could understand what she meant in that part of the book, but it still bothered me. For such a fierce character to say something so contradictory to what she'd been saying before, I couldn't help but feel confused. However, in the cases where choices aren't really choices, let's be honest, they usually are and we just say there aren't any so we feel better about the decision we've made. So, I chose to interpret it as Lila made a choice she didn't want to make. Also, just to be clear, this wasn't the type of thing that bothered me enough to actually dislike the book. In fact, I really liked it, but it did bother me during the moment, and I just needed to let it out. :P
Another great part of The Glass Man was all of the action. It was awesome! It was intense, and to add onto that, the magic throughout the story was completely amazing. Lila has some serious skills! :D This book is more of an adventure story, but it is also sensual, a little erotic, and a lot fantastical. It does have some sex scenes, and there are swear words, so it might not be the most appropriate book for younger readers, or ones who don't like that sort of thing, but if you do like it *waggles eyebrows* then this is definitely a book for you. ;)
Jocelyn Adams has created an amazing world in The Glass Man, full of vivid characters and settings. It's incredibly easy to lose yourself in this book, and trust me, you will want to lose yourself and you will enjoy it. :D
July 9, 2011
This baby isn't due out until October, but I was fortunate enough to get my hands on an ARC.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. This is my first foray into a novel where a fae was the MC and the writer tosses the reader into a hidden realm, because I usually run screaming from anything remotely fantasy (unless werewolves play a big factor). However, Jocelyn Adams has such an elegant simplicity to her writing, I found myself easily sucked in and pretty much unwilling to leave once she had me there.
This is not the kind of novel you should pick up when you think 'I'll just slot in a five minute read'. The pace of it is so energetically fast, you'll find yourself buckled in tight and hauled along for the ride--and before you know it, it's way past bedtime and you're halfway through with your mind screaming at you to keep going because you only have half the book left to go dammit!
So what had me so engrossed?
I'll admit, I had to take a breather from reading it to writing this review. I'll blame that on the breakneck (for me) speed at which I ploughed through it, and the fact that I'm still processing every detail that I didn't allow myself to ponder over at the time of racing for the finish line just to find out how it ended.
This is what I think had me hooked:
Liam. Loved him! But I look and long for the romance in every book I pick up.
Lila. Such a great leading lady, with great character development from start to finish. She was strong at the beginning of the story, but without the focus she'd garnered by the end that came with her self discoveries and acceptance, ensuring she grew and grew as the story evolved.
Parthalan. Hated him! Yet there was some sick and twisted dark part of me that just had to see if/how he'd succeed, and almost urged him to because I found his self-adoration quite amusing to read.
The introductions to the fae realms. This is often the part of fantasy novels that have me running for the hills. Toss too many descriptions at me and too many new creatures/beings/names to absorb and the heavy focus of my brain on those takes away some of my reading pleasure. I have to say, Jocelyn had the descriptions well and truly fine tuned. Not once did I feel weighed down by information overload, and not once did I struggle to imagine the pictures she painted within my reader mind. Kudos to her for that.
There were also plenty of side characters who intrigued me enough that I look forward to finding out more about them in the future ... which is good--because this just happens to be the first in a trilogy, guarenteeing any others who get sucked in (like me) more! more! more! in the future.
This one definitely earned its 5* rating.
To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. This is my first foray into a novel where a fae was the MC and the writer tosses the reader into a hidden realm, because I usually run screaming from anything remotely fantasy (unless werewolves play a big factor). However, Jocelyn Adams has such an elegant simplicity to her writing, I found myself easily sucked in and pretty much unwilling to leave once she had me there.
This is not the kind of novel you should pick up when you think 'I'll just slot in a five minute read'. The pace of it is so energetically fast, you'll find yourself buckled in tight and hauled along for the ride--and before you know it, it's way past bedtime and you're halfway through with your mind screaming at you to keep going because you only have half the book left to go dammit!
So what had me so engrossed?
I'll admit, I had to take a breather from reading it to writing this review. I'll blame that on the breakneck (for me) speed at which I ploughed through it, and the fact that I'm still processing every detail that I didn't allow myself to ponder over at the time of racing for the finish line just to find out how it ended.
This is what I think had me hooked:
Liam. Loved him! But I look and long for the romance in every book I pick up.
Lila. Such a great leading lady, with great character development from start to finish. She was strong at the beginning of the story, but without the focus she'd garnered by the end that came with her self discoveries and acceptance, ensuring she grew and grew as the story evolved.
Parthalan. Hated him! Yet there was some sick and twisted dark part of me that just had to see if/how he'd succeed, and almost urged him to because I found his self-adoration quite amusing to read.
The introductions to the fae realms. This is often the part of fantasy novels that have me running for the hills. Toss too many descriptions at me and too many new creatures/beings/names to absorb and the heavy focus of my brain on those takes away some of my reading pleasure. I have to say, Jocelyn had the descriptions well and truly fine tuned. Not once did I feel weighed down by information overload, and not once did I struggle to imagine the pictures she painted within my reader mind. Kudos to her for that.
There were also plenty of side characters who intrigued me enough that I look forward to finding out more about them in the future ... which is good--because this just happens to be the first in a trilogy, guarenteeing any others who get sucked in (like me) more! more! more! in the future.
This one definitely earned its 5* rating.
July 6, 2011
This is one of those books you have to read fast. It's a roller coaster ride of emotions that builds up and then goes up more before it gives you a breather as you zoom down the other side of the hill. That fast pace makes getting to the end just that much sweeter because finally, finally, you know something good is coming. Or is it? This is just book 1 in Jocelyn Adams' series. Scary thought for me because I'll absolutely HAVE to read the next two. Have to. Why? Lila and Liam.
Lila Grey is a character who'll stick in your head. Actually, so is her nemesis 'The Glass Man' who I have to say I hated from moment No. 1. Yup. HATED him. I wanted him gone, dead, deceased, invisible, no longer there to torture her -- from the very moment I met him. But Lila? She's got an innate kindness but is ready to kick some butt. She's anxious to go-go-go but still learning about herself. She's a HUGE pain in her own a$$ because of what she doesn't know and in some cases, she's almost inept. But that's what's so human about her. She fails but she grows and in the end you can see she's going to be one tough leader. I LOVED that growth in her.
Flip back a few steps and we meet Liam who for a moment I wanted throttle, but oh boy is he loveable. And better yet, he's totally in love with Lila, but there are circumstances that are keeping them apart. Big circumstances. Darn circumstances. Why would an author torture her characters so much? Or is it me she's torturing? Because I'm an uber romantic? That's probably why. So ... again ... phew once we get to the end, but oh boy ... what's going to happen in book 2? ::cringe::
And now to 'the bad guy' ... The Glass Man. Ergh. She has created one nasty, evil man. ::shiver:: I won't give away any spoilers, but let's just say ... he's bad. The perfect antagonist to Lila unfortunately *for her*.
Thus, from start to finish, this one kept me sucked in with my heart thumping and my fingers crossed for that happily ever after. The question remains. Did she actually get her HEA.
You'll have to decide that one for yourself.
5 stars!
Lila Grey is a character who'll stick in your head. Actually, so is her nemesis 'The Glass Man' who I have to say I hated from moment No. 1. Yup. HATED him. I wanted him gone, dead, deceased, invisible, no longer there to torture her -- from the very moment I met him. But Lila? She's got an innate kindness but is ready to kick some butt. She's anxious to go-go-go but still learning about herself. She's a HUGE pain in her own a$$ because of what she doesn't know and in some cases, she's almost inept. But that's what's so human about her. She fails but she grows and in the end you can see she's going to be one tough leader. I LOVED that growth in her.
Flip back a few steps and we meet Liam who for a moment I wanted throttle, but oh boy is he loveable. And better yet, he's totally in love with Lila, but there are circumstances that are keeping them apart. Big circumstances. Darn circumstances. Why would an author torture her characters so much? Or is it me she's torturing? Because I'm an uber romantic? That's probably why. So ... again ... phew once we get to the end, but oh boy ... what's going to happen in book 2? ::cringe::
And now to 'the bad guy' ... The Glass Man. Ergh. She has created one nasty, evil man. ::shiver:: I won't give away any spoilers, but let's just say ... he's bad. The perfect antagonist to Lila unfortunately *for her*.
Thus, from start to finish, this one kept me sucked in with my heart thumping and my fingers crossed for that happily ever after. The question remains. Did she actually get her HEA.
You'll have to decide that one for yourself.
5 stars!
August 20, 2011
I'll be honest: I accepted The Glass Man because the cover is pretty. I think everyone does that at one point or another, and we hope and pray that we picked a good book. Yeah, sometimes I DO judge a book by its cover. I'm a cover lover.
Glass Man didn't disappoint me! It starts off fast-paced; Lila is on the run from the Glass Man, the world is in tatters and she's living off the land, just trying to survive. She doesn't know who or what the Glass Man is, but she is afraid. She knows she's not human, but would give anything to deny it and live a normal life. Unfortunately her life is far from normal, nor will she ever see anything resembling "normal" again.
You see Lila is IMPORTANT. But you'll have to read it yourself to find out why.
I really liked Glass Man. It has everything a Fae fantasy requires: lust, danger, compassion, excitement. Jocelyn Adams really grabs you by the front of your shirt with her book, demands you to read it, drown in it. Lila was a very easy character to identify with: she's your average girl who gets shoved into a role she never asked for, and realizes for everyone's sake, that she needs to succeed. And boy, you WANT her to succeed! I like it when authors get it like this. I never want to hate a book and I always go into each book hoping it will leave me breathless at the end, and want for more. I want!
Each of the other characters are similarly identifiable: Liam you want to see succeed. You almost feel bad for him, because you know he's in a situation he'd never take part of if he had any choice. Parthalan is a dick! But he's the kind of dick who makes you LOL! I have often met people in real life who are just like Parthalan (albeit without all the supernatural stuff): you love to hate him. Adams writes him as witty, arrogant and strangley charming, while still forcing you to loathe him.
I love the description of the faerie mounds, the magic of it all. Jocelyn Adams brings the fantastical to life for her readers, and she is very, very good at it.
Glass Man is an excellent, fascinating read. If you are a fan of books such as the Meredith Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton, you'll enjoy Glass Man by Jocelyn Adams.
Glass Man didn't disappoint me! It starts off fast-paced; Lila is on the run from the Glass Man, the world is in tatters and she's living off the land, just trying to survive. She doesn't know who or what the Glass Man is, but she is afraid. She knows she's not human, but would give anything to deny it and live a normal life. Unfortunately her life is far from normal, nor will she ever see anything resembling "normal" again.
You see Lila is IMPORTANT. But you'll have to read it yourself to find out why.
I really liked Glass Man. It has everything a Fae fantasy requires: lust, danger, compassion, excitement. Jocelyn Adams really grabs you by the front of your shirt with her book, demands you to read it, drown in it. Lila was a very easy character to identify with: she's your average girl who gets shoved into a role she never asked for, and realizes for everyone's sake, that she needs to succeed. And boy, you WANT her to succeed! I like it when authors get it like this. I never want to hate a book and I always go into each book hoping it will leave me breathless at the end, and want for more. I want!
Each of the other characters are similarly identifiable: Liam you want to see succeed. You almost feel bad for him, because you know he's in a situation he'd never take part of if he had any choice. Parthalan is a dick! But he's the kind of dick who makes you LOL! I have often met people in real life who are just like Parthalan (albeit without all the supernatural stuff): you love to hate him. Adams writes him as witty, arrogant and strangley charming, while still forcing you to loathe him.
I love the description of the faerie mounds, the magic of it all. Jocelyn Adams brings the fantastical to life for her readers, and she is very, very good at it.
Glass Man is an excellent, fascinating read. If you are a fan of books such as the Meredith Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton, you'll enjoy Glass Man by Jocelyn Adams.
January 12, 2012
Kick ass paranormal about the fae. I'm NOT a fae fan, but Jocelyn reeled me in from the first line.
This book has it all - nbelievable MC, fast pace, steamy romance, & non-stop action.
My favorite line in the book sums up the novel with vivid simplicity: "I understood how Alice felt, but instead of Wonderland, I'd stepped into Hades on acid."
If you haven't read it, do so. You'll be glad you did!
This book has it all - nbelievable MC, fast pace, steamy romance, & non-stop action.
My favorite line in the book sums up the novel with vivid simplicity: "I understood how Alice felt, but instead of Wonderland, I'd stepped into Hades on acid."
If you haven't read it, do so. You'll be glad you did!
February 25, 2012
so now I'm panicking! I was able to read I think the 1st chapter here on goodreads, and was hooked! go to my trusty Kobo desktop to purchase it and Oh Sugar Honey Iced Tea its not there!!!!!!! so now I'm on the hunt to find and track this book down! i can't find it anywhere, I went to the sony website and looked for it on their site as well since I have the sony ereader and still no such luck! i'm doomed to never find this book, my only other option is to buy it on amazon.ca but it'll take forever to come and I don't have a credit card, boo I wish they'd accept pay pal already lol and the point of buying an ereader is so I won't need to purchase any hardcover books...this sucks :( from what I read of the first 11 pages it was so captivating and sucked me right in! i'm curious as to what happens once she goes in that house!!!!
Problem Solved!!!!
thank you BooksOnBoard!! you saved my life!!! they have it on and it'll work with my sony *does happy dance around bedroom* and it they also accept Paypal *fist pumps in the air with the best of jersey shore* and AND it was only $4.13, hardly a dent was made in my account. :D Now I'm happy and will sleep easy tonight lol
Now that I'm finished the book I must say I can't wait for book two!!! What a great story, beautifully written characters and I even fell hard for the bad guy lol
Problem Solved!!!!
thank you BooksOnBoard!! you saved my life!!! they have it on and it'll work with my sony *does happy dance around bedroom* and it they also accept Paypal *fist pumps in the air with the best of jersey shore* and AND it was only $4.13, hardly a dent was made in my account. :D Now I'm happy and will sleep easy tonight lol
Now that I'm finished the book I must say I can't wait for book two!!! What a great story, beautifully written characters and I even fell hard for the bad guy lol
October 11, 2011
Outstanding! This is my first review and I know I will not be able to give this book the credit it is due. Fast-paced book that grabs you from the start and doesn't let you go. When I was not reading it (when life got in the way), I was thinking about the characters and what might happen next. Jocelyn Adams develops the characters fabulously. She makes you love them or hate them and in some cases both at the same time. This was a great book and I would recommend it to anyone. Can't wait for the next one.
November 26, 2011
Loved this book!
It was one of the best reads for me this year. It had everything a book needs to be great: drama, suspense, romance, a kick-ass-take-no-prisoners heroine and at times some comic relief.
I was thoroughly impressed with this debut and am anxiously awaiting the next in this series.
It was one of the best reads for me this year. It had everything a book needs to be great: drama, suspense, romance, a kick-ass-take-no-prisoners heroine and at times some comic relief.
I was thoroughly impressed with this debut and am anxiously awaiting the next in this series.
February 20, 2012
Upon reviewing my review, I disliked what I had written because I honestly cannot describe how much I love this book. I cannot express how I feel without sounding like a girl confessing her feelings to a boy for the first time. ;)
July 11, 2012
I can’t believe it. I finished it. I finished that monstrosity! Gah! I feel free!
I wasn’t compelled to finish it and I had given up on this book too many times but every time I logged on to my goodreads and saw it on my currently-reading shelf, my eyes twitched and then I felt like I had to finish it. What can I say; I am a glutton for punishment.
So, this book sucked. It wasn’t mainly the plot. It was the characters that made it so damn hard to finish this book. The summary led me to believe that this would be a good story and the protagonist would be badass. Even the reviews misled me; but I really can’t put the blame on the reviews. I should have known better.
Lily Gray is nothing but a sex-driven nymphomaniac who can only whine and sulk and be stubborn and act like a dim-witted twit. She had me so frustrated that I was this close *brings thumb and index finger close together* to tearing my own fucking hair out. The author went on and on mentioning how her skin shone like gold or how her hair were strands of sunshine or how her eyes were other-worldly or how her body screamed sex and made every man get down on his knees or how she was so powerful and had the entire fae population wrapped around her finger. It was frankly disgusting.
Oh and the worst part? I had to hear it all from the protagonist herself. She was so damn full of herself and if that wasn’t enough, the author tried to make her look kind and compassionate. Give me a fucking break.
She saw her family die infront of her eyes when she was a mere child and had to survive on her own for years running away from the man who slaughtered her family. She had been made to believe by her mother that she was human when she was a friggin’ faerie. Her mother put glamour on her and all her other children to make them look like humans. But let’s assume that all of this isn’t a big deal, what happens next is that her mother while dying hands her a music box full of some stupid jewelry and asks her to never lose it. Not that a kid deserved a reason why she had to do that but instead her sacrificing mother told her to run for her life and hide away for the rest of her existence from the Glass Man. Did you smell the brain-fart yet or was it drowned by the sheer ridiculousness of it all?
That lady, who we later find out, was the Queen of the seelie court, makes her kids believe that they are normal all their lives and then decides to save only one because she is supposed to be fulfilling some shitty prophecy and asks her to go hide in the forests as if her world wasn’t already turned upside down. Talk about deranged. *rolls eyes*
And as it can be predicted, Lila Gray, the prophecy girl, the mighty fae princess/soon-to-be-crowned-Queen, the sex goddess,more like horny bitch learns how to survive on her own and the Glass man who is another psycho with a libido the size of a blue-whale, hunts her all the while playing games with her and groping her or using her as his sex doll whenever the hell he wants and if that doesn’t sound creepy enough, he does that while invading her dreams.
A whole new level of demented, eh?
Anyhoo, so the human race is turning against each other. Wars waging, people dying but that’s not the issue, no, cause the book revolves around Lily and her escaping endeavors. The human aspect has been only limited to a few lines in even fewer chapters. Yeah, it’s there on the backburner where Parthalan, the raging Unseelie madman wants to get rid of the Goddess’ abomination and Lily Gray, the ever kind-hearted wants to stop that from happening; IF she can resist his black as night shiny hair, wonderful eyes and *gasp* jaw-dropping, slobber lapping, swoon worthy body. Did I forget to mention that Lily Gray actually can’t resist the Glass man? She might always be running away from him or hate him for making her life hell but she can’t control the raging nympho-goddess within her when she’s anywhere near him. How complicated is that? Right? Right??!! And that people is just the beginning of the bullshit.
So, the story starts when Lily Gray wanders up to a ranch where she feels a burst of energy and can’t help being drawn to it. There she finds a man, Liam who claims he is an ex-cop after she is done showing off her Lara Croft fighting skills to protect a boy Garret from a big, bad-bullying bastard Rourke. Unsurprisingly, Liam gives her a job and wait, here comes the good part, *snickers* Liam is a stud and the sex-craved kitten can’t help being attracted to him like a moth to the street-lights. She totally falls for him and so does Liam, shocking, but then there is the hyped up sexual tension which is plain annoying because you know they are going to pounce on each other the moment they get alone. *yawn* I guess you can see where this is going. Anyways, fast-forwarding a little, in a matter of day or night, the Glass man contacts her again, she has crazy wild sex with Liam (which if you ask me was just meh), and finds out that the Ranch was a trap and everyone on that farm has powers like her.
Wait, if you’re wondering, she still believes that she’s human you know. She knows she can heal herself and do crazy things to people’s organs or guns and looks way different than a normal human does, but still she thinks she’s some-what human.
Lily gets captured, Liam is tortured by another lackey of Parthalan, then there is some psychobabble from Rourke and the Glass man himself, then there are some scenes that try to show how evil Parthalan is. I mean, they were supposed to make me go, “Ohmigosh, he’s so bad” but all they managed to do was make my eyes heavier by the minute.
I would have enjoyed the descriptions of the Unseelie court and the Banshees and the Slaughs if not for the characters. All of them made my head hurt. I dozed off one time because I just couldn’t keep up with their shit. I liked the concept of shifters and the portal to the Unseelie court and also some of their cumhcats but I would have been impressed if it was only limited to descriptions and no characters.
Later, the Glass man dresses up Lily like a hooker in a red thong and a corsetthat makes her ladies go, “Heya! Lookatmelookatme” along with boots and some other slutty shit for the ceremony where he plans to ravish her infront of the entire unseelie court. Infact he wants everyone to show her off as a prize that screams:
Lily claims that she’s never worn boots in her life and still manages to walk and even run in them. I know how hard it is to even put one foot infront of another wearing heels. You can’t freaking stand without flailing your hands around like a drowning rat if you don't know how to walk in them but she managed to run and stomp around the whole place in that. Guess that’s what it is to be fae. *snorts*
Oh and I should mention that she meets her father in the Unseelie court and discovers that Garret, the boy who she’d saved in the ranch, is her brother. She has this insta-bonding moment with Donovan her dad, who btw saved her from Rourke when she set foot in the dark city. She goes on and on about how safe he made her feel the instant she looked into his eyes. And how she could instantly trust him and give away her life for him because he was her long lost father and the only family left and someone please just gag me!
The pity party continues as her dad sacrifices himself to set her free from Parthalan right before she’s made into a porn star infront of an entire court. Liam comes in and saves her and Garret by flying away as an owl. You heard me, a huge, mother-fucking, giant owl. Please tell me where is all this nonsense sprouting from?
I really cracked up when I realized that the fae who had turned Lily into an even worse sex-addict, had the power to transform into an owl. If Adams really had to turn him into a bird, why not a giant eagle or, if it had to be anything that could fly, why not a griffin or a dragon? Hell, I am game for a friggin’ airplane woman. An owl? A white huge owl?
And what was the deal with Liam being naked all the time? What was Adams trying to achieve? I mean, if a guy walked around with his junk hanging freely in the breeze with me, I would either walk with a blind-fold or make him cover his privates with his hand or something; no matter how much of a Greek god or the model of perfection he was. Even the tribal people cover their genitals with leaves for God’s sake.
It’s useless mentioning again how distracted Lily was looking at Liam and how happy it made her to be mated with a fucking nudist. Her words, not mine. So finally, after it felt like I was literally dragging myself reading the pages, Lily makes it to her seelie court. There she is again attracted to another guy, Nix. Wow girl, you need help. If she could, she would bang any good looking fae and there seemed to be plenty in this book. There is some more drama and then Garret and Liam decide to take off when Parthalan sends over a message to Lily showing her that her father isn’t dead after all. She goes alone to try and save the day. Naturally.
She finds some selkies willing to help her take Parthalan down and together they march down to the city and obviously are trapped. Parthalan makes her break her bond with Liam, Garret dies, Parthalan finally mates with Lily and she suffers from temporary amnesia and becomes a good sex-kitty for the Glass man. Liam somehow breaks the shield that had Lily cut off from everyone. There is some fighting and Lily gets her memory back and asks Willa, a selkie to shoot her so that they can kill Parthalan; so willing to sacrifice herself for the greater good. Boo-freaking-hoo.
Shame she doesn’t die. Parthalan is momentarily defeated and it’s uncertain if he’ll come back as a live fae or dead slaugh. Well, finally Liam and Lily get to have sex. But the goddess doesn’t unite them. Thanks goodness for that. Liam is the king of the unseelie court and Lily the queen of the seelie.
Ta-da! Another twist in their sex-craved love and romance.
Ugh. I am so done ranting now. I really needed to get this out of my system. Why the hell do I do this to myself? I need to wipe this book off my memory for now, so I’ll go read something else.
I wasn’t compelled to finish it and I had given up on this book too many times but every time I logged on to my goodreads and saw it on my currently-reading shelf, my eyes twitched and then I felt like I had to finish it. What can I say; I am a glutton for punishment.
So, this book sucked. It wasn’t mainly the plot. It was the characters that made it so damn hard to finish this book. The summary led me to believe that this would be a good story and the protagonist would be badass. Even the reviews misled me; but I really can’t put the blame on the reviews. I should have known better.
Lily Gray is nothing but a sex-driven nymphomaniac who can only whine and sulk and be stubborn and act like a dim-witted twit. She had me so frustrated that I was this close *brings thumb and index finger close together* to tearing my own fucking hair out. The author went on and on mentioning how her skin shone like gold or how her hair were strands of sunshine or how her eyes were other-worldly or how her body screamed sex and made every man get down on his knees or how she was so powerful and had the entire fae population wrapped around her finger. It was frankly disgusting.
Oh and the worst part? I had to hear it all from the protagonist herself. She was so damn full of herself and if that wasn’t enough, the author tried to make her look kind and compassionate. Give me a fucking break.
She saw her family die infront of her eyes when she was a mere child and had to survive on her own for years running away from the man who slaughtered her family. She had been made to believe by her mother that she was human when she was a friggin’ faerie. Her mother put glamour on her and all her other children to make them look like humans. But let’s assume that all of this isn’t a big deal, what happens next is that her mother while dying hands her a music box full of some stupid jewelry and asks her to never lose it. Not that a kid deserved a reason why she had to do that but instead her sacrificing mother told her to run for her life and hide away for the rest of her existence from the Glass Man. Did you smell the brain-fart yet or was it drowned by the sheer ridiculousness of it all?
That lady, who we later find out, was the Queen of the seelie court, makes her kids believe that they are normal all their lives and then decides to save only one because she is supposed to be fulfilling some shitty prophecy and asks her to go hide in the forests as if her world wasn’t already turned upside down. Talk about deranged. *rolls eyes*
And as it can be predicted, Lila Gray, the prophecy girl, the mighty fae princess/soon-to-be-crowned-Queen, the sex goddess,
A whole new level of demented, eh?
Anyhoo, so the human race is turning against each other. Wars waging, people dying but that’s not the issue, no, cause the book revolves around Lily and her escaping endeavors. The human aspect has been only limited to a few lines in even fewer chapters. Yeah, it’s there on the backburner where Parthalan, the raging Unseelie madman wants to get rid of the Goddess’ abomination and Lily Gray, the ever kind-hearted wants to stop that from happening; IF she can resist his black as night shiny hair, wonderful eyes and *gasp* jaw-dropping, slobber lapping, swoon worthy body. Did I forget to mention that Lily Gray actually can’t resist the Glass man? She might always be running away from him or hate him for making her life hell but she can’t control the raging nympho-goddess within her when she’s anywhere near him. How complicated is that? Right? Right??!! And that people is just the beginning of the bullshit.
So, the story starts when Lily Gray wanders up to a ranch where she feels a burst of energy and can’t help being drawn to it. There she finds a man, Liam who claims he is an ex-cop after she is done showing off her Lara Croft fighting skills to protect a boy Garret from a big, bad-bullying bastard Rourke. Unsurprisingly, Liam gives her a job and wait, here comes the good part, *snickers* Liam is a stud and the sex-craved kitten can’t help being attracted to him like a moth to the street-lights. She totally falls for him and so does Liam, shocking, but then there is the hyped up sexual tension which is plain annoying because you know they are going to pounce on each other the moment they get alone. *yawn* I guess you can see where this is going. Anyways, fast-forwarding a little, in a matter of day or night, the Glass man contacts her again, she has crazy wild sex with Liam (which if you ask me was just meh), and finds out that the Ranch was a trap and everyone on that farm has powers like her.
Wait, if you’re wondering, she still believes that she’s human you know. She knows she can heal herself and do crazy things to people’s organs or guns and looks way different than a normal human does, but still she thinks she’s some-what human.
Lily gets captured, Liam is tortured by another lackey of Parthalan, then there is some psychobabble from Rourke and the Glass man himself, then there are some scenes that try to show how evil Parthalan is. I mean, they were supposed to make me go, “Ohmigosh, he’s so bad” but all they managed to do was make my eyes heavier by the minute.
I would have enjoyed the descriptions of the Unseelie court and the Banshees and the Slaughs if not for the characters. All of them made my head hurt. I dozed off one time because I just couldn’t keep up with their shit. I liked the concept of shifters and the portal to the Unseelie court and also some of their cumhcats but I would have been impressed if it was only limited to descriptions and no characters.
Later, the Glass man dresses up Lily like a hooker in a red thong and a corset
Lily claims that she’s never worn boots in her life and still manages to walk and even run in them. I know how hard it is to even put one foot infront of another wearing heels. You can’t freaking stand without flailing your hands around like a drowning rat if you don't know how to walk in them but she managed to run and stomp around the whole place in that. Guess that’s what it is to be fae. *snorts*
Oh and I should mention that she meets her father in the Unseelie court and discovers that Garret, the boy who she’d saved in the ranch, is her brother. She has this insta-bonding moment with Donovan her dad, who btw saved her from Rourke when she set foot in the dark city. She goes on and on about how safe he made her feel the instant she looked into his eyes. And how she could instantly trust him and give away her life for him because he was her long lost father and the only family left and someone please just gag me!
The pity party continues as her dad sacrifices himself to set her free from Parthalan right before she’s made into a porn star infront of an entire court. Liam comes in and saves her and Garret by flying away as an owl. You heard me, a huge, mother-fucking, giant owl. Please tell me where is all this nonsense sprouting from?
I really cracked up when I realized that the fae who had turned Lily into an even worse sex-addict, had the power to transform into an owl. If Adams really had to turn him into a bird, why not a giant eagle or, if it had to be anything that could fly, why not a griffin or a dragon? Hell, I am game for a friggin’ airplane woman. An owl? A white huge owl?
And what was the deal with Liam being naked all the time? What was Adams trying to achieve? I mean, if a guy walked around with his junk hanging freely in the breeze with me, I would either walk with a blind-fold or make him cover his privates with his hand or something; no matter how much of a Greek god or the model of perfection he was. Even the tribal people cover their genitals with leaves for God’s sake.
It’s useless mentioning again how distracted Lily was looking at Liam and how happy it made her to be mated with a fucking nudist. Her words, not mine. So finally, after it felt like I was literally dragging myself reading the pages, Lily makes it to her seelie court. There she is again attracted to another guy, Nix. Wow girl, you need help. If she could, she would bang any good looking fae and there seemed to be plenty in this book. There is some more drama and then Garret and Liam decide to take off when Parthalan sends over a message to Lily showing her that her father isn’t dead after all. She goes alone to try and save the day. Naturally.
She finds some selkies willing to help her take Parthalan down and together they march down to the city and obviously are trapped. Parthalan makes her break her bond with Liam, Garret dies, Parthalan finally mates with Lily and she suffers from temporary amnesia and becomes a good sex-kitty for the Glass man. Liam somehow breaks the shield that had Lily cut off from everyone. There is some fighting and Lily gets her memory back and asks Willa, a selkie to shoot her so that they can kill Parthalan; so willing to sacrifice herself for the greater good. Boo-freaking-hoo.
Shame she doesn’t die. Parthalan is momentarily defeated and it’s uncertain if he’ll come back as a live fae or dead slaugh. Well, finally Liam and Lily get to have sex. But the goddess doesn’t unite them. Thanks goodness for that. Liam is the king of the unseelie court and Lily the queen of the seelie.
Ta-da! Another twist in their sex-craved love and romance.
Ugh. I am so done ranting now. I really needed to get this out of my system. Why the hell do I do this to myself? I need to wipe this book off my memory for now, so I’ll go read something else.
October 20, 2011
4.5 stars
First off, I love the name - I think that's what attracted me to the book in the first place. For some reason, I just knew I'd enjoy it and I did, barely able to put the book down! It had the right mix of everything, the characters were real and the detail was brilliant without you even realising it. I also liked the mix between the paranormal and the conflict in the human world. Lila herself was a great leading lady and I loved how she was on-the-run which is a very cool way to start a book.
Now, I'm not fond of fae books. In fact, I tend to avoid them quite a bit. Going on and on about how stunning and cruel they are (I don't care) and then describing the most "beautiful" guy as having long, silver hair and huge bug eyes (yeeaaahhh... erm, that's not attractive), it just doesn't do it for me. The storyline is usually the same "I'm an unknowingly lost Seelie princess and an important factor in a war between the courts" which doesn't help either.
Now, if I'd read more than a line of the synopsis, maybe I would've hesitated reading the book. And when I found out that , I hesitated again. But thank goodness I didn't stop because this was a refreshing read with a fast pace not common in most fae books. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was sad when I got to the end, which I think is always a sign of an excellent book.
Will definitely be reading the next one as soon as it comes out, can't wait :D
First off, I love the name - I think that's what attracted me to the book in the first place. For some reason, I just knew I'd enjoy it and I did, barely able to put the book down! It had the right mix of everything, the characters were real and the detail was brilliant without you even realising it. I also liked the mix between the paranormal and the conflict in the human world. Lila herself was a great leading lady and I loved how she was on-the-run which is a very cool way to start a book.
Now, I'm not fond of fae books. In fact, I tend to avoid them quite a bit. Going on and on about how stunning and cruel they are (I don't care) and then describing the most "beautiful" guy as having long, silver hair and huge bug eyes (yeeaaahhh... erm, that's not attractive), it just doesn't do it for me. The storyline is usually the same "I'm an unknowingly lost Seelie princess and an important factor in a war between the courts" which doesn't help either.
Now, if I'd read more than a line of the synopsis, maybe I would've hesitated reading the book. And when I found out that , I hesitated again. But thank goodness I didn't stop because this was a refreshing read with a fast pace not common in most fae books. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was sad when I got to the end, which I think is always a sign of an excellent book.
Will definitely be reading the next one as soon as it comes out, can't wait :D
January 24, 2012
What I love about this book it the world building. Set in a urban setting, we're introduced to another world of Seelie and Unseelie through the eyes of a reluctant Seelies Queen Lila Gray. You feel her emotional journey as she tries to run from the Glass Man. I love how, along the way, she not only finds love but family she never knew she had. Beating the bad guy is the icing on the cake.
I had the privilege of seeing this wonderful story from its 1st draft and I loved the end result. Definitely recommend this book.
I had the privilege of seeing this wonderful story from its 1st draft and I loved the end result. Definitely recommend this book.
November 22, 2011
WOW!!
☆☆☆☆☆
I am not usually a fan of fae books and I had NO idea that this book dealt with fairies -- I thought it was based on some unusual supernatural power. With that being said, this book blew my freaking mind!
I loved every.single.written.page of this book!
There were a lot of intense action scenes that caused my heartbeat to speed up and I was gripping my e-Reader like no tomorrow.
Jocelyn Adams, I thank you for that fantastic read!
I can't wait until the second book of the series arrives!
PS. Props to Jocelyn, she is CANADIAN! :)
☆☆☆☆☆
I am not usually a fan of fae books and I had NO idea that this book dealt with fairies -- I thought it was based on some unusual supernatural power. With that being said, this book blew my freaking mind!
I loved every.single.written.page of this book!
There were a lot of intense action scenes that caused my heartbeat to speed up and I was gripping my e-Reader like no tomorrow.
Jocelyn Adams, I thank you for that fantastic read!
I can't wait until the second book of the series arrives!
PS. Props to Jocelyn, she is CANADIAN! :)
December 13, 2011
A friend recommended this superb book to me. Having never read a novel about fae before I wasn't really sure what to expect and have to say i loved it, from start to finish it had me gripped. Love Lila and Liam, can't wait to read more about them in the future.
July 7, 2012
*Genre* Paranormal Romance - Intended audience: 18+, strong language, adult themes, violence.
*Rating* 4.0
*Review*
The Glass Man is the story about 20-year old Lila Gray and her struggles to say one step ahead of the Glass Man and her realization that she is more than just human. The Glass Man is responsible for killing Lila's family and for countries all over the world exploding into rubble and the resulting pandemic of paranoia. (You could put this story in the post-apocalyptic category because of this fact alone.)
In the US and Canada, power has become scarce after some paranoid zealot blew up one of the last remaining power stations in the Northeast. Every town has bands of thugs going around plundering and burning buildings to the ground in hopes of gathering all the remaining supplies for themselves and staving off extinction.
I enjoyed watching Lily Gray grow as a character. She starts by being blind in her determination that she is anything but human with a power that is in high demand. After experiencing leaps of faith, and pains at the hands of the Glass Man (Parthalan), she grasps her Seelie Fae heritage and realizes that this is the only way to save the human world that she has clung to for so long. Lila does have a mouth on her, but she backs it up with action, not sitting around being a damn boring Mary Sue character. I don't mind a little vulgarity if it's done in the right form and situations.
There IS a definite romantic interlude to this book as Lila meets her match in the form of Liam Kane an Unseelie Fae whom she runs into after spending so much time in the wood alone and hungry. The connection between the two characters is hot, heavy, and is the reason this book is rated as 18 and older. Where this relationship goes in the next installment is anyone's guess.
In my honest opinion, The Glass Man is a pretty decent story by a Canadian author, Jocelyn Adams, whom I had not previous heard about. I'm actually not surprised that so many new books and authors have been coming from Canada and Australia lately. For me, it's a nice change of pace from reading about the same series and the same authors over and over again. It also gives my reading tastes a little kick in the ass so that I don't become brain damaged with all my reading.
J. Taylor Publishing is awesome by the way. They sent me the second book in the series, Shadowborn, so I don't have to wait until our local library decides whether or not they will order this book. I'm definitely looking forward to working with them A LOT in the near future.
*Rating* 4.0
*Review*
The Glass Man is the story about 20-year old Lila Gray and her struggles to say one step ahead of the Glass Man and her realization that she is more than just human. The Glass Man is responsible for killing Lila's family and for countries all over the world exploding into rubble and the resulting pandemic of paranoia. (You could put this story in the post-apocalyptic category because of this fact alone.)
In the US and Canada, power has become scarce after some paranoid zealot blew up one of the last remaining power stations in the Northeast. Every town has bands of thugs going around plundering and burning buildings to the ground in hopes of gathering all the remaining supplies for themselves and staving off extinction.
I enjoyed watching Lily Gray grow as a character. She starts by being blind in her determination that she is anything but human with a power that is in high demand. After experiencing leaps of faith, and pains at the hands of the Glass Man (Parthalan), she grasps her Seelie Fae heritage and realizes that this is the only way to save the human world that she has clung to for so long. Lila does have a mouth on her, but she backs it up with action, not sitting around being a damn boring Mary Sue character. I don't mind a little vulgarity if it's done in the right form and situations.
There IS a definite romantic interlude to this book as Lila meets her match in the form of Liam Kane an Unseelie Fae whom she runs into after spending so much time in the wood alone and hungry. The connection between the two characters is hot, heavy, and is the reason this book is rated as 18 and older. Where this relationship goes in the next installment is anyone's guess.
In my honest opinion, The Glass Man is a pretty decent story by a Canadian author, Jocelyn Adams, whom I had not previous heard about. I'm actually not surprised that so many new books and authors have been coming from Canada and Australia lately. For me, it's a nice change of pace from reading about the same series and the same authors over and over again. It also gives my reading tastes a little kick in the ass so that I don't become brain damaged with all my reading.
J. Taylor Publishing is awesome by the way. They sent me the second book in the series, Shadowborn, so I don't have to wait until our local library decides whether or not they will order this book. I'm definitely looking forward to working with them A LOT in the near future.
July 30, 2012
OH.MY. GOD.
Well, first of all I have to mention the deep love that I have for all Fae’s books, second, for that reason, I can say I am one of the few people that are extremely demanding about this supernatural beings, third, because of this I choose very well before start reading this book’s gender. Aren’t all authors who write about Fairy that I am used to read. Said so, I can ensure that Jocelyn Adams is one of the most grateful surprises on the gender. Isn’t just because the great quality on writing and story, but also cause the good relationship between the characters with the story.
I like how she uses the Celtic mythology in such consistent and creative ways. Lila is a solid character, with a glimpse of rebellion, despite her dirt mouth, don’t get me wrong, because for me this is a quality in some characters. Lila is a character for real, she can hide very well her anxiety and pain. From the middle to the end she progresses and grows up a lot. There are moments where she was hilarious, mostly when she was thinking about sex. As her relationship with Liam, I hope truly that they could mature this. I still think Lila is very much cautions about her feelings. Liam, what can I say about him? (exuding smoke from my body), always so wise and uniform, in fact, he is the only uniform thing in Lila’s life, in my opinion. But something tells me that this love will go through for many trials yet. Parthalan was the “villan”, so wicked that it hurts, but he had a kind of charm and sometimes I saw myself hoping the things worked well for him. Something tells me this series still will get me more surprises! Congratulations Jocelyn Adams, you persuaded me. Along with the Julie Kagawa’s Faries and also Karen Morning’s, you have the better Fairies!
Five stars to this book, it is just awesome!
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Well, first of all I have to mention the deep love that I have for all Fae’s books, second, for that reason, I can say I am one of the few people that are extremely demanding about this supernatural beings, third, because of this I choose very well before start reading this book’s gender. Aren’t all authors who write about Fairy that I am used to read. Said so, I can ensure that Jocelyn Adams is one of the most grateful surprises on the gender. Isn’t just because the great quality on writing and story, but also cause the good relationship between the characters with the story.
I like how she uses the Celtic mythology in such consistent and creative ways. Lila is a solid character, with a glimpse of rebellion, despite her dirt mouth, don’t get me wrong, because for me this is a quality in some characters. Lila is a character for real, she can hide very well her anxiety and pain. From the middle to the end she progresses and grows up a lot. There are moments where she was hilarious, mostly when she was thinking about sex. As her relationship with Liam, I hope truly that they could mature this. I still think Lila is very much cautions about her feelings. Liam, what can I say about him? (exuding smoke from my body), always so wise and uniform, in fact, he is the only uniform thing in Lila’s life, in my opinion. But something tells me that this love will go through for many trials yet. Parthalan was the “villan”, so wicked that it hurts, but he had a kind of charm and sometimes I saw myself hoping the things worked well for him. Something tells me this series still will get me more surprises! Congratulations Jocelyn Adams, you persuaded me. Along with the Julie Kagawa’s Faries and also Karen Morning’s, you have the better Fairies!
Five stars to this book, it is just awesome!
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September 24, 2012
THE GLASS MAN by Jocelyn Adams swirls in a heady display of romance, adventure, and a struggle for the light and dark that readers of paranormal romance won’t want to miss out on!
Lila Gray believed all her life that she was human, even if she was a bit extraordinary. But as soon as she stumbles upon a small farm, her world is turned upside down. Not only is she a Seelie, or one of the fae, but she’s also their queen since her mother’s death. The Glass Man—King of the Unseelie Court—wants nothing more than to join with her to destroy the human race. There’s one problem, though. Lila already is Goddess-mated with another. The Glass Man threatens all she loves, but can she find the strength to resist his dark temptation?
THE GLASS MAN throws the reader right into Lila’s destroyed world. We experience who she is and what she is with her. Lila is a strong character, but she can’t ignore her fae temptations. The other characters are well-thought out and come across as deep, three-dimensional characters the more I read of the novel. The plot is fast-paced. The romance burns with its fiery passion. The introduction of various creatures adds to the overall story. One of my favorites is the shapeshifting houses, which I found to be a unique element to this fantastic story.
Take one-part dystopian, add in hot romance and faeries, then you have Jocelyn Adams’ THE GLASS MAN.
Lila Gray believed all her life that she was human, even if she was a bit extraordinary. But as soon as she stumbles upon a small farm, her world is turned upside down. Not only is she a Seelie, or one of the fae, but she’s also their queen since her mother’s death. The Glass Man—King of the Unseelie Court—wants nothing more than to join with her to destroy the human race. There’s one problem, though. Lila already is Goddess-mated with another. The Glass Man threatens all she loves, but can she find the strength to resist his dark temptation?
THE GLASS MAN throws the reader right into Lila’s destroyed world. We experience who she is and what she is with her. Lila is a strong character, but she can’t ignore her fae temptations. The other characters are well-thought out and come across as deep, three-dimensional characters the more I read of the novel. The plot is fast-paced. The romance burns with its fiery passion. The introduction of various creatures adds to the overall story. One of my favorites is the shapeshifting houses, which I found to be a unique element to this fantastic story.
Take one-part dystopian, add in hot romance and faeries, then you have Jocelyn Adams’ THE GLASS MAN.
November 28, 2011
I love books about the fae and this book was no exception to that rule. Lila, as far as she knows, is just a human with extraordinary abilities. In order to hide from The Glass Man, she has been on the run for 7 years and discovers a farm to which she is inexplicably drawn. She regrets that decision almost immediately and finds that she is more than she thought.
I found Lila to be an interesting character. She had depth and passion. Some readers thought that she was a bit too bitchy, but I have to admit that if my family was murdered when I was 13 and I'd been on the run for 7 years, I probably wouldn't be Ms. Sunshine either. Her inability to trust was realistic as well as her love/hate tug of war with her feelings about Liam, who I also really liked. The post-apocalyptic world was also an added twist, especially with how the fae world interacted with the 'new' world.
The book had plenty of twists and turns and also enough threads left hanging so you really want to read what happens in the next book and see where Lila goes next and how she changes. Overall, I thought this book was a hit for the first of a series which are probably the hardest to write for an author what with all the world building, character introductions, etc.
I found Lila to be an interesting character. She had depth and passion. Some readers thought that she was a bit too bitchy, but I have to admit that if my family was murdered when I was 13 and I'd been on the run for 7 years, I probably wouldn't be Ms. Sunshine either. Her inability to trust was realistic as well as her love/hate tug of war with her feelings about Liam, who I also really liked. The post-apocalyptic world was also an added twist, especially with how the fae world interacted with the 'new' world.
The book had plenty of twists and turns and also enough threads left hanging so you really want to read what happens in the next book and see where Lila goes next and how she changes. Overall, I thought this book was a hit for the first of a series which are probably the hardest to write for an author what with all the world building, character introductions, etc.
October 31, 2011
I am not a huge fan of paranormal romance but this book had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. It was non-stop action. For two days while I read this book (would have finished in one if that silly thing called life hadn't gotten in the way), all I could think of was this book and how everything was going to work out. There were some surprising twists to this story (at least to me) and I loved the ending. The Glass Man is a truly horrible fae with absolutely no redeeming features other than being gorgeous. I normally don't like flat characters, because even bad villains have something redeeming about them, but I hated this character from the first scene he was introduced and all I wanted was to see him gone. Jocelyn Adams does a great job in playing with your emotions, bringing you up and up before dropping you down. I can't wait for the next novel in the series. This author is now my difficult-to-get-onto 'favorite debut authors' list, taking a seat beside Veronica Roth, Beth Revis, Cat Clarke, Heather Burch, J. A. Belfield and Aimee Laine. If you like paranormal romance, you won't be disappointed with this read. I promise.
August 29, 2013
This book was amazing. I had no expectations and just loved every minute of it. There is so much excitement and it kept me hooked from beginning to end. I highly recommend it. It's an easy read and just really entertaining.
September 23, 2012
In a word. Awesome! Ms. Adams is one of my favourite writers. I just love her style and her stories are out of this world. I highly recommend this book.
October 18, 2012
What a great new series. Reminds me a lot like Karen Moning's fever series
September 5, 2012
2.5 Stars
Would have been three stars due to the decent writing, but the characters and the devolving plot took away from the end result.
This book had so much to offer.
Bad Ass MC: Lila, Check.
Sexy Men: Yep.
Sexy times: Thumbs up.
Interesting Premise: Woman being hunted by mysterious, sexy guy for unknown reasons. Intriguing!
Unique implications & Setting:
Sounds fun! I'm in.
But then Lila let me down. Let me down hard.
I love tough chick MCs. Hello, Mac. Hello, Early!Anita Blake.
I like sassy, smart-mouthed women who stand up for themselves, their beliefs and can occasionally be wrong. (Not often, you hear?)
What I don't like was how much Lila made me want to chuck my Kindle (I don't appreciate the prospect, but I can now clearly empathize with Reviewers who have felt the same way).
Lila was in no way rational. At all. And had that been explained as or related to being on her own for the majority of seven years (Yes, isolated people do react differently to rational thought and situations! Humans are an interactive, social species!) I would have been okay with it. But it wasn't. Her mouth just ran away from her mind, and coherent decision-making time after time.
She made dumb, dumb, dumb decisions. I do not mind a tough character having weak moments, and wallowing in pity on the rare occasion,
The secondary characters also irritated me to no end. Some of them couldn't fight their way out of a box.
There were so many times when Lila's thoughts/actions were NOT EQUAL TO the actual circumstances, nor the outcomes she wanted to produce. In that sense, the story & plotting felt haphazardly strung together.
The plot moved too quickly for me, and felt rushed and jerky at times. I know a huge complaint is normally the opposite, so I feel safe to assume I'm in the minority in that opinion, and it does not bother me. It's all preference. To me, it was so quick that we, as readers, couldn't fully engage with the situations, characters and sentiments being exchanged at any one moment. I didn't empathize with anything because it always seemed thrust upon the reader...
A final complaint:...the Scooby Doo villains (with sexually deviant tendencies...). I found them cheesy, and I felt like their quips and pseudo-banter could have been lifted from any B-movie script.
In Adams' defense, of which there will be a little below, she can write quite a steamy love scene. It lacked in some areas to be sure, but it also didn't feel detrimental to the plot as some sex scenes can be, so I thoroughly enjoyed each of them!
Obviously, this book did something right because I would not feel this strongly about it had I not seen enormous potential from both the story and the author. In my head, I just kept thinking, "You're better than this, Jocelyn Adams!" and I meant it. She's better than this first offering. At least, I hope so.
Sadly, it didn't live up to my expectations, and I doubt I'll go on with this series. I will, however, check on the reviews of the 2nd book to see what fellow reviewers have to say.
Would have been three stars due to the decent writing, but the characters and the devolving plot took away from the end result.
This book had so much to offer.
Bad Ass MC: Lila, Check.
Sexy Men: Yep.
Sexy times: Thumbs up.
Interesting Premise: Woman being hunted by mysterious, sexy guy for unknown reasons. Intriguing!
Unique implications & Setting:
Sounds fun! I'm in.
But then Lila let me down. Let me down hard.
I love tough chick MCs. Hello, Mac. Hello, Early!Anita Blake.
I like sassy, smart-mouthed women who stand up for themselves, their beliefs and can occasionally be wrong. (Not often, you hear?)
What I don't like was how much Lila made me want to chuck my Kindle (I don't appreciate the prospect, but I can now clearly empathize with Reviewers who have felt the same way).
Lila was in no way rational. At all. And had that been explained as or related to being on her own for the majority of seven years (Yes, isolated people do react differently to rational thought and situations! Humans are an interactive, social species!) I would have been okay with it. But it wasn't. Her mouth just ran away from her mind, and coherent decision-making time after time.
She made dumb, dumb, dumb decisions. I do not mind a tough character having weak moments, and wallowing in pity on the rare occasion,
The secondary characters also irritated me to no end. Some of them couldn't fight their way out of a box.
There were so many times when Lila's thoughts/actions were NOT EQUAL TO the actual circumstances, nor the outcomes she wanted to produce. In that sense, the story & plotting felt haphazardly strung together.
The plot moved too quickly for me, and felt rushed and jerky at times. I know a huge complaint is normally the opposite, so I feel safe to assume I'm in the minority in that opinion, and it does not bother me. It's all preference. To me, it was so quick that we, as readers, couldn't fully engage with the situations, characters and sentiments being exchanged at any one moment. I didn't empathize with anything because it always seemed thrust upon the reader...
A final complaint:...the Scooby Doo villains (with sexually deviant tendencies...). I found them cheesy, and I felt like their quips and pseudo-banter could have been lifted from any B-movie script.
In Adams' defense, of which there will be a little below, she can write quite a steamy love scene. It lacked in some areas to be sure, but it also didn't feel detrimental to the plot as some sex scenes can be, so I thoroughly enjoyed each of them!
Obviously, this book did something right because I would not feel this strongly about it had I not seen enormous potential from both the story and the author. In my head, I just kept thinking, "You're better than this, Jocelyn Adams!" and I meant it. She's better than this first offering. At least, I hope so.
Sadly, it didn't live up to my expectations, and I doubt I'll go on with this series. I will, however, check on the reviews of the 2nd book to see what fellow reviewers have to say.
October 13, 2011
This book is nearly perfect. Lila Shaw is running through a post-apocalyptic world (which is never really explained), chased by someone she refers to as the Glass Man. She stumbles upon a Pennsylvania farm where she meets and falls for Liam. Then in a twist she finds out she's fae, and he's fae, and so is the Glass Man, and she has to save them all, and humanity as well. This has all the elements needed for a great paranormal romance novel - steamy romance between two attractive people, fairies, pure evil villians, dark twists that you don't really expect (well, I didn't), and a pace that leaves you unable to put the book down even though you know everything will work out in the end.
So why just nearly perfect, if it's so great? (And it really was a good book - just not really my type of book. I still highly recommend you read it.)
The characters were kinda flat for me. Parthalan (the Glass Man) is evil and that's it. Pure evil. No redeeming qualities whatsoever, unless you count being hot a good thing. And because he was simply evil, there was no depth to him. No guessing about the ending, because in books like this, good always wins.
Lila was flat too. She was bad-ass to the point of being obnoxious at times. Yes, I know that uber-strong female characters are all the rage, but there's a difference between being strong and standing up for yourself, and mouthing off just because you can. A lot of times, Lila crossed the line.
And finally, a big thing for me - why does Lila fall for Liam? Well, because he's the main love interest - duh. Because they're both hot - duh. For me, this especially is what kept this book from being perfect. Hot Girl meets Hot Guy. Hot Girl and Hot Guy feel chemistry but argue a lot. Hot Girl and Hot Guy hook up. Hot Guy does something to anger Hot Girl, so she hates him. But she still wants him. Hot Girl and Hot Guy fight. Hot Girl and Hot Guy hook up again. Hot Girl and Hot Guy decide that because of the physical attraction, they love each other and have to spend eternity together.
I realize that romance readers aren't looking for realism, but I would've liked more depth to Lila and Liam. But I guess since this is only Book 1, we'll see that later in the series.
A series I'll definitely keep reading.
So why just nearly perfect, if it's so great? (And it really was a good book - just not really my type of book. I still highly recommend you read it.)
The characters were kinda flat for me. Parthalan (the Glass Man) is evil and that's it. Pure evil. No redeeming qualities whatsoever, unless you count being hot a good thing. And because he was simply evil, there was no depth to him. No guessing about the ending, because in books like this, good always wins.
Lila was flat too. She was bad-ass to the point of being obnoxious at times. Yes, I know that uber-strong female characters are all the rage, but there's a difference between being strong and standing up for yourself, and mouthing off just because you can. A lot of times, Lila crossed the line.
And finally, a big thing for me - why does Lila fall for Liam? Well, because he's the main love interest - duh. Because they're both hot - duh. For me, this especially is what kept this book from being perfect. Hot Girl meets Hot Guy. Hot Girl and Hot Guy feel chemistry but argue a lot. Hot Girl and Hot Guy hook up. Hot Guy does something to anger Hot Girl, so she hates him. But she still wants him. Hot Girl and Hot Guy fight. Hot Girl and Hot Guy hook up again. Hot Girl and Hot Guy decide that because of the physical attraction, they love each other and have to spend eternity together.
I realize that romance readers aren't looking for realism, but I would've liked more depth to Lila and Liam. But I guess since this is only Book 1, we'll see that later in the series.
A series I'll definitely keep reading.
March 13, 2012
“Take her to my chamber and have Althea and Willa dress her in something more …” Parthalan stroked his chin.
“Provocative?” Rourke offered.
“I was thinking outrageously slutty, but provocative will do.” He patted Rourke on the shoulder and crouched by me again.
4.5 Stars
OK so I kinda loved this book. It took me completely by surprise because I heard people saying it was a Young Adult book but the book description says 18+ so needles to say I was a bit confused and really had no idea what to expect with this book. So I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. I got 5 pages in and could not put this book down, I was hooked. The beginning of the book has you asking so many questions, What is she? Who's she running from? What's happened to everyone? And the questions go on and on. What I loved was that the answers to all my questions were slowly revealed through the book and each time something got explained it was like a little nugget of gold.
Cas froze. His eyes were fixed to the place where my exposed butt cheeks would have been. I glared as his skin turned from dark tan to several shades of red.
“Having a good look, Cas?” I asked.
“I … forgive me, my Queen.” He stared at the floor.
Now I don't want to explain too much since it's so much fun finding it out on your own but let me just say the Seelie and Unseelie realms were pretty awesome. This book has a little bit of everything to entice people to pick it up, paranormal creatures, forbidden love, mystery and great finish to end the book with a big bang. My only complaint is that not much was described with the human realm but I have a feeling that's all going to come into play for book 2 which I am so excited to read. Well done Jocelyn Adams for writing roller-coaster ride for my imagination.
Liam gave a bow and a dramatic sweep of his arm to usher me inside. “Tits before dicks.” I strode past him. He followed me in, laughed as though trying to keep some ugly words inside his mouth.
“Provocative?” Rourke offered.
“I was thinking outrageously slutty, but provocative will do.” He patted Rourke on the shoulder and crouched by me again.
4.5 Stars
OK so I kinda loved this book. It took me completely by surprise because I heard people saying it was a Young Adult book but the book description says 18+ so needles to say I was a bit confused and really had no idea what to expect with this book. So I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. I got 5 pages in and could not put this book down, I was hooked. The beginning of the book has you asking so many questions, What is she? Who's she running from? What's happened to everyone? And the questions go on and on. What I loved was that the answers to all my questions were slowly revealed through the book and each time something got explained it was like a little nugget of gold.
Cas froze. His eyes were fixed to the place where my exposed butt cheeks would have been. I glared as his skin turned from dark tan to several shades of red.
“Having a good look, Cas?” I asked.
“I … forgive me, my Queen.” He stared at the floor.
Now I don't want to explain too much since it's so much fun finding it out on your own but let me just say the Seelie and Unseelie realms were pretty awesome. This book has a little bit of everything to entice people to pick it up, paranormal creatures, forbidden love, mystery and great finish to end the book with a big bang. My only complaint is that not much was described with the human realm but I have a feeling that's all going to come into play for book 2 which I am so excited to read. Well done Jocelyn Adams for writing roller-coaster ride for my imagination.
Liam gave a bow and a dramatic sweep of his arm to usher me inside. “Tits before dicks.” I strode past him. He followed me in, laughed as though trying to keep some ugly words inside his mouth.
September 29, 2015
All the reviews and promises of fae drew me into reading this book. I have really liked the depiction of the fae, especially ever since reading Karen Marie Moning's 'Fever' series. I am a big fan of that series! With this book however, I was nothing but disappointed. Basically it starts off with a 20 year old girl named Lila Gray who is running around the continent to evade her hunter, or a crystal eyed psycho named Parthalan. She then stumbles upon a farm that draws her in and thus the story deepens!
Basically the world is in disarray due to the Unseelie and peace must be returned to the land. While that is the major plot we then have the other characters, the romantical interest of a young 23 year old looking fella named Liam. Who I might say did not sound all that appealing in the first place. I did not get any sort of allure from him at all and any kind of romance between the two is so heavily rushed and forced. It was just bad.
There are a whole lot of side characters and to be quite honest I did not form an attachment to any of the characters in this story what so ever. I actually forgot who someone was when their name was mentioned. That is how memorable they are. There is no deep character weaving to make you grow attached, they are just thrown at you and it really just kinda feels empty.
In a nutshell it's all just about Lila acting like an irrational emo who likes to hit walls in rages, can't control her hormones, and a less then lukewarm romance, all while trying to save the world! I have been trying to get myself to not be snobby when it comes to books and give them all a fair chance by reading the second installment but I really just don't want to with this one. It's amazing I made it to the end as is. Personally I don't think it is good enough for any sequels but that is just my opinion.
This book could have been great and had potential but the unnecessary drama hurricane and attempts to be sexy just ruined it for me. What a shame.
Basically the world is in disarray due to the Unseelie and peace must be returned to the land. While that is the major plot we then have the other characters, the romantical interest of a young 23 year old looking fella named Liam. Who I might say did not sound all that appealing in the first place. I did not get any sort of allure from him at all and any kind of romance between the two is so heavily rushed and forced. It was just bad.
There are a whole lot of side characters and to be quite honest I did not form an attachment to any of the characters in this story what so ever. I actually forgot who someone was when their name was mentioned. That is how memorable they are. There is no deep character weaving to make you grow attached, they are just thrown at you and it really just kinda feels empty.
In a nutshell it's all just about Lila acting like an irrational emo who likes to hit walls in rages, can't control her hormones, and a less then lukewarm romance, all while trying to save the world! I have been trying to get myself to not be snobby when it comes to books and give them all a fair chance by reading the second installment but I really just don't want to with this one. It's amazing I made it to the end as is. Personally I don't think it is good enough for any sequels but that is just my opinion.
This book could have been great and had potential but the unnecessary drama hurricane and attempts to be sexy just ruined it for me. What a shame.
October 13, 2012
I read this book because I got an R2R for the second book in this series and I really hate to start a series in the middle. I know a lot of authors recap the previous book, but you miss the growth of the characters when they meet the challenges.
I am glad that I did. First Jocelyn did not recap the first book very much in the second one, and you needed to meet Lila from the beginning of her challenges. I love fae books and I felt that Jocelyn's world building of not one but three worlds was outstanding.
This is a very good series... A brief run down on the book. Lila is on the run from an enemy who killed her family. She doesn't know why he killed them or why he is so determined to get her too. She doesn't even really know herself. We learn who she is and the whys of the man that is chasing her at the same time she does.
While I was frustrated with her on several occasions, it was a frustrations that you feel when you look at a friends situation and can see clearly what your friend can not see because of being too close or emotional in their own situation. I loved the non stop action and all the twists and turns that led us to the confrontation with Lila's enemy. The end was satisfying, it was like the first big battle that may change the outcome of the war but still much more has to happen to make the final and biggest changes happen.
If you like strong heroines, intrigue and lots of action, this is a series for you. The internal battles that Lila wages are realistic and her own self discovery of who she is,what she is capable of doing, and what she must still learn and do, makes you love her and cheer for her to overcome.
I am glad that I did. First Jocelyn did not recap the first book very much in the second one, and you needed to meet Lila from the beginning of her challenges. I love fae books and I felt that Jocelyn's world building of not one but three worlds was outstanding.
This is a very good series... A brief run down on the book. Lila is on the run from an enemy who killed her family. She doesn't know why he killed them or why he is so determined to get her too. She doesn't even really know herself. We learn who she is and the whys of the man that is chasing her at the same time she does.
While I was frustrated with her on several occasions, it was a frustrations that you feel when you look at a friends situation and can see clearly what your friend can not see because of being too close or emotional in their own situation. I loved the non stop action and all the twists and turns that led us to the confrontation with Lila's enemy. The end was satisfying, it was like the first big battle that may change the outcome of the war but still much more has to happen to make the final and biggest changes happen.
If you like strong heroines, intrigue and lots of action, this is a series for you. The internal battles that Lila wages are realistic and her own self discovery of who she is,what she is capable of doing, and what she must still learn and do, makes you love her and cheer for her to overcome.
January 12, 2013
Lila Gray is just a human—at least that’s her mantra when she accidentally topples a building or bends a paranoid local’s gun into modern art. That she can sense and control the minds around her doesn’t prove anything, either. Unwilling to put others at risk, she hides in the wilderness from the beautiful creature who hunts her, one who sees her as his ultimate prize.
Alone, the egocentric Glass Man can kill with a thought. Mated with Lila, he’s a supernatural weapon prepared to annihilate the humans he loathes.
Caught in the Glass Man’s latest scheme, Lila is plunged into a hidden fae realm, faced with a secret birthright and a forbidden romance.
With the Glass Man threatening everyone she loves, can Lila accept who she is in time to end his bloody reign? Or will she succumb to his dark power and become the vehicle of destruction for the human race?
Over the past couple months I have gotten into a fey novels ant this series is one of my favorites. It starts out with Lila trying to get away from the Glassman who has been gunning for her for years. Lila doesn’t understand why and what he wants with her until she comes across Liam and his henchman at his farm. From there things go downhill for Lila.
This book is full of twists, and definitely some hot moments.
4 stars*
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Alone, the egocentric Glass Man can kill with a thought. Mated with Lila, he’s a supernatural weapon prepared to annihilate the humans he loathes.
Caught in the Glass Man’s latest scheme, Lila is plunged into a hidden fae realm, faced with a secret birthright and a forbidden romance.
With the Glass Man threatening everyone she loves, can Lila accept who she is in time to end his bloody reign? Or will she succumb to his dark power and become the vehicle of destruction for the human race?
Over the past couple months I have gotten into a fey novels ant this series is one of my favorites. It starts out with Lila trying to get away from the Glassman who has been gunning for her for years. Lila doesn’t understand why and what he wants with her until she comes across Liam and his henchman at his farm. From there things go downhill for Lila.
This book is full of twists, and definitely some hot moments.
4 stars*
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