New Review! Girl of Glass (Girl of Glass #1) by Megan O'Russell 5 Cranky Stars

Girl of Glass by Megan O'Russell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Cranky Stars


"It was easy to forget the world was ending when you lived in the safety of the domes." Magnolia "Nola" Kent has lived all her life in the Domes which were built to preserve the human race. Nola has never really questioned the reason that some people are given the safety of life in the domes while others are kept outside, trying to survive in the toxic environment.


"There is no such thing as safe when the world is descending into madness." Nola's childhood friend, Kiernan, and his father, a brilliant Doctor, have been banished from the Domes because of Dr. Wynne's desire to help those on the outside. When Kiernan approaches Nola during her Charity Day duties, her life is thrown into a whirlwind.


Dr. Wynne has developed a drug called ReVamp that allows humans to live on the outside, but there is a cost. "It all depends on which part of ourselves we're willing to give up. Some choose the body, others choose the soul."


Nola has to make a choice: does she help save a little girl's life and reestablish contact with Kiernan? Or, does she stay in the safe environment of the Domes and never see Kiernan again? When she finds out that there are vampires, but also zombies and werewolves, she begins to question everything she has known. "That's the problem with trying to save the human race. You lose humanity."


I enjoy books in the Dystopian young adult genre and love vampire books, so I am always looking for something new. This book is different but at the same time, a lot like many others in these genres. I was reminded of the Twilight saga because of Nola's indecision between Kiernan and Jeremy, another Domer destined to be in the elite Outer Guard. I also had a little difficulty in understanding the whole concept of the Domes versus the people outside. What happened to make it too toxic to live outside the Domes? How were the people chosen that are given the chance to live in the Domes?


During the last part of the book, it seemed like Nola's personality changed a lot without much explanation. I hope that the subsequent books in the series will answer the questions that were raised by this book. All in all, this was a well-written book that I enjoyed reading. I look forward to continuing the series and hope that the author answers the questions that were raised in this book.


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