Name: Glamour in Glass
Rating: 3.8 (15 reviews)
ISBN: 9780765325570

Mary Robinette Kowal

Newlyweds Jane and David Vincent travel to Belgium, where their ability to create invisibility via glamour makes them a target for emperor Napoleon's returning forces.

Glamour in Glass

Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel Shades of Milk and Honey, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine. Shades debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel. Glamour in Glass continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue. In the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil. With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincent's concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon...to escaping it. Left with no outward salvation, Jane must persevere over her trying personal circumstances and use her glamour to rescue her husband from prison . . . and hopefully prevent her newly built marriage from getting stranded on the shoals of another country's war. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

M. Sosotris

Beautiful follow up to the first in the series!

This takes the Regency romance framework as a starting point and thrusts the characters in new and exciting directions, linking Jane and her new husband with the events in Europe surrounding the rumour of Napoleon’s return following his exile.

I love the focus on Jane and Vincent’s marriage, seeing them settle into life together as traveling artists. Their dynamic is one of mutual respect and understanding, with each learning one another’s quirks and limitations. 

Throw in one of my all time favourite magic systems, and you’ve got a charming escapist read that’s like surrounding yourself with candles, and listening to beautiful music as the stresses of this accursed year melt away.

It’s fluff, yes, but it’s beautiful charming fluff with a wonderful heroine you love to root for. I adore this series so far and look forward to continuing it!

Shay Henrion

What was cute and unique in the first book just came across as childish and under-developed here. Could have benefited from a less "Disney" solution to the problem, which was introduced way too late in the book!

Liz Carpenter

A bit more plot-driven than the first in the series, but just as well written. The notes at the end regarding the meticulousness of her writing process are a bit mindblowing.

Glamour in Glass

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