The Hunger Games meets The Twilight Saga in this new dystopian romance.
Two worlds. One glass wall. No turning back.
The human race has been divided. The chosen few live in the safety of the domes, watching through their glass walls as those left on the outside suffer and die. But desperation has brought invention. New drugs have the ability to alter humans, giving them the strength to roam … humans, giving them the strength to roam the poisoned night unafraid—but survival comes at a terrible price.
Seventeen-year-old Nola Kent has spent her life in the domes, training to protect her little piece of the world within the glass. The mission of the domes is to preserve the human race, not to help the sick and starving.
When the fate of an outsider child falls into her hands, Nola dares to venture beyond the security of her home, diving into a world of darkness and vampires. Life within the glass didn’t prepare her for the realities of suffering or the depth of forbidden love.
When blood washes over the domes, Nola must choose between her home and her heart.
Girl of Glass is an action-packed dystopian tale. If you like romance, strong heroines, and a touch of paranormal danger, then you’ll love joining Megan O’Russell’s 300,000+ satisfied readers. Full series available in eBook, print, and audio formats!
Download Girl of Glass. The apocalypse awaits.
Praise for Girl of Glass
“Honestly, I have stayed up far too late reading this – and I have no regrets.” – Amazon Review
“In this thrilling novel, Russell explores an apocalyptic world through the eyes of a girl who must find a way to bridge the gap between humans and monsters, all the while moving on from an uncertain life that knows nothing of sorrow.” – Readers Favorite
“A wild ride with strong emotions, real problems & hard choice solutions. Makes the pages fly. Creates a need to read the entire series to see what happens.” – Amazon Review
“I loved this book. It kept me on the edge of my seat as I was reading. Looking forward to reading the next one.” – Amazon Review
“I don’t want to give too much away, so all I will say is this book is probably close to the perfect dystopian YA novel.” – Amazon Review
Author Interview
What inspired you to write Girl of Glass?
I wanted to write a story that combines a mid-apocalyptic world with the excitement of the paranormal—weaving vampires, werewolves, and a touch of zombie action into a story about a girl living in privilege at the end of civilization.
What makes Girl of Glass a different kind of dystopian tale?
Most dystopian books are written from the point of view of the downtrodden. You’re seeing everything through the eyes of the people desperately trying to survive from day to day. Nola is one of the privileged few chosen to survive the apocalypse.
Seeing the end of the world from the point of view of the chosen 1% helps to explore the question of what our obligation is to help those who suffer.
Why would readers enjoy Girl of Glass?
With a mix of romance, danger, vampires, and survival against terrible odds, Girl of Glass offers readers a unique story that will keep them up late, desperate to find out what comes next.
more
Megan O’Russell has done it again!! She produces books which are entertaining and rewarding for readers to spend hours transported to a world which seems so real and the problems they face!
This is the opening book in a series that is sure to please both young adult and adult readers for both will enjoy it and hopefully while being enthralled by the story will see that in such a society portrayed therein disastrous consequences can and will occur! People denied basic necessities will finally rise up against their oppressors when they have finally had enough!! I
wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone within those two age groups for it is a
story that will keep your attention riveted to the pages as you read it faster and faster to see what will happen next!
Megan’s stories speak to the resilience of the human spirit and the desire to change oppressive dictates! I urge you all to get this book and begin the journey with me for it’s going to be a journey full of page turning adventure, excitement, suspense! You will discover a author whom you will want to read again and again to enjoy stories where the characters come alive to you! You will experience joy and heartache as you read these books for you will feel their joy and their pain!!
See you in the embers!!
I enjoyed Girl of Glass as well as the other 2 books in the series. They are well written, and the twists and turns keep the reader interested. I took off one star because certain ideas or phrases were repeated over and over and over. I love you. I just want to protect you. You aren’t going, yes I am. LOL Over all, a good read.
Wowza!!
This is a new author for me. So I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was not ready y’all!! This book is a page turner!This book is . I listened to the audiobook and I hated having to put this book on pause. The narrator, Claire Duncan portrayed the main character Nola well. The narrator was able to use a wide variety of tones to portray the other characters in this book.
The world building and the addition of the supernatural world of vampires and werewolves was great! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading YA dystopian & supernatural world to pick this book up! This is a hidden gem.
I received a free copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.
Wow.
So many wows!
I wasn’t really sure what to expect of this book when I first picked it up, but I’m glad that I did.
Nola lives in a dome. One of the last “safe” places in the world. Outside the domes, the air is toxic. People are sick, and drugs run rampant. New drugs don’t just make the user sick though. They change them into monsters. Vampires, zombies, werewolves. Voluntary genetic mutation in the name of survival. When her friend, who was banished from the dome, comes to her for help during a charity event to the city, Nola’s life changes forever.
I really liked Nola as a main character. She was sympathetic, strong, and unwavering. Even when no one in the domes agreed with her, not even her mother, it didn’t stop her from wanting to help those less fortunate than her. She did what she could to pull it off.
The worldbuilding was fantastic. I’ve never read a take on the whole vampire/werewolf myth before. It was very original.
All in all, this is a fantastic dystopian story with romance, vampires, werewolves, and fantastic characters. You can’t go wrong with this story.
Narration was easy to listen to.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
Fantastic start to what is going to be a great series. Nola lives in the domes where the air is clean and the food is safe. Jeremy has been friends with Nola for years and loves her. Kiernan has also been Nola’s friend for years and they were potential lovers. But Kiernan and his father live outside the domes in the city with vampires and werewolves. Such a terrific story and I loved it from beginning to end. What is going to become of them all?
Four Cranky Stars
“It was easy to forget the world was ending when you lived in the safetly 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 chlildhood 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 also turns them into vampires. “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 not only 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.
I really enjoyed this novel! I would recommend it to young adult readers. It’s on the same level as The Hunger Games.
It was a great read and I thought this story was very interesting and exciting to read
I read this book because I was interested in the premise of a post-apocalyptic domed society. Outside of the domes, the world has been wrecked by chemicals and frequent acid rains make it impossible to grow food. Somehow, the human race continues to survive outside the domes, but not well. They sicken easily and, to survive, some resort to medicines that effectively turn them into vampires — relying on drinking the blood from animals or other humans to survive. This is the first book in a trilogy and I’m not sure how this theme will play out. I liked Nola, the main character. Did not like Jacob, who seems too sappy and needy for her.
Fast read. Creative world but her main character was predictable.
It good I love the words they use
This book was okay, but not one I’ll read again. Sorry