After losing her powers in SEA GLASS, Opal Cowan has lost her lust for life. No longer able to shape the glass magic she loves, Opal is suddenly adrift. Lost in work and life, Opal is spinning, directionless. Until she discovers some of her blood has been stolen. Opal is convinced that finding her blood will restore her power. She also has reason to believe her blood may have fallen into the hands of her enemy.

Opal's quest takes her through spy training and from one end of the country to the other in search of answers. It also puts her square in the middle of the two men who claim to love her. For Opal, this is a battle that means all or nothing. She will either regain her power and the love of life, or lose everything.

The Glass trilogy follows Snyder's earlier Study books. Both trilogies are well-worth reading. A master at fantasy world building, Snyder tells a personal story here of a girl who could have been exceptional who might have to settle for being ordinary. The romantic ending may come as a bit of a surprise to readers, but I think everyone will be satisfied with the end of Opal's story.

Book Summary

After siphoning her own blood magic in the showdown at Hubal, Opal Cowan has lost her powers. She can no longer create glass magic. More, she's immune to the effects of magic. Opal is now an outsider looking in, spying through the glass on those with the powers she once had, powers that make a difference in the world.

Until spying through the glass becomes her new power. Suddenly, the beautiful pieces she makes flash in the presence of magic. And then she discovers that someone has stolen some of her blood - and that finding it might let her regain her powers. Or know it could be they are lost forever.

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