comment on style / language

Language in the novel is straightforward and consistent between characters. The narrative contains several words specific to the Glass Sword universe, particularly those describing Silver abilities – including magnetron, eye, nymph, strongarm, swift, and telkie. These words, as well as newblood, contain meanings specific to the novel. The characters use very little slang or profanity. Aveyard uses recurrent phrases to mark important concepts in the novel. These phrases include, “don’t lie to a liar” (18, 21), “we seem weak because we want to” (72, 89), and “anyone can betray anyone” (80, 98, 137, 162, 411). The repetitive use of these phrases signifies their importance to the themes in the novel.