Reviewed by Mackenzie (Class of 2012)
Fat, clumsy Simon Glass is a nerd, a loser who occupies the lowest rung on the high school social ladder. Everyone picks on him--until Rob Haynes shows up. Rob, a transfer student with charisma to spare, immediately becomes the undisputed leader of the senior class. And he has plans for Simon. Rob enlists the help of his crew--wealthy, intellectual Young, ladies' man Bob, and sweet, athletic Coop--in a mission: Turn sniveling Simon from total freak to would-be prom king. But as Simon rises to the top of the social ranks, he shows a new confidence and a devious side that power-hungry Rob did not anticipate. And when Simon uncovers a dangerous secert, events darken. The result is disquieting, bone-chilling...and brutal.I absolutely loved this book. It kept you wanting to read more and not get bored. In ways you can relate to it and see things from the character's point-of-view. ( )

It's not that I didn't like it...it's that I didn't love it. I would have been one of those agents or editors who passed on the project even though it was worth publishing. Perhaps the problem was that I didn't feel sympathy for any of the characters. The structure of the story was interesting, and the writing strong. I just would have liked to care about/like the characters more. ( )

Shattering Glass was an alrignt book but the ending left something to be desired. Especially since every chapter began with an interview leading up to what happens. But when the book actually does end they just leave the charaters standing there. It doesn't even explain more of what happens next. But aside from that it was an easy book to get into. ( )

Terrible. All the characters were rude a**holes. It was an interesting premise, and had potential, but Giles just didn't make it happen for me. The ending was non-existent, and didn't really explain much. I found the interviews beginning the chapters frustrating, as although they hinted at upcoming events, they did not come together with the ending. Would not recommend. ( )

Overall, I thought this was a weird story. It did have its good points as far as literary style, but the content itself was lacking for me. I had a hard time getting past all the vulgarity and sexual connotations. I thought it was rather excessive. The author portrayed the characters well and they were developed throughout the book. The plot line, however, moved very slowly in my opinion. The author used a technique of having the various characters look back and make comments on the events of the book at the beginning of each chapter. After a few of them, I was able to figure out what would happen and they kind of ruined the mystery and suspense for me. Allow, I kept hoping I was wrong about the outcome. If I did not have to read this book for this class, I probably would have stopped reading it. ( )