Extraños sucesos ocurren en el remoto archipiélago de Saint Hauda. Criaturas de una rara belleza sobrevuelan la marisma helada y animales albinos encuentran refugio en los bosques, mientras las medusas iluminan con destellos eléctricos el oscuro fondo del mar. Tras unas breves vacaciones en una de las islas, la joven Ida Maclaird descubre que sus pies se están volviendo de cristal. Alarmada, Ida regresa a Saint Hauda en busca de una explicación a este fenómeno.
Allí se encuentra con Midas Crook, un fotógrafo tímido y solitario, con quien vivirá una historia de amor tan hermosa como urgente, pues la metamorfosis de Ida avanza inexorable. Sin embargo, la apasionada determinación de la joven choca con la aparente parsimonia de la vida en Saint Hauda, donde cada personaje parece esconder oscuros secretos, relacionados entre sí como nudos de una complicada madeja

I am rather confused as to whether I liked this book or not. I guess I should start with what I liked:

The writing was lovely, very picturesque and descriptive.
The idea of the story was interesting.

Now on to what I didn't like:

The way the story unfolded fell short for me. Not only that, I had to push myself to keep reading, as much as I wanted to find out what happened in the story, it felt like I was being 'blocked' somehow from doing it. Whilst it was nice and all to read chapters about each characters lives, it stopped the story from flowing.

My biggest peeve regarding the story was how it abruptly ended; I was left feeling as though almost everything was left unanswered. Not only that, but I was left scratching my head trying to figure out what was the point of the 'flying cattle' and the 'white creature' amongst countless other titbits- it was if they had no point other than the excuse to fill pages talking about them.

In regards to the characters, whilst some were enjoyable, I didn't feel like any of their 'relationships' went anywhere, or that any of them actually 'did anything'.

To sum up, I still find it hard to give a definite response regarding whether I liked it or not, overall it has left me with a vague sense of dissatisfaction and apathy. ( )

This was on my “to read” list for 10 years and I’m glad I finally read it. Very eerie with a touch of horror. It reminded me of some of China Mieville’s short stories but more subdued. Like Mieville on sedatives.
Tiny flying cows. ( )

I gave this book 3.5 stars because it was hard to get inside the story in the beginning. It was hard for me to connect with the characters and the story felt distant. It's hard to describe what I felt while reading this book. My hope for Ida didn't die until the very last page and I feel like a lot was left unanswered. Overall, I liked the concept but I think the story could have been more detailed and the author focused on the past of some characters (particularly Midas Crook) to create the plot. Well, I'm not very coherent today but I think that people who like romance with a little bit of fantasy will find "The Girl with Glass Feet" a perfect book. ( )

A lovely story, very magical and imaginative. However, the emotional connection wasn't there for me, and it was too wordy, in a self-conscious way. 3.5 stars. ( )