Scan barcode
jadeynk18's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
alawishess's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
A pretty good third book in the Glittering Court series. I liked hearing Tamsin's story. She's spunky, strong-willed, and loves her family. I guess I was just sick of the same story told from three different points of view. I knew what was going to happen in the end and so it was somewhat anticlimactic. Warning: there are some love scenes though not explicit so young readers should beware. It took me awhile to get into especially after the shipwreck and the time she spends in Constancy. It was easy to put down, therefore only a 3 star read for me.
laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book!!!! This was definitely my favorite of the series. I really liked Tamsin and her no nonsense attitude. She was definitely a woman after my own heart. She loved her daughter and never forgot about making sure she needed a good life. In fact it's the main reason she and the main interest didn't work out. I also loved that he came out of left field, and he was not the person I was anticipating to be the main love interest. I love that Tamsin made it all happen and that she gets 'everything done'. Beautiful! I only wish there had been more follow up for what happened to the 3 girls after the immediate conclusions. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
xavia's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so much better than the first!
I have not read Mira's book yet. No offense to Mira, but I knew from the moment I met her that Tamsin was my favorite, and this book did not disappoint.
Tamsin embodies one of my favorite character tropes, and that is "the only way out is through". She is feisty and driven and won't let little things like tempests, blizzards, and warring nations stop her. Her motivations make so much more sense here than they did in The Glittering Court and her reason for doing everything feels more legitimate than Adelaide's. From the moment we meet her, there is no doubt in our minds what her goal is, and everything she does is in service of that goal.
While things in her book seemed to happen around Adelaide, it really felt more like Tamsin was happening to the things in her book. She didn't just sit back and move passively through her ordeal like I occasionally felt Adelaide did, she "got things done" and she didn't care who she had to go through to make that happen.
One of the biggest problems I had with The Glittering Court was that the book was riddled with lazy world building and plot holes you could drive freight trains through. In this book, there are really only two instances of that happen. One at the outset of the book, where we essentially gloss over the first hundred pages of The Glittering Court without so much as a "last time on-" and at the very end, where the three stories intersect and there is little done to explain any of the other two plotlines. The author expects you to have read the other books and does nothing to alleviate the situation if you didn't. Beyond that though, Tamsin's story felt so much more COMPLETE than Adelaide's did, and I think a big part of that was tiptoeing around those other plotline that were supposed to hook us, but we couldn't follow.
With Tamsin, just about everything is compact. From the moment she gets on the Grey Gull, she and her survival and her trials are the only thing that matter. And that makes the story feel more like a complete book than The Glittering Court did.
The downside to this, is we don't get to see her interact with Adelaide and Mira hardly at all. She thinks about them, but at no point do we really get to see the three interact the way we did in The Glittering Court, and I found myself really missing that.
I also loved Jago. Cedric was great and interesting and he's a wonderful romantic lead. But Jago is such a perfect compliment to Tamsin's fiery nature that reading him and Tamsin was always a treat. And where I occasionally wished I could be reading about Cedric instead of Adelaide, I never once wished I was reading from some other point of view than Tamsin's. He's just the right amount of interesting and charismatic.
And I think we can all agree, screw the Heirs of Uros.
I have not read Mira's book yet. No offense to Mira, but I knew from the moment I met her that Tamsin was my favorite, and this book did not disappoint.
Tamsin embodies one of my favorite character tropes, and that is "the only way out is through". She is feisty and driven and won't let little things like tempests, blizzards, and warring nations stop her. Her motivations make so much more sense here than they did in The Glittering Court and her reason for doing everything feels more legitimate than Adelaide's. From the moment we meet her, there is no doubt in our minds what her goal is, and everything she does is in service of that goal.
While things in her book seemed to happen around Adelaide, it really felt more like Tamsin was happening to the things in her book. She didn't just sit back and move passively through her ordeal like I occasionally felt Adelaide did, she "got things done" and she didn't care who she had to go through to make that happen.
One of the biggest problems I had with The Glittering Court was that the book was riddled with lazy world building and plot holes you could drive freight trains through. In this book, there are really only two instances of that happen. One at the outset of the book, where we essentially gloss over the first hundred pages of The Glittering Court without so much as a "last time on-" and at the very end, where the three stories intersect and there is little done to explain any of the other two plotlines. The author expects you to have read the other books and does nothing to alleviate the situation if you didn't. Beyond that though, Tamsin's story felt so much more COMPLETE than Adelaide's did, and I think a big part of that was tiptoeing around those other plotline that were supposed to hook us, but we couldn't follow.
With Tamsin, just about everything is compact. From the moment she gets on the Grey Gull, she and her survival and her trials are the only thing that matter. And that makes the story feel more like a complete book than The Glittering Court did.
The downside to this, is we don't get to see her interact with Adelaide and Mira hardly at all. She thinks about them, but at no point do we really get to see the three interact the way we did in The Glittering Court, and I found myself really missing that.
I also loved Jago. Cedric was great and interesting and he's a wonderful romantic lead. But Jago is such a perfect compliment to Tamsin's fiery nature that reading him and Tamsin was always a treat. And where I occasionally wished I could be reading about Cedric instead of Adelaide, I never once wished I was reading from some other point of view than Tamsin's. He's just the right amount of interesting and charismatic.
And I think we can all agree, screw the Heirs of Uros.
char9222's review against another edition
4.0
This book was my favourite one of them all! It didn't have the pirates from the second book, or the same amount of pretty ball gowns from the first book, but it had so much more of Adoria. It was wonderful to get to know Adoria in another way than Adelaide and Mira's stories.
The first love interest, Gideon. He is just so... innocent... And stupid... Like, he says to Tamsin that THEY could do things to fulfil HIS dream - NOO!!!
NO! And also, he won't accept Tamsin being. Why?? How can he not see what's wrong with ???
But then there's Jago. He's a great character, but I don't remember anything specific being told about his appearances (which is a minor inconvenience), except for his hair being light, and him having one green and one brown eye. I don't remember any age being mentioned either, and thus he reminds me an awful lot of Jack Sparrow... Tamsin is 20, and Sparrow is way older, soooo.... But I still love them as a couple :D.
This story is the best one, and I'll definitely recommend it! Tamsin is also my favourite character of the three, and if I'm to read the series once more, I'll definitely jump over the first book 0:).
The first love interest, Gideon. He is just so... innocent... And stupid... Like, he says to Tamsin that THEY could do things to fulfil HIS dream - NOO!!!
You know how to get through to people, and we could do amazing things together to fulfil my dream.
NO! And also, he won't accept Tamsin being
Spoiler
Merry's motherSpoiler
them pretending to be sistersBut then there's Jago. He's a great character, but I don't remember anything specific being told about his appearances (which is a minor inconvenience), except for his hair being light, and him having one green and one brown eye. I don't remember any age being mentioned either, and thus he reminds me an awful lot of Jack Sparrow... Tamsin is 20, and Sparrow is way older, soooo.... But I still love them as a couple :D.
This story is the best one, and I'll definitely recommend it! Tamsin is also my favourite character of the three, and if I'm to read the series once more, I'll definitely jump over the first book 0:).
athenaevarinya's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed how the author tied the major events that happened in all three books together with each girl's story. I wish there was an extra chapter in Tasmin's book to give us a view of the lives of the girls a few months later.
lilbeeemma's review against another edition
2.0
Let me begin by saying I adore Richelle Mead. I've met her, she's so sweet and adorable. I love her Vampire Academy series something fierce, girl, but I have to admit... this one was just a fail.
This is book 3. I had read the first one and attempted the second one, which sits on my Goodreads shelf with the dear ol' DNF title. Yet I still wanted to give this one a go, because while I didn't love the first one, I thought this would be better and more exciting.
Tamsin has a plan. She plans on doing whatever she can in order to find a rich husband to take care of her and her family. Nothing will get in the way; not the other girls, a roaring sea, or a roadside goods seller. But Tamsin learns that nothing everything goes according to plan and that sometimes, you just have to go with the flow.
I was really excited about Tamsin's story. It would be the one that didn't have a repetitve feeling compared to The Midnight Jewel, and I was right, it didn't feel like that at all. In fact, it felt like nothing at all. I was prepared for excitment, a journey filled with trouble and a booty kicking female. Instead, what I got was a boring, undeeded discriptioned, story.
There was a surprising revelation about Tamsin and while it didn't seem that big, it was really the only twist to happen in this book.
I guess there was some mystery but it was so put into the back of the plot that I forgot it was even a thing. So did Tamsin, apparently. I wish that whole thing was played out even better, and I know if you're reading this, you probably haven't read the book, but trust me--it was lame.
The thing I always expect from Mead's stories is the lack of romance. She doesn't tend to put much into the romance parts, and while that's okay, I really wish she would build more chemistry between the MC and the Hero. They don't need to kiss or have a heavy makeout session, but when there is no sparks or pull toward someone, you can't really claim to have romance in a story.
That was badly done. It felt abrupt, way too slow (yeah, I know, it's possible!), and just didn't feel right. It felt rushed in the end. They hardly really talked in the story leading up to it all.
There is a lot of political schpiel in this. It's heavily laddeled with a religious background of Uros. The town where they get stuck made me furious so at least something made me feel while reading this book, but other than that, I felt no connection with the characters. I was disconnected and just wanted it to end already. I debated actually finishing it but knew I had to so I could give an honest review.
This series has a beautiful cover, and I have to say, that's the only good thing about it. It drags on, there isn't adventure, romance or even real friendship bridging between characters. It's all political, religious feeling and has no draw.
This is book 3. I had read the first one and attempted the second one, which sits on my Goodreads shelf with the dear ol' DNF title. Yet I still wanted to give this one a go, because while I didn't love the first one, I thought this would be better and more exciting.
Tamsin has a plan. She plans on doing whatever she can in order to find a rich husband to take care of her and her family. Nothing will get in the way; not the other girls, a roaring sea, or a roadside goods seller. But Tamsin learns that nothing everything goes according to plan and that sometimes, you just have to go with the flow.
I was really excited about Tamsin's story. It would be the one that didn't have a repetitve feeling compared to The Midnight Jewel, and I was right, it didn't feel like that at all. In fact, it felt like nothing at all. I was prepared for excitment, a journey filled with trouble and a booty kicking female. Instead, what I got was a boring, undeeded discriptioned, story.
There was a surprising revelation about Tamsin and while it didn't seem that big, it was really the only twist to happen in this book.
I guess there was some mystery but it was so put into the back of the plot that I forgot it was even a thing. So did Tamsin, apparently. I wish that whole thing was played out even better, and I know if you're reading this, you probably haven't read the book, but trust me--it was lame.
The thing I always expect from Mead's stories is the lack of romance. She doesn't tend to put much into the romance parts, and while that's okay, I really wish she would build more chemistry between the MC and the Hero. They don't need to kiss or have a heavy makeout session, but when there is no sparks or pull toward someone, you can't really claim to have romance in a story.
That was badly done. It felt abrupt, way too slow (yeah, I know, it's possible!), and just didn't feel right. It felt rushed in the end. They hardly really talked in the story leading up to it all.
There is a lot of political schpiel in this. It's heavily laddeled with a religious background of Uros. The town where they get stuck made me furious so at least something made me feel while reading this book, but other than that, I felt no connection with the characters. I was disconnected and just wanted it to end already. I debated actually finishing it but knew I had to so I could give an honest review.
This series has a beautiful cover, and I have to say, that's the only good thing about it. It drags on, there isn't adventure, romance or even real friendship bridging between characters. It's all political, religious feeling and has no draw.
luna_rondo's review against another edition
3.0
I have no idea what to even label this book.
I have some mixed feelings on this series (Adelaide and her book are atrocious, but Mira and Tamisin are much more interesting characters). What I will say, is Richelle Mead can really write characters. They're always so full developed that I find myself cheering them on.
Mead's stories on the other hand... have really gone downhill after the Vampire Academy series.
I have some mixed feelings on this series (Adelaide and her book are atrocious, but Mira and Tamisin are much more interesting characters). What I will say, is Richelle Mead can really write characters. They're always so full developed that I find myself cheering them on.
Mead's stories on the other hand... have really gone downhill after the Vampire Academy series.