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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
I received an e-Arc of this book from Edelweiss.
I loved Adelaide's character. She is a privileged countess down on her financial luck who just wants some time to feel normal. She is bold, relatable, and endearing. I loved the idea of the glitz and glam allure of the glittering court for girls who may have never had the chance otherwise. The story is well written and Richelle Mead does a really good job with character development. I was supremely drawn to the story and found myself eager to keep reading. About three quarters of the way through, I found myself just a teeny bit bit bored for a small portion, but once I got over that little hump the story actually picked up again. All in all, it was a book that kept my interest. It did leave me wanting a little more from the other two characters (Tamsin and Mira), which makes me definitely want to pick up the second book when it comes out. I hope Mead gives us a story with more about these two strong female supporting characters.
I loved Adelaide's character. She is a privileged countess down on her financial luck who just wants some time to feel normal. She is bold, relatable, and endearing. I loved the idea of the glitz and glam allure of the glittering court for girls who may have never had the chance otherwise. The story is well written and Richelle Mead does a really good job with character development. I was supremely drawn to the story and found myself eager to keep reading. About three quarters of the way through, I found myself just a teeny bit bit bored for a small portion, but once I got over that little hump the story actually picked up again. All in all, it was a book that kept my interest. It did leave me wanting a little more from the other two characters (Tamsin and Mira), which makes me definitely want to pick up the second book when it comes out. I hope Mead gives us a story with more about these two strong female supporting characters.
This shifted genre so many times it actually astounded me! I loved the twists and turns, I loved every single character, and the worldbuilding was really well done! I can't wait to read more from this series! Richelle Mead still has it!
Well, this was boring. The first part was all dressing up and balls in details, and the second part was traveling and digging for gold. If there was any fantasy in this book, I've missed it. The romance sucked as well.
What the heck was that book? The main heroine escaped from an arranged marriage to get to some type of finishing school for women that are going to be married off to men anyway. Wut? Where was the logic?
There was zero chemistry between her and the hero. We were told they loved each other, but we weren't shown how or why it got that way. It's not believable, especially with the constant time skips of a month or two between them meeting.
Didn't like Tamsin in the least and there wasn't enough of Mira to actually form some sort of opinion about her.
I can't believe Mead stopped writing Age of X for this series.
What the heck was that book? The main heroine escaped from an arranged marriage to get to some type of finishing school for women that are going to be married off to men anyway. Wut? Where was the logic?
There was zero chemistry between her and the hero. We were told they loved each other, but we weren't shown how or why it got that way. It's not believable, especially with the constant time skips of a month or two between them meeting.
Didn't like Tamsin in the least and there wasn't enough of Mira to actually form some sort of opinion about her.
I can't believe Mead stopped writing Age of X for this series.
When I think of Richelle Mead I think of vampires and other paranormal. Yet, The Glittering Court is as far away from that as possible while still being considered fantasy. If you can consider it fantasy. It may just be an alternate reality historical fiction.
Adelaide is a girl of wealth, except the family fortune is running out and all she has left is her name. She has to make a good marriage to bring back wealth to her name. Except Adelaide is a strong independent women and an arranged marriage to the eligible bachelors is not on her to do list. Instead, she decides to join the glittering court and become wife to some man in the new world. Beyond the adventure, I am not sure how she thought it was a much better prospect. I suppose it is just putting it off for later. Except the plot is not that simple, and Adelaide is left with more choices or maybe none at all.
While not what I was expecting, it was an interesting book. It was memorable, but did not leave me rushing to want to finish the series. I feel like most of the popularity of the book comes from die hard Richelle Mead fans. I also think that most of the poor reviews are from disappointed die hard Richelle Mead fans. It is not like her other work. I wish it was. Although, I have a lot of her books to catch up on, so I feel I can rate this book without comparing it to her other work. It was ok for an alternate reality historical fiction book. The characters were fine, the writing was good, and the plot was boring. But then I am not much of a historical fiction fan.
Adelaide is a girl of wealth, except the family fortune is running out and all she has left is her name. She has to make a good marriage to bring back wealth to her name. Except Adelaide is a strong independent women and an arranged marriage to the eligible bachelors is not on her to do list. Instead, she decides to join the glittering court and become wife to some man in the new world. Beyond the adventure, I am not sure how she thought it was a much better prospect. I suppose it is just putting it off for later. Except the plot is not that simple, and Adelaide is left with more choices or maybe none at all.
While not what I was expecting, it was an interesting book. It was memorable, but did not leave me rushing to want to finish the series. I feel like most of the popularity of the book comes from die hard Richelle Mead fans. I also think that most of the poor reviews are from disappointed die hard Richelle Mead fans. It is not like her other work. I wish it was. Although, I have a lot of her books to catch up on, so I feel I can rate this book without comparing it to her other work. It was ok for an alternate reality historical fiction book. The characters were fine, the writing was good, and the plot was boring. But then I am not much of a historical fiction fan.
Loved it. I’m always here for a girl who feels trapped setting out to make her own future. There were so many twists and turns that it kept me captivated, and all the characters were well-rounded with fascinating secrets of their own. I can’t wait to find out all the secrets of Mira and Tamsin’s adventures — which is where I predict the series will go. And as I expected from reading Vampire Academy, Richelle Mead knows how to write a compelling secret/forbidden romance and a convincingly evil/cold-hearted villain. As an aside, I will be disappointed if Mira’s adventure doesn’t turn out to involve her beloved pirates :-)
The only real head-scratching thing about this story is that she chose to populate her thinly disguised America with thinly disguised Scottish people instead of Native Americans. I have no idea why she made that decision, but it should make for interesting reading when Tamsin’s story is told, as I hope it will be.
The only real head-scratching thing about this story is that she chose to populate her thinly disguised America with thinly disguised Scottish people instead of Native Americans. I have no idea why she made that decision, but it should make for interesting reading when Tamsin’s story is told, as I hope it will be.
Oh Richelle... something always brings me back to you...
The Glittering Court is not quite a return to wacky, madcap form after the misstep that was Soundless, but there was a bit of the spark that made VA/Bloodlines such an enjoyable treat. Richelle's great strengths have always been her character dynamics and dialogue... plot not so much. With some few exceptions Glittering Court works with her strengths - and I can always look past questionable plot choices for the sake of characters, if I care enough about them. Elizabeth & Cedric don't shine half as bright as Adrian & Sydney, but the bare bones dynamic is still there, and I'm such a sucker for it. Things go off the rails a bit in the second half of the book (one of the main reasons this is a three & not a four star - sudden frontier adventures are fine and all, but it felt like a brand new book), and things are tidied up so thoroughly by the end I almost don't see the point of a sequel? But Glittering Court was fun, and fun is what I need most from my YA series.
The Glittering Court is not quite a return to wacky, madcap form after the misstep that was Soundless, but there was a bit of the spark that made VA/Bloodlines such an enjoyable treat. Richelle's great strengths have always been her character dynamics and dialogue... plot not so much. With some few exceptions Glittering Court works with her strengths - and I can always look past questionable plot choices for the sake of characters, if I care enough about them. Elizabeth & Cedric don't shine half as bright as Adrian & Sydney, but the bare bones dynamic is still there, and I'm such a sucker for it. Things go off the rails a bit in the second half of the book (one of the main reasons this is a three & not a four star - sudden frontier adventures are fine and all, but it felt like a brand new book), and things are tidied up so thoroughly by the end I almost don't see the point of a sequel? But Glittering Court was fun, and fun is what I need most from my YA series.
This is the second time I've attempted reading this book. I relied on the good reviews to keep me going. It drags on, and on, and on. I really wanted to like it and I tried but I struggled. Every time I was about to give up something interesting would happen quickly, then the plot would drop into a lull again. If you cut out 100 pages it would have been more interesting. Good plot, decent writing, horrible pacing.
This book was just okay for me. I liked the main character a lot. She spoke her mind and definitely made her own choices. I also liked some of the world building. The author created an interesting society that in many ways mirrors our own. Particularly, the religious aspects were handled really well.
I did have a few problems though. Firstly, I am so so tired of authors leaving plot holes in their stories so readers will want to pick up the next book. I can understand a good cliff hanger, but when you read a book and two of the main characters have secrets the entire book and you still don't know at the end it's just frustrating. I know that the author is setting up for the next two books and they will follow these other two characters, but it felt cheap to me. I want to pick up the next book in the series because I loved the first. It's hard for me to love a book when there are elements left unexplained for no reason. If the plot holes were revealed I think I would be picking up the next book, but I can't do it after this one left me so frustrated by not fully developing and revealing what was happening with two of the main characters.
Another problem I had with this book was that it just had so much going on as far as genre, which was okay. I just kept feeling like I was thrown out of the world a little bit when new elements were introduced. I mean in this one book we've got royalty, finishing school, sailing, colonization, religious persecution, wars with native people, romance, matchmaking, frontier life, mining for gold, art forgery, pirates, just to name some. Some of these aspects were odd and handled well, while others were done pretty well in my opinion.
As I said I'm not going to continue this series. I just need my books to wrap up as a complete story, not leave with so many frustrating loose ends. It still was an exciting read though, and if you are interested in the wild adventures of a princess turned commoner I would give it a try.
I did have a few problems though. Firstly, I am so so tired of authors leaving plot holes in their stories so readers will want to pick up the next book. I can understand a good cliff hanger, but when you read a book and two of the main characters have secrets the entire book and you still don't know at the end it's just frustrating. I know that the author is setting up for the next two books and they will follow these other two characters, but it felt cheap to me. I want to pick up the next book in the series because I loved the first. It's hard for me to love a book when there are elements left unexplained for no reason. If the plot holes were revealed I think I would be picking up the next book, but I can't do it after this one left me so frustrated by not fully developing and revealing what was happening with two of the main characters.
Another problem I had with this book was that it just had so much going on as far as genre, which was okay. I just kept feeling like I was thrown out of the world a little bit when new elements were introduced. I mean in this one book we've got royalty, finishing school, sailing, colonization, religious persecution, wars with native people, romance, matchmaking, frontier life, mining for gold, art forgery, pirates, just to name some. Some of these aspects were odd and handled well, while others were done pretty well in my opinion.
As I said I'm not going to continue this series. I just need my books to wrap up as a complete story, not leave with so many frustrating loose ends. It still was an exciting read though, and if you are interested in the wild adventures of a princess turned commoner I would give it a try.