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Glorious Day by Skye Kilaen

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eyelit's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

littlebookterror's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

There is so much packed into this small novella and I really appreciated the scope.
Elsenna and Banyelle have a history together which you can clearly feel in each moment they are together, in every conversation and small touch. I loved seeing the princess from Elsenna's point of view and slowly working out what is actually happening, with her and the kingdom.
There is action, there is politics, there is romance, all balanced to deliver this lovely novella combined with Kilaen's incredible writing.

I received an advanced reading copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

octaviaatlas's review

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

psygeek's review

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5.0

Sweet and biting all at once

A surprisingly sweet romance set against a violent revolution against a tyrant and what costs to try to change the world.

musebeliever's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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ivybrooks's review

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4.0

Glorious Day is an enjoyable, quick novella that you can definitely read in an afternoon. Now, although it is a quick read, that does not diminish the fact that it is packed full of content and action! When I first began reading this novella, I was anticipating it to be set in a more renaissance time period based on the synopsis, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was more modern/futuristic. It definitely focused on the political aspects that were occurring around the kingdom with the people wanting to destroy the monarchy which resulted in many war crimes, riots and protests.

The main characters were well developed, and I was definitely intrigued by the bodyguard being in love with the Princess aspect. I think it was a unique view point as I haven't read too many similar plot lines. In terms of their romance, it wasn't too romantic or as focused on it as I was expecting. I don't think that is necessarily a good or bad thing, I just wanted to point that out in case someone was looking for a less romance based book.

The only negative I have is that at times it felt rushed or not fully connected. I think this may be more due to the fact that it was treated as a Novella and not as a full novel. I believe the writer could easily turn it into a full novel or even series with a bit more background information and more in depth scenes. Overall, would definitely recommend and hope to one day see more in this series!

Disclosure: I received a complimentary eARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes. I'd like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for providing me this opportunity!

dwarrowdams's review

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5.0

This was so good. I love the princess/bodyguard trope and this novella managed to take the best parts of it (the pining, the “oh no I’m betraying my post”) while putting it in a totally unique setting. I couldn’t put it down and look forward to reading whatever Skye Kilaen releases next.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.