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littlebookhunter07's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5*
The Glittering Court was defiantly an interesting and enjoyable read. I had a few problems with it, however for the most part I am glad that I picked it up. The plot of this story is, basically, a countess doesn't want to go through with a marriage that will benefit her people financially. She runs away to the glittering court and imposes as her maid, Adelaide. The glittering court is kind of like a school for the lower class of women and they are transformed into respectable ladies and married off to people who bid on them, however if the ladies get more than one bid, they get to choose who they are potentially wed to.
I enjoyed the story and what I could see from the characters. The writing was engaging and easy to read and even though there were points that I had a problem with I was always thinking about it and I wanted to read more as soon as I had the time to. The book took me out of a reading slump so I am grateful for that.
There's a part in the middle where you don't know how a few things are going to get resolved and it transports you into a whole different plot. I didn't mind the last half of the book, it was interesting to see how the main character adapted to the life style, but the last 50 or so pages made it feel like the story was unfinished. There were big time gaps that made it hard to really see the friendships in this book form. You saw the romance form but not in the way I would have liked; some parts I believed in the romance and then there were other parts that weren't quite executed properly. I would have liked to get to know the other characters better and know why they did some of the things that they did. I know that this book is one in three that will come out and each book will be in a different POV starting from the beginning of the story. Richelle Mead has said that the other two book will fill in some holes so I am excited to read the other two and see if they help the story along or if we will be left with even more questions.
The Glittering Court was defiantly an interesting and enjoyable read. I had a few problems with it, however for the most part I am glad that I picked it up. The plot of this story is, basically, a countess doesn't want to go through with a marriage that will benefit her people financially. She runs away to the glittering court and imposes as her maid, Adelaide. The glittering court is kind of like a school for the lower class of women and they are transformed into respectable ladies and married off to people who bid on them, however if the ladies get more than one bid, they get to choose who they are potentially wed to.
I enjoyed the story and what I could see from the characters. The writing was engaging and easy to read and even though there were points that I had a problem with I was always thinking about it and I wanted to read more as soon as I had the time to. The book took me out of a reading slump so I am grateful for that.
There's a part in the middle where you don't know how a few things are going to get resolved and it transports you into a whole different plot. I didn't mind the last half of the book, it was interesting to see how the main character adapted to the life style, but the last 50 or so pages made it feel like the story was unfinished. There were big time gaps that made it hard to really see the friendships in this book form. You saw the romance form but not in the way I would have liked; some parts I believed in the romance and then there were other parts that weren't quite executed properly. I would have liked to get to know the other characters better and know why they did some of the things that they did. I know that this book is one in three that will come out and each book will be in a different POV starting from the beginning of the story. Richelle Mead has said that the other two book will fill in some holes so I am excited to read the other two and see if they help the story along or if we will be left with even more questions.
stephtherose_'s review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars.
I was excited for this book to come out but it had a hard time deciding which genre it wanted to be part of. Fantasy or historical fiction? So many questions. It never really committed to the fantasy genre and the pacing was weird.
Not my fave...
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
2.0
Ik weet niet zo goed wat ik op moet schrijven hier, hoe ik het moet verwoorden. Maar volgens mij zijn Richelle Mead en ik gewoon geen goede combinatie.
De stukken van het verhaal die ik interessant vind, wordt vluchtig aangestipt, maar krijgen nauwelijks aandacht. De personages waar ik graag meer van zou willen weten, zijn vaker afwezig in het verhaal dan aanwezig.
Een heel boek lang wordt er gesproken over fysieke aantrekkingskracht, maar de echte uitbetaling blijft uit waardoor de climax (pun intended) nogal onbevredigend voelt.
Het grootste deel van de tijd kabbelt het verhaal een beetje, maar heb ik niet het gevoel dat er echt iets interessants of spectaculair gebeurt. En als aan het slot er dan toch een beetje spanning en sensatie plaatsvindt is ook daar de uitbetaling gewoon erg onbevredigend en mis ik achtergrond.
Ik heb bij Vampire Academy de andere delen wel gelezen, dat ga ik met deze serie niet doen. Geen Richelle Mead meer voor mij. Het klikt niet tussen ons.
De stukken van het verhaal die ik interessant vind, wordt vluchtig aangestipt, maar krijgen nauwelijks aandacht. De personages waar ik graag meer van zou willen weten, zijn vaker afwezig in het verhaal dan aanwezig.
Een heel boek lang wordt er gesproken over fysieke aantrekkingskracht, maar de echte uitbetaling blijft uit waardoor de climax (pun intended) nogal onbevredigend voelt.
Het grootste deel van de tijd kabbelt het verhaal een beetje, maar heb ik niet het gevoel dat er echt iets interessants of spectaculair gebeurt. En als aan het slot er dan toch een beetje spanning en sensatie plaatsvindt is ook daar de uitbetaling gewoon erg onbevredigend en mis ik achtergrond.
Ik heb bij Vampire Academy de andere delen wel gelezen, dat ga ik met deze serie niet doen. Geen Richelle Mead meer voor mij. Het klikt niet tussen ons.
khernandez44's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
astraia_sun's review against another edition
2.0
This book really couldn't decide what genre it wanted to be. Arranged marriages to society parties to pioneer life to courtroom drama. The pacing wasn't great and the first half was pretty dull and a lot of the second half felt unexplained. I guess the other books explain a lot of the gaps but I don't want to have to read three books to explain things that are major plot points in the first.
curlyc90's review against another edition
3.0
The cover of this book was what really made me want to read it. But once I started I just couldn't find the will to take it up consistently so I decided to listen to the audiobook. Much better for me.
I liked the story but somewhere about 70-80% through it I was just like jeez when is it going to end. The world was imaginary but definitely based off of real world places and I would have preferred if the author just used the actual names. The characters were great. I could definitely get a feel for each ones' personality. I hope that the next book about Mira is written better.
3/5
I liked the story but somewhere about 70-80% through it I was just like jeez when is it going to end. The world was imaginary but definitely based off of real world places and I would have preferred if the author just used the actual names. The characters were great. I could definitely get a feel for each ones' personality. I hope that the next book about Mira is written better.
3/5
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
DNF
Lost interest in the story
Lost interest in the story
marieintheraw's review against another edition
1.0
I'm thinking of classifying this more as historical fiction as it's not very fantasy. it seemed a little more rushed through things; the glittering court training was over about a quarter in the book though it was a span of several months. Unfortunately the side characters arent really fleshed out as I assume they are the companion novels to this, but not fleshing them out here doesn't make for me wanting to know these stories. i didn't find myself wanting to read this, but found myself continuing hoping it'd get more interesting.
isabella1018's review against another edition
4.0
Okay so I went into this book not knowing anything except that Richelle Mead wrote it. I was so surprised with how much this book made me feel and laugh and cry and honestly I love it. It is fast paced and action packed, but it also has romance that makes your head spin. I never wanted to put it down and from the start I knew this would be a favourite. - Jan 17 2017
Super enjoyable the second time around! - Nov 2022
Super enjoyable the second time around! - Nov 2022