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queen_kitty 's review for:
The Glittering Hour
by Iona Grey
This took forever to go anywhere (like 85%), and it often meandered through and got slogged down in such overly descriptive language that I found it hard to care for any of the characters. I loved the idea of the scavenger hunt, but it really didn’t do much for me in practice. The turning point at around 85% (which was pretty predictable) was much more emotional and the writing started seeming much more to the point. This might fare well as a movie, but the book was just not effective for me personally. I rarely seem to enjoy historical books, so maybe that’s what the problem was with this one for me, however I also found the love story super cheesy and cliche (which doesn’t always ruin a book for me, but when I don’t care about the characters, it gives me one more reason to roll my eyes). Not enjoying this one definitely seems like an unpopular opinion though, so if you like dual perspective historical books with a rich girl and a poor boy falling in love instantly, maybe it’s something you would enjoy!