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The Glittering Court
by Richelle Mead
I read a sneak peek of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The Glittering Court is the first in a new series by Richelle Mead. The court in question is an academy which takes young women from less fortunate backgrounds and turns them into suitable brides for the nouveau riche in recently colonised land. The main character, Adelaide, is from a family of old money, but joins the court to escape a life she could not possibly enjoy but winds up falling for the man who brought her to the Court in the first place – Cedric Thorn.
I will admit, if I had received only the first two to three chapters of this book, the rating would have been much lower. I found the whole set up of Adelaide getting engaged, learning about the Glittering Court and then joining it to be very convoluted and contrived. It just felt very unrealistic, bordering on the ridiculous in some places, and Adelaide just came across as unlikeable and spoilt.
Once Tamsin and Mira, the two girls Adelaide teams up with, join the story and we get to the Court, I began to enjoy it a lot more. Everything felt like it slipped into place and I found myself getting very invested in the story line. There are a lot more layers than just a bunch of girls learning to be lady’s in order to get a husband. Each of the main characters has their secrets and there is a lot more at stake than just a broken heart.
I did have a lot of issues with how the concept of Court relied on, essentially, selling pretty girls to the highest bidder. But having not read the rest of the story, I am not sure how this pans out or whether it gets addressed. Looking past both that issue and the beginning of the novel, I would say it is a really entertaining story that makes you feel for the characters involved. I am curious to see how it will continue as a series as, at the moment, it feels a lot more like a stand-a-lone (Side note: I’ve just read that the sequels will just be from Tamsin and Mira’s point of views – I’m not sure how I feel about that), but it is a book I would like to read the end to.
The Glittering Court is the first in a new series by Richelle Mead. The court in question is an academy which takes young women from less fortunate backgrounds and turns them into suitable brides for the nouveau riche in recently colonised land. The main character, Adelaide, is from a family of old money, but joins the court to escape a life she could not possibly enjoy but winds up falling for the man who brought her to the Court in the first place – Cedric Thorn.
I will admit, if I had received only the first two to three chapters of this book, the rating would have been much lower. I found the whole set up of Adelaide getting engaged, learning about the Glittering Court and then joining it to be very convoluted and contrived. It just felt very unrealistic, bordering on the ridiculous in some places, and Adelaide just came across as unlikeable and spoilt.
Once Tamsin and Mira, the two girls Adelaide teams up with, join the story and we get to the Court, I began to enjoy it a lot more. Everything felt like it slipped into place and I found myself getting very invested in the story line. There are a lot more layers than just a bunch of girls learning to be lady’s in order to get a husband. Each of the main characters has their secrets and there is a lot more at stake than just a broken heart.
I did have a lot of issues with how the concept of Court relied on, essentially, selling pretty girls to the highest bidder. But having not read the rest of the story, I am not sure how this pans out or whether it gets addressed. Looking past both that issue and the beginning of the novel, I would say it is a really entertaining story that makes you feel for the characters involved. I am curious to see how it will continue as a series as, at the moment, it feels a lot more like a stand-a-lone (Side note: I’ve just read that the sequels will just be from Tamsin and Mira’s point of views – I’m not sure how I feel about that), but it is a book I would like to read the end to.