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drowninginthewords_jessica 's review for:
The Glittering Court
by Richelle Mead
more shy of a 4 star for me, but only a little. I took points off for a rather boring beginning- a lot of points. Mead's books have always been a hit or miss with me, but this one was a hit. it came from behind to make up from the less firm beginning with a well-flushed out world, it's more of a historical fantasy than a straight fantasy. I heard the term half fantasy describe books like these? there is no magical side except for a religion similar to wiccanism. if you're not heavy into religion I would tread carefully with this one because there are some heavy undertones, but Cedric manages it with grace and it adds a depth to him that wouldn't have made sense with the story if it wasn't present. I loved Cedric and Adeliade's relationship the best, though they made life so much harder on themselves. if only she had stayed in the middle... though set up as a novel that would have a love triangle, it surprisingly didn't. the other 2 "competitors" for Adeliade's hand weren't even a romantic connection- one was more of a friend and the other an antagonist to the book.
all in all more of a library read if I want to pick up the second, maybe if the premise is good...
all in all more of a library read if I want to pick up the second, maybe if the premise is good...