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A review by hannahelizabeth9602
All That Glitters by Gita Trelease
3.0
3.5 stars
This book takes traditional ideas of magic and turns them around. Magic isn’t something that people can use freely whenever they want, there’s a price for using it, an expensive one at that. And in a book where money and the disparity between those that have it is so prevalent, the concept of payment for magic just fit so well.
I greatly enjoyed this book and it’s fictionalized look into French court and the upheaval of the French Revolution. The pacing was, at times, a bit slow and I struggled to move through certain sections of the book. But overall I enjoyed the themes on wealth, movement up the social ladder, and all the negative things that come with each one of them. I also enjoyed the message of hope and freedom. I’m excited to see what the author does with the second book.
This book takes traditional ideas of magic and turns them around. Magic isn’t something that people can use freely whenever they want, there’s a price for using it, an expensive one at that. And in a book where money and the disparity between those that have it is so prevalent, the concept of payment for magic just fit so well.
I greatly enjoyed this book and it’s fictionalized look into French court and the upheaval of the French Revolution. The pacing was, at times, a bit slow and I struggled to move through certain sections of the book. But overall I enjoyed the themes on wealth, movement up the social ladder, and all the negative things that come with each one of them. I also enjoyed the message of hope and freedom. I’m excited to see what the author does with the second book.