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A review by arminareads
Jester by Brielle D. Porter
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
🃏 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🃏
I really like it when I stumble upon a fun ya read once in a while. And 𝓙𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 was fun and enjoyable.
♧ Lisette has no magic but she loves performing for the crowd. Her shows are nothing but illusions, but she's determined to make herself known so she can get the role of Jester for the Crown/Queen. But, because her father was accused and executed for the murder of the late King, and Lisette was left with nothing, she is also wants to clean her family's name.
In her desperate attempts to fulfill her dreams and desires she makes some questionable and not so very sound choices (like trying to blackmail someone into giving her their magic, or stealing magic). However, as deeper as she gets into this competition for Jester, some darker secrets are being revealed which makes her question herself and what she believes to be true.
♤ The love interest and her biggest competitor, Luc, was funny to me and with obvious feelings towards her, but Lisette was so self centered, she wasn't looking at the bigger picture in this entire plot. And she drove me crazy! She was so hard headed and stubborn, and a bit naive in the beginning. She, personally, was not my favorite. But I liked how the character was written, because it gave her a not so boring personality 😅.
◇ I enjoyed the story overall, it had glimpses of the past every other chapter, giving you an insight of what happened to her brother and father. And the world building definitely gave me some Las Vegas vibes, but with a world of magic. You had showgirls, and street performers, headline performers at different hotels, all kinds of unthinkable shows, casinos, exotic animals, and all in a desert area called Oasis. And what happens in Oasis, stays in Oasis.
I really like it when I stumble upon a fun ya read once in a while. And 𝓙𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 was fun and enjoyable.
♧ Lisette has no magic but she loves performing for the crowd. Her shows are nothing but illusions, but she's determined to make herself known so she can get the role of Jester for the Crown/Queen. But, because her father was accused and executed for the murder of the late King, and Lisette was left with nothing, she is also wants to clean her family's name.
In her desperate attempts to fulfill her dreams and desires she makes some questionable and not so very sound choices (like trying to blackmail someone into giving her their magic, or stealing magic). However, as deeper as she gets into this competition for Jester, some darker secrets are being revealed which makes her question herself and what she believes to be true.
♤ The love interest and her biggest competitor, Luc, was funny to me and with obvious feelings towards her, but Lisette was so self centered, she wasn't looking at the bigger picture in this entire plot. And she drove me crazy! She was so hard headed and stubborn, and a bit naive in the beginning. She, personally, was not my favorite. But I liked how the character was written, because it gave her a not so boring personality 😅.
◇ I enjoyed the story overall, it had glimpses of the past every other chapter, giving you an insight of what happened to her brother and father. And the world building definitely gave me some Las Vegas vibes, but with a world of magic. You had showgirls, and street performers, headline performers at different hotels, all kinds of unthinkable shows, casinos, exotic animals, and all in a desert area called Oasis. And what happens in Oasis, stays in Oasis.