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missprint 's review for:
The Glittering Court
by Richelle Mead
Entertaining to read, if nothing else. The first half to two-thirds felt like "The Selection" in a more interesting setting, with more interesting characters - and I admit, I was pretty okay with this, particularly as a bookseller, as "The Selection" is super popular with our 11 - 15 crowd. But after that, well... some aspects grew more interesting, but it also turned into "The Selection" with gold mining and sexual themes that I can't give to a 12 year-old. So, from a bookselling point of view, it lost a lot of points there.
It never dragged exactly, but there were several points where I felt the book was wrapping up, and yet I still had 100+ pages to go. I think it could have gone through some serious trimming and tightening up. Particularly as when things finally did fall into place, it felt a little too pat.
And yet I still enjoyed pretty much all of the reading experience! If you're looking for some fluffy but not mind-numbing YA, this is a great choice.
It never dragged exactly, but there were several points where I felt the book was wrapping up, and yet I still had 100+ pages to go. I think it could have gone through some serious trimming and tightening up. Particularly as when things finally did fall into place, it felt a little too pat.
And yet I still enjoyed pretty much all of the reading experience! If you're looking for some fluffy but not mind-numbing YA, this is a great choice.