By Richelle Mead
Pages: 416
Series: Book 1
4 out of 5 stars
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Description:
Big and sweeping, spanning from the refined palaces of Osfrid to the gold dust and untamed forests of Adoria, The Glittering Court tells the story of Adelaide, an Osfridian countess who poses as her servant to escape an arranged marriage and start a new life in Adoria, the New World. But to do that, she must join the Glittering Court.
Both a school and a business venture, the Glittering Court is designed to transform impoverished girls into upper-class ladies who appear destined for powerful and wealthy marriages in the New World. Adelaide naturally excels in her training, and even makes a few friends: the fiery former laundress Tamsin and the beautiful Sirminican refugee Mira. She manages to keep her true identity hidden from all but one: the intriguing Cedric Thorn, son of the wealthy proprietor of the Glittering Court.
When Adelaide discovers that Cedric is hiding a dangerous secret of his own, together they hatch a scheme to make the best of Adelaide’s deception. Complications soon arise—first as they cross the treacherous seas from Osfrid to Adoria, and then when Adelaide catches the attention of a powerful governor.
But no complication will prove quite as daunting as the potent attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. An attraction that, if acted on, would scandalize the Glittering Court and make them both outcasts in wild, vastly uncharted lands…
Where to start? Okay so as you have seen I do love Richelle Mead. Her Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series are some of the best books I've ever read. That being said this wasn't one of my favorite books but I did enjoy it. We meet Adelaide one afternoon as she is getting ready to meet the man she is betrothed to marry. And there is something seriously wrong with this guy! Then a young man name Cedric shows up at her door with an offer for one of her hand maids. But more than anything its an offer for her.
Taking her made Ada "Adelaide's name she sets off on the adventure of a life time. She is quickly whisked into the world of the Glittering Court. She has to hide her true identity which at times proves hard. She purposely fails at thing so that she can pretend she's a former hand maid. She becomes friends with two other girls and together they take the world by storm. They fight as most friends do but it will all work out in the end.
This book is what I would call a period novel, I had gone into it for some reason thinking it was a book about the fae. I was kinda disappointed that it wasn't. But that's okay. This book took me on a trip through what its like to be a lady in Victorian era. I learned a lot from this book which I enjoyed. I will say Richelle can write Historical fiction well. This is the first book in a trilogy. The next two books are about the other two girls, and their adventures while Adelaide was going about hers. With the ending we got I am even more curious to see what they are. I will say this book ended nicely I feel we got Adelaide's complete story up to this point. I do hope we get to see more of her and Cedric and what becomes of them after the first book.
All in all it was a great read. I got lucky enough to get my copy a few days early which I was excited about.
I look forward to the rest of this series and I hope you check it out.
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