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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
Wonderful book, the perfect mix of period piece and modern. I loved Danica while also hating how she went about escaping her fate. Such a great read!
Utterly forgettable and emotionless. I felt disconnected from every single character and the strange world they reside in. The romance was too weak for words, Danica (it's a miracle I remember her name) was boring with very thin motivation, and the men in this story (don't remember either of their names) were just... BLAH. That's the word I would use to describe this book: BLAH!
Okay, so I wasn't totally sure about GLITTER when I started. I especially worried about how the drug dealing would be portrayed. But in the end it won me over with a stunning world and complex characters and plot. While I wouldn't consider it a forever favorite, it was a very enjoyable read that tugged at my heartstrings and left me wanting more. There is definitely a little content (I.e. implied sex, innuendos, cussing, etc) but it was pretty good. I can't wait for book 2!
I can appreciate the mix of futuristic and 18th century life in Glitter. It's definitely different from anything I've read, which kept me reading.
I don't know that this book had anything really special that will put it at the top of my list, but it was a fascinating read that had just enough romance and drama to keep me entertained.
I don't know that this book had anything really special that will put it at the top of my list, but it was a fascinating read that had just enough romance and drama to keep me entertained.
Inside the Palace of Versailles it's still the Baroque time period--in almost every way--putside the palace the world keeps turning and it's a modern century. Dani has been primped, preened and trained in every way imaginable in order to catch the young kings attention. It all comes down to a fateful night and a so called accident--Dani's mother is quick to act and poundes on the king's "error" and solidly lands Dani on the king's arm. There is only one problem--Dani doesn't want to be there. With some help from Paris' seedy underbelly Dani hatches a plan that will put her out of harms way--but it might just cost her everyone she loves. Alison Goodman's Dark Days Club meets Scott Westerfeld's Uglies--new world tech in an old world setting.
Dani comes off as hard and guarded in the beginning but hold on she softens up.
Dani comes off as hard and guarded in the beginning but hold on she softens up.
I can't say this was one of my favorite reads but it was such a good concept that I just kept going with it. Danica herself isn't all that likable. She sacrifices those around her for her own benefit. And there's always a justification with how she had "no choice" but her course of actions. It was good enough that I'll probably pick up the next one.
My one major issue with it was that Danica would have flashbacks to earlier moments, with no break in the story to let us know it was happening. It was kind of jarring.
My one major issue with it was that Danica would have flashbacks to earlier moments, with no break in the story to let us know it was happening. It was kind of jarring.
3 stars
This was so weird, like what even is the genre? There were big parts where I couldn't care less, but there were some interesting twists and it is an original book. Definetily not the best and the writing was confusing, but I enjoyed it at the end.
This was so weird, like what even is the genre? There were big parts where I couldn't care less, but there were some interesting twists and it is an original book. Definetily not the best and the writing was confusing, but I enjoyed it at the end.
3.5 stars, rounded up. I enjoyed the historical-sci-fi setting espeically. Think Westworld but in Versailles which is no longer owned by the French but by a company.