The Glittering Court
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3,6 Sterne
'The Selection' meets 'Boston Jane' or something like that. In this case we have a noblewoman who poses as a commoner who is supposed to learn how to behave like a noblewoman and is then required to find a husband in the New World, in exchange for a preferably rather large sum, of course. But - as always - love kind of messes up everybodys plans once again. We have Elizabeth, who escapes being married off to someone she doesn't even like, by posing as her lady in waiting, Adelaide. All she wants ist to be free. Free to make her own choices, free to choose a husband, free to finally be the one to decide her own fate. Joining the Glittering Court seems like her best chance. After being educated in everything a real lady has to know, she and the other girls are shipped to Adoria, where the men of the New Nobility are looking for suitable wifes. Of course, Adalaide didn't really expect she would fall in love with somebody who can't afford to pay her fee. And who also pratices a forbidden pagan religion, a crime for which he could be executed. It would have been so much easier to just marry the Govener's young son. But he doesn't seem to be who and what he wants everyone to think he is. I guess I kind of expected something else. I certainly missed the elements of magic and fantasy that have always been a part of the authors other novels. And I had some trouble connecting with Adalaide/Elizabeth. She seems like a strong female character, however, who doesn't let others decide what's best for her and instead takes her life in her own hands. The story had a somewhat rushed feel to it. Too many things happened at once and too quickly, especially towards the end. Of course I don't know what Richelle Mead plans for the following parts of the series are, but I would have been happy and content if this book had been split up in two books, so there would have been more time to really get to know the characters and to develop and explain several parts. Clara, for example, could have had a way more bigger part. And I would love to know where she sneaked off to at night. All in all a solid read that sadly didn't manage to capture me the way Vampire Academy or Succubus Blues did. EDIT: So I just found out that the two upcoming books will be companion sequels, told from the POV of two other girls. Probably Tamsin and Mira. But why? For the love of god, I am most certainly not interested in those two. As far as I am concerned, they are friends of the main character. I'd rather want to kno what happens to Adelaide and Cedric! Does that mean that their story is done and I won't ever find out what happens ins Westhaven? Or will I just find out by chance when the other two get news from Adalaide? OH COME ON!
Beschreibung
Beiträge
3,6 Sterne
'The Selection' meets 'Boston Jane' or something like that. In this case we have a noblewoman who poses as a commoner who is supposed to learn how to behave like a noblewoman and is then required to find a husband in the New World, in exchange for a preferably rather large sum, of course. But - as always - love kind of messes up everybodys plans once again. We have Elizabeth, who escapes being married off to someone she doesn't even like, by posing as her lady in waiting, Adelaide. All she wants ist to be free. Free to make her own choices, free to choose a husband, free to finally be the one to decide her own fate. Joining the Glittering Court seems like her best chance. After being educated in everything a real lady has to know, she and the other girls are shipped to Adoria, where the men of the New Nobility are looking for suitable wifes. Of course, Adalaide didn't really expect she would fall in love with somebody who can't afford to pay her fee. And who also pratices a forbidden pagan religion, a crime for which he could be executed. It would have been so much easier to just marry the Govener's young son. But he doesn't seem to be who and what he wants everyone to think he is. I guess I kind of expected something else. I certainly missed the elements of magic and fantasy that have always been a part of the authors other novels. And I had some trouble connecting with Adalaide/Elizabeth. She seems like a strong female character, however, who doesn't let others decide what's best for her and instead takes her life in her own hands. The story had a somewhat rushed feel to it. Too many things happened at once and too quickly, especially towards the end. Of course I don't know what Richelle Mead plans for the following parts of the series are, but I would have been happy and content if this book had been split up in two books, so there would have been more time to really get to know the characters and to develop and explain several parts. Clara, for example, could have had a way more bigger part. And I would love to know where she sneaked off to at night. All in all a solid read that sadly didn't manage to capture me the way Vampire Academy or Succubus Blues did. EDIT: So I just found out that the two upcoming books will be companion sequels, told from the POV of two other girls. Probably Tamsin and Mira. But why? For the love of god, I am most certainly not interested in those two. As far as I am concerned, they are friends of the main character. I'd rather want to kno what happens to Adelaide and Cedric! Does that mean that their story is done and I won't ever find out what happens ins Westhaven? Or will I just find out by chance when the other two get news from Adalaide? OH COME ON!