justjeanettelee_reads's reviews
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3.5/5 stars.

This is a good foundation for the rest of the series.

I love the combination of young adult/historical fiction/mystery that is interwoven in this book. It's a step apart from young adult novels that I've read recently. It keeps you on your toes, second guessing yourself and completely on edge.

I love the characters of the Maids Honor. I liked the dynamics between them. I enjoyed the chemistry between Meg and Rafe. In fact, I love both Meg and Rafe a lot.

I didn't pick that the villain in the end was who it was. In all honestly, I actually thought it was one of the Maids of Honor with the help of one of the Spanish men. How wrong I was.

In the end, this book holds so much promise and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series. Especially since it is set during one of my favourite periods in history.

Again, I'm amazed by how much I love this series.

The Gameboard, Kincaid and Markham books are what I love about Mead.

She's at her best when she's writing for adults.

I still maintain that Mead's earliest works are her best, with the exception of the "Gameboard of the Gods" books.

Vampire Academy as well, given that it's a different spectrum (but still no where near as good as the Kincaid or the Eugenie books).

I love it when Mead is sexy, adventurous, and all the rest.

I think Georgina would have to be my favourite of her characters she's written, after Mae and Eugenie of course.

A worthy sequel, but no where near as entertaining as Succubus Blues.

Still can't believe I finished this in a day

"Soundless" contains all that I have come to love about Richelle Mead, her writing, her worlds and her stories. This is an original concept that I couldn't help but admire, as it was a pretty gutsy move to make. I loved the story. My only disappointment is that this is a stand alone novel. I would have loved to read about Fei versus the King in a sequel novel, would have loved to read about Fei and Li Wei's wedding, whether or not Zhang Jing got her sight and hearing back. So many things I wish that I could read more on. But alas, this is a remarkable stand alone. One star lost for the slow beginning.

All that is glittering is not gold. .

This book may thus far be my least favourite written by Mead. It's a close call between this and "Soundless" (although "Soundless" had a lot more substance and more gripping story telling).

After about page 300, "The Glittering Court" just falls flat. I loved the story line up until the point when Adelaide and Cedric became a public thing.

It felt forced.

Over all, I'm a little disappointed.

. . . I headed off toward my husband and the rest of my life, off to be worthy of my soul.

Georgina's story is one of my favourites. I could read this time and time again if I didn't have so many other books in my TBR shelf.