Being a countess is awesome. The glamorous life of the rich and blue-blooded, being surrounded with servants, who just wait you to tell what you wish. On surface. Our heroine knows this well, because her family, having no money, wants to arrange a marriage for her. She is just trying to figure out something, when her maid tells her an interesting story. The girl, Adelaide, was chosen to attend a special school, which will change her life fully. The Glittering Court is a mix of school and business. It collects impoverished girls, to transform them to upper-class ladies. After finishing the course, the new ladies go to the New World, where the rich pioneers choose a wife from them. It is good for everybody, the wealthy men of the New World, the owners of Glittering Court and a big luck for the poor girls. But Adelaide seems to be scared and have doubts. The young countess decides fast and uses the opportunity. Soon, a cart is on the way to the Glittering Court, with Adelaide. Or better to say, the new Adelaide, who is the young countess... Only Cedric, the son of the school's headmaster, knows the secret about the girl's real identity, but he promises to not tell it to anybody. Soon Adelaide can have a fully new life in the New World and her family can not force her to marry.
When I first read the main plot of the book, it made me curious and after actually starting the story, I was not disappointed. It is entertaining, with good characters. Even that more things were easy to guess, the novel was not boring, but it kept you wanting to know more. I especially liked Adelaide's character, who was strong and fearless in my eyes, to change her well-known world to a fully new an unknown one and yet she never hesitated nor for a second. Her friends, like Mira, also kept me curious, what are their secrets. I hope, in the next book we will know more about them.
Shortly, The Glittering Court was a good novel, which I enjoyed to read. The story was entertaining and balanced, the romance and adventure was just the right amount, without becoming boring. For a peaceful and quiet weekend, it is a great choice to read.
ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781595148421
ISBN-10: 1595148426
