All That Glitters

I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
DNF @ 19%

The unfortunate thing about this one is that is does have some good writing and occasionally I'd find a spark of interest in what was going one, but it is too slow paced to me. Sometimes I can do slower, but this is one of those times I just couldn't get into it.

I also couldn't find interest in the characters. Again, once in awhile I'd perk up, but I just couldn't. I kept wondering why if they were so poor the sister wasn't already working, and what did Camille do to earn money because I don't think it was ever mentioned... besides tricking people. Camille also has magic, which I was interested in learning about, but I was more shocked that she didn't know much about it since her mother had magic. How did you not know that you could do more than turn metal into coins? I sincerely doubt that her mother only taught her that one devious trick when her parents weren't terribly poor.

This isn't to say Camille is a bad main character. She is very likeable and I think many people will come to like her and want to root for her.

Had I just a little bit more interest in the book I'm sure I would have come to really like. I do think this is a book many people will enjoy, this is just one of those “me not the book” situations.
If you are interested in historical fantasy and don't mind a slow start, then you should give this a try.