Glitter

I received this book through netgalley, but all opinions are my own

I'm on the fence with this one, which is why three stars. I enjoyed reading it, but I am also very indifferent towards it, this may be because there were a few things I could not get over and were confusing.... most of which would be spoilers...

Anyhow, I thought the setting was very unique and the court intrigue was interesting. I liked the idea of M.A.R.I.E and the bots which really made this quite sci-fi. Our main character is very smart and good with math, but unfortunately rarely gets to use it and is bested often– granted not in her area of expertise. The fact that people ‘hack' into M.A.R.I.E was also super cool and I thought we would learn more about it, but no. They just do it and we accept that even if we don't know from where they are hacking into the system.

Another interesting aspect was the fact that the palace is really its own culture, so when Danica bumps into people from the real world it almost makes this story feel like a story WITHIN a story. It was almost jarring, but still fascinating.

I will say, one of the times I really disliked was when Saber said he liked the “desperate” version of her and not when she is bold. I was left like:



so done with this ship.

All in all, I am still interested in knowing how it ends, but I am pacing nor screaming frustration while waiting for the sequel. I'll read it when I get to it.