The Court of Miracles | Kester Grant

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Synopsis; 

"In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Thénardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her naïve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie). When Ettie attracts the eye of the Tiger--the ruthless lord of the Guild of Flesh--Nina is caught in a desperate race to keep the younger girl safe. Her vow takes her from the city's dark underbelly to the glittering court of Louis XVII. And it also forces Nina to make a terrible choice--protect Ettie and set off a brutal war between the guilds, or forever lose her sister to the Tiger."

Review;

Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this novel. It had such potential, but for me I couldn't get to grips with the plot. You are thrown straight into the narrative, without any backstory or world building. I was kindly gifted this by a friend so I went into it blind, however I had to go back after a couple of chapters and read the synopsis as i honestly had no idea what was going on! I personally didn't feel like the author explored any character development and could have added more depth to the narrative. Without spoiling it, there were moments where the anticipation could have been built up over several chapters, however the 'exciting' scenes were over within pages and just fell flat.

To be honest, I didn't tab anything within the book because nothing jumped out at me as 'this needs to be spoken about in my review later', so this review is very short and sweet!