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PURCHASED BOOK REVIEW: THE COURT OF MIRACLES BY KESTER GRANT

29 Monday Aug 2022

Posted by waynemullane in Alternative Historical Fiction, book cover, Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, France, French Revolution

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 PURCHASED BOOK REVIEW 

‘The Court Of Miracles’ by Kester Grant.

***Please see the photos for the blurb ***

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MY REVIEW

The first thing that grabbed me about this book was the cover – it oozed intrigue to me. Then, I read the blurb and became curious. I wasn’t disappointed: this book was a joy to read.

This is a work of alternative historical fiction set around forty years or so after the 1789 revolution failed. With the royals still in power, the poor and immigrants of the city have formed guilds to survive. In order to protect Nina, her older sister has to make the ultimate sacrifice for her safety. As Nina takes refuge with the Guild Of Thieves, she begins her long journey of revenge against the Tiger, the Lord of the Guild of Flesh.

This book deals with sensitive themes in a very considered way that drives the plot well. The list of secondary characters gives enormous depth to the plot; the lives of each is well worth a separate novel of its own. This book has sacrifice, revenge, friendship, shifting allies and betrayal. The author writes with such imagination that I couldn’t help but believe I was on the murky streets of this alternative Paris each time I picked the book up.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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