Hey, guys. Today, we're gonna be talking about The Hidden Court by Vivienne Savage writing as Dominique Kristine.
I received this book for an honest review. So, let's get started.
The Hidden Court is about a girl, named Skyler Corazzi, who is a faerie attending the University of PNRU
While attending, Skyler meets new friends, including shifters or were-creatures, other faeries, mages, and vampires.
Skyler falls head-over-heels for the incredibly hot wereraven who is the sentinel of a
Godmother that she is shadowing for her first-year assignment. Skyler and her friends noticed some strange
occurrences during their very first year at PNRU, and they feared that darklings, or
creatures like them who have gone to the dark, are planning something huge.
With exams, psycho girlfriends, and the health of
Skylar's empathic friend Liadan to worry about, Skyler has her hands full.
But that doesn't stop her from
late-night training sessions with her favorite wereraven or
seeking answers about the mysterious Hidden Court.
My name is Sarah Kaider and you're watching Aliens, Clones, and Airships.
The Hidden Court was a very interesting read. Skylar's character is humorous,
realistic, and a very strong female lead. Kristine's writing style is fantastic,
including gut-busting humor, pop-culture references, and
realistic teenage interactions. In terms of writing style,
It reminded me a lot of The House of Night series by PC Cast and Kristin Cast. The characters in this book
reacted exactly the way you would imagine young adults reacting to certain situations and
the humor definitely fit the characters.
I found that the character that I could most relate to was Liadan, because of her empathic qualities, and I am extremely empathic myself.
When Liadan goes through her empathic shock after witnessing something traumatic,
she goes into full shutdown and I could relate to that situation. I really enjoyed all of the different mentions
of magical folk in this story regardless of whether or not they ended up being a part of the story themselves.
I really enjoyed the fact that there were different types of characters and that the
rarity of
becoming that type of character was mentioned in this book, as well.
I think my favorite type of creature in this story were the were-creatures or the
shifters because they ended up becoming sentinels.
Sentinels were very strong, and they were the fighters in this story, and that ended up being what
Skyler wanted to be, but couldn't, because she is a faerie, and the University doesn't approve of faeries becoming
sentinels. Skylar ends up breaking so many stereotypes down in this book. As a faerie, people
don't take her seriously and expect her to sing songs, dance around, do the "typical" fairy thing;
but that's not what she wants to be.
She wants to be a fighter and she doesn't want to be helpless while she goes on whatever excursions she has to go on.
So, she wants to train with her wereraven and
she ends up breaking down all stereotypes that people think of faeries.
She sets out to prove to the University that her abilities are not limited
nor defined by her race. This book tackles racism on multiple levels. The idea
that one's race is superior to others, the idea that a
certain race can only mingle with other members of the same race, and the idea that one's
aspirations and abilities are
defined by their race are all challenged in this book.
Not only by Skylar, but also by smaller characters on
different levels. So, I really enjoyed this book,
I think it's a very good read. People who liked The House of Night series would really enjoy reading this as well. And I am
so excited, because there is going to be another installment in this series, called The Scary Godmother,
and I'm not sure when it comes out, but I'm excited to read it when it does.
Anyway, this has been my review of The Hidden Court, and I will see you next time. Bye.
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