Glitter by Aprilynne Pike

 

Glitter

Glitter * Shatter

Publish Date: 2016
Series: Glitter
Format Reviewed: Audiobook
Author: Aprilynne Pike
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Goodreads Review

~Quick Review~

Introduction

(From Goodreads)

Outside the palace of Versailles, it’s modern day. Inside, the people dress, eat, and act like it’s the eighteenth century—with the added bonus of technology to make court life lavish, privileged, and frivolous. The palace has every indulgence, but for one pretty young thing, it’s about to become a very beautiful prison.

When Danica witnesses an act of murder by the young king, her mother makes a cruel power play . . . blackmailing the king into making Dani his queen. When she turns eighteen, Dani will marry the most ruthless and dangerous man of the court. She has six months to escape her terrifying destiny. Six months to raise enough money to disappear into the real world beyond the palace gates.

Her ticket out? Glitter. A drug so powerful that a tiny pinch mixed into a pot of rouge or lip gloss can make the wearer hopelessly addicted. Addicted to a drug Dani can sell for more money than she ever dreamed.

But in Versailles, secrets are impossible to keep. And the most dangerous secret—falling for a drug dealer outside the palace walls—is one risk she has to take.

Final Verdict

I love Versailles, and I hope to visit one day, so I was a sucker for this book. My only complaints are the insta-love and I wasn't able to imagine the bot technology they use. I'm not sure if it was described only once and I missed it (I listened to this while driving), or if it was never described adequately. But this book definitely is an interesting dystopia that is set in a recreation of Versailles. I loved this and I look forward to listening to the next book soon. 

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