Court of Fives by Kate Elliott

Court of Fives (Court of Fives, #1)

by Kate Elliott

Jessamy's life is a balance between acting like an upper class Patron and dreaming of the freedom of the Commoners. But at night she can be whomever she wants when she sneaks out to train for The Fives, an intricate, multi-level athletic competition that offers a chance for glory to the kingdom's best competitors. Then Jes meets Kalliarkos, and an unlikely friendship between a girl of mixed race and a Patron boy causes heads to turn. When a scheming lord tears Jes's family apart, she'll have to test Kal's loyalty and risk the vengeance of a powerful clan to save her mother and sisters from certain death.

Reviewed by Briana @ Pages Unbound on

4 of 5 stars

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Initial Thoughts:

There are definitely things I did not like about this book. I didn't find the romance compelling, and the writing is often confusing. I kept turning back the pages because I thought I had missed something or misread something, but the prose is really just that choppy and contradictory in places. However, I was interested in the story, and I can actually see myself continuing to read the series, which is an important test for me when I rate books.

Also: Ignore the Little Women comparisons. There's really nothing comparable here, except the fact there are sisters in it--which to me, is not enough to warrant bringing up Little Women in the first place.

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