The Court of Miracles is set in an alternate Paris 1828 after a failed revolution, where the city is divided by the merciless Royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds.
The protagonist Cat is a young girl from the guild of Thieves who will do anything to protect her sister, even if it means breaking guild laws and death.
This was really good and not what I was expecting. It's a dark and captivating story with lots of diverse characters.

I wanted to love this, the premise is great - a failed French Revolution, the [historically based] Court of Miracles, where all the underworld guilds come together, a talented female thief as the main character and referencing Les Miserables. But like others I found it didn't quite work. The Les Miserables thread was a bit lost on me right up until Valjean made an appearance, so I was just confused by that. The story is good, but the thread of the writing didn't quite match up to the plot. It won't stop me from reading the follow up and I'm hoping that the writer will hit his stride properly in that one and be able to write the book that his idea deserves.

I can't believe I got the eArc from NetGalley! I was so curious about this one especially when they showed us the real cover. Because lets be honest the cover is splendid! It's that kind of cover that makes you wanna buy the book before you read the blurb. And I'm so glad I had the honor to get this eArc.

I loved the plot. I didn't read Six of Crowns (I know shame on me 🙈) but I can understand why The Court of Miracles is for their fans. What I didn't know it's that this book is based on the real Court of Miracles. You learn something new every day!

I'm not a big fan of historical fictions, but this one captivated me so bad that I had to finish. I loved the world building, the characters are well-defined and you can fall in love easily with the main character because she is strong and believes in her powers, in her ideas that she can change the world.

Thank you NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for an honest review.

It lost my attention, but I might go back to it considering all the amazing reviews, maybe I just wasn't in the right mood. Thanks for the copy though!

This book has an incredible premise, but unfortunately doesn't quite hit the mark.
Perhaps its just personal preference, but i found the writing a little flat in places, and struggled to get excited about finishing it.

2.5 stars. I Should have/ could have loved this: Historical fiction woven around the characters of Les Mis, but within the context of a creative criminal underworld and new plot direction. BUT, despite a clever idea, smart reinvention and a decent plot it was just very underwhelming... dry, 2-dimensional characters, and very basic writing made it all quiote lacklustre. A shame as in the hands of a Leigh Bardugo it would have been epic.