The Court of Miracles

By Kester Grant

Book Overview

Les Mis rables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of the French Revolution.

In the violent urban jungle of an alternate 1828 Paris, the French Revolution has failed and the city is divided between merciless royalty and nine underworld criminal guilds, known as the Court of Miracles. Eponine (Nina) Th nardier is a talented cat burglar and member of the Thieves Guild. Nina's life is midnight robberies, avoiding her father's fists, and watching over her na ve adopted sister, Cosette (Ettie). When Ettie attracts the eye of the Tiger--the ruthless lord of the Guild of Flesh--Nina is caught in a desperate race to keep the younger girl safe. Her vow takes her from the city's dark underbelly to the glittering court of Louis XVII. And it also forces Nina to make a terrible choice--protect Ettie and set off a brutal war between the guilds, or forever lose her sister to the Tiger.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524772852
• ISBN13: 9781524772857
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.9" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher

Customer Reviews

Cool Story

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This was an interesting story. I found it easier to treat it as a original story, not based off Les Misérables because it felt different, despite many of the same names. Some of the events paralleled Les Misérables but there was lots of veering into new territory. The main character of this is Nina (Eponine) and I like that since the one in Les Misérables was not much in the spotlight. It is fun to learn about her being Black Cat, thief extraordinaire trying to save her sisters sold by their despicable father to Kaplan of the Tiger Guild (an even more despicable man). This was not a dull book and I enjoyed the thieving parts, especially the necklace and kiss right at the beginning and the breaking into the Chatelet. That reminded me of Inej from Six of Crows. There was so much tenseness as Nina did everything in her power to protect her sisters. She is a very strong character. I like her and Montparnasse. They are well matched. I am glad that there is not a huge cliffhanger though I can see how there can be more books in the series. This is a good book.