"What I'm Reading" Wednesday #97

This "WIR"-Wednesday I'm revisiting a book I DNF'd almost a year ago. Initially, I didn't think the book was for me, but I can't stop thinking about it so I'm going to give it another try as part of my "Give A Book A Second Chance" Challenge. This week I'm reading...

Glitter by Aprilynne Pike

Blurb:

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Aprilynne Pike comes a truly original new novel—Breaking Bad meets Marie Antoinette in a near-future world where the residents of Versailles live like it’s the eighteenth century and an almost-queen turns to drug dealing to save her own life. 

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.

Why I'm Giving It Another Chance:

I like the idea of the story - Marie Antoinette meets Breaking Bad. I liked that inside the palace of Versailles people live like it's the seventeen hundreds - but with awesome technology. The thing I didn't like last time was I didn't really believe the man Dani is supposed to marry, the "king," was as much of a villain as he was made out to be. Maybe he was underdeveloped, but to me, the character just seemed like a playboy that got blackmailed because he screwed up. I'm hoping if since I took time away from this book I can look at it with a new light and actually finish it this time.