My Spoiler Free Review
Violet Made of Thorns came out of the gate with a strong start! A young seer who is willing to lie, a prince who needs a bride, and a kingdom haunted by the foreboding prophecy from their last seer's death bed.
Boom!
Immediately, I'm wondering is our seer the princes fated bride from the prophecy. Its way too soon to tell!
Who is This Book Best for?
This book is a good pick for fans of:
Fairytale Retellings
Morally Grey Characters
Enemies to Lovers
Witches
Favorite Quotes
Some of the quotes in this book are absolutely beautiful. Here are a few of my favorites!
"The best part about being Seer isn’t the tower or the amenities or the access to the king. It’s how easily everyone believes what you say."
“There are no love stories found upon the throne. Only secrets and schemes and spider-fingered kings.”
“I believe in wolves—in con men and crowned men who wear wickedness as if it were a talent. Who don’t ask for judgment before devouring what’s theirs. They know the future is no better than a roll of rigged dice, so they may as well do the rigging."
“Sometimes I want to kiss him and sometimes I want to ruin him, but most of the time, I want those actions to be one and the same.”
“I’ve always known that the queen beside me would be better made of ice than flesh,” he murmurs. “That it would be cruel to love anyone less resilient. But I didn’t expect to find myself so willing.”
About the Book
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Romance Publishing date: July 26th, 2022 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indigo | IndieBound
A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies—perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove.
Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it.
But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus’s love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom—all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus.
Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom—or doom them all.
About the Author
Gina Chen tells stories about fantastic worlds featuring heroines, antiheroines, and the kind of cleverness that brings trouble in its wake. A self-taught artist with a degree in computer science, she generates creative nonsense in all forms of media and always has a project stewing. Violet Made of Thorns is her debut fantasy novel. For more info, visit actualgina.com and follow @actualgina on Twitter and Instagram.
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