Violet Made of Thorns, Gina Chen

jeanniezelos

Jul 30

Violet Made of Thorns, Gina Chen

Genre: Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YA

Well, what a read. What was fun was Violet and Cyrus are both real antiheroes, no nice do whats right for others here, but lots of do whats right for Violet or Cyrus regardless of consequences. Or is it? There are times when for both of them their first thoughts are selfish, but somehow the final action is tempered on some way.
What makes them that way, is it just that Violet had to struggle so hard and so is determined to make her position secure? Cyrus, is it just the curse/prophecy that makes him so closed or would be be that way anyway?

Its such a fun read, full of fabulous dramas, backbiting, plots and entanglements and running through the delicious love/hate relationship between Violet and Cyrus. You can just feel the simmering lust each time they meet. Some great secondary characters too, Cyrus sister, his friend Dante, the king and his machinations.
Its a story full of twists, turns and surprises, witches, magic, prophecies, fates and gods, and characters that are happy to twist events to suit themselves. I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next part.
It does give some form of ending, not leave the reader on a cliffhanger – I hate, hate those with a real passion so thanks Gina for this semi ending that ties up a few things and opens up for the next book.

Stars: Four, a really fun read, not quite up to Cruel Prince but close.

ARC supplied by Netgalley and publishers

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