Reviews

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

brianna_lh's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jessmviv's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

marloureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

streganna's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

leviroma's review

5.0

4.5

juwiereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

njrebecca's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

lindsayaunderwood's review

2.0

Wanted to like this one, but meh.

milenanoelm's review

challenging dark tense

4.0

_serena_'s review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

"We had risked tiny rebellions before...but never something so large and illicit and wrong. This rebellion was like a book with all its pages torn out. I did not know it s beginning, middle, or end."

The beginning of this was quite slow, but I still found it intriguing. I just love Reid's writing style. It has such a way of drawing me into a magical world and keeping me there. I forget everything around me and get consumed by the worlds she writes about.

I would definitely check out the content warnings on this one before you go in. I did not look at them and I wish I had. Just to give me a little heads up on some things. It wasn't so bad that it was unfinishable for me, I just should have been more mentally prepared for some parts. 

I will continue to read Reid's works. She's just an auto-read author for me at this point.