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Violet Made of Thorns - Dem Schicksal zu trotzen hat seinen Preis by Gina Chen
37 reviews
justkarlah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I like Violet. She's a flawed FMC, selfish and greedy in a way that feels relatable at first, but quickly changes as you keep reading. I like that Violet is more of an anti-heroine, sometimes not caring enough (to the point where you question her actions), and the prince seems like the opposite, caring too much but not being able to do anything about it. It's a nice change of pace, to read about an FMC that makes you question whether you should root for her or not.
There's an enemies to lovers plotline, but it's a very rough, bumpy, rollercoaster ride. Honestly, it fits perfectly.
It has a great blend of magic, prophecies, and betrayal.
And that ending. Wow. I cannot wait for the sequel!
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, and War
lcahi479's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
The world building isn’t quite as strong theres little to no explanation for how things work. Also the resolution to the story isn’t quite satisfying. The love-hate relationship between Violet and the Prince is too much hate and not enough love.
I get that the bantery bickering is cute but also I feel as if there’s never a point they really like each other. They’re relationship is pure lust and it seems unrealistic the way it is idealized.
I did enjoy the story and it was a fun read but I wish Violet had more (ie ANY) redeeming qualities and that her relationship with the prince wasn’t so blatantly toxic.
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content
readbyella_'s review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Murder
frantically's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
First off, the negatives: I couldn't stand Violet most of the time. There's a very fine line between being a "cool" anti-heroine character and being a pick-me girl and most of the time, she was the latter. There was so little build-up to her and Cyrus' relationship and their characterisation sometimes seemed to change at will.
But there was also a lot of stuff I loved! I wish this had been an adult or new adult fantasy because godddd, were those spicy scenes good. Like, came for the fantasy, stayed for the blood kink. In their makeout scenes, Cyrus & Violet had so much chemistry and especially towards the end, it really turned into a dark romance. Obsessed with that! I also enjoyed the magic system and the main villain.
I wish the next book would be more focused on Cyrus & Violet's relationship and less on the, a bit boring, plot. The writing was so beautiful and especially that last chapter makes me tempted to still read the next one 🤫
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Xenophobia, Self harm, Child abuse, and Classism
Minor: War and Death of parent
chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Loved the side characters of Camilla and Dante. A Camilla book I would read. But Violets motivations and end choices were very muddled in the final part. The opptunities for Cyrus and Violet to have chatacter growth remained lost in their powerplay pretty toxic relationship. The attraction, lust and hate aspects were covered, but the caring part was definitly missing.
Also missed any characterisation of the villain, which would have been enjoyable.
I think this is a not for me book sadly.
Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
tak_everlasting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Self harm, Sexual content, and Gore
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Colonisation, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Violence, Drug use, and Addiction
kbairbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual content
erica_reads_everything's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.25
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, War, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
angiegeorge_reeds's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Gore
amberspej's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content