Reviews

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

hauntedhexgirll's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 ⭐️

I really enjoyed this book. The imagery in it was amazing and I really liked the main character’s progression through the story. I thought it was a very thought provoking book that hit multiple points of trauma that many people could relate to and find themselves in.

I thought the relationships all the in the book were interesting and seemed believable for how the story was written.

The only reason that I didn’t give this book five stars was sometimes the writing felt a little hard to follow and I had to reread things to really get what it was saying. But that’s probably more of a fault of me than the book.

The gore and violence in this book felt like it all served a purpose. It wasn’t for shock value at all.

This story shows how someone suffering from trauma who thinks they know love from their abuser can grow, overcome, and find love (not necessarily always romantic like in this story.) that is true.

elaineharlington's review against another edition

dark tense

4.0

A truly very dark and gothic story with very mature themes of assault, abuse, murder, etc. I go back and forth with Reid's books, sometimes I think her prose is too much and her books too dark and sometimes I like them. This might be more in the middle for me.

mikaylapeterson's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

lilgooseboots's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

g_oldpetals's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

cachasity's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

quilla_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I feel really conflicted about Juniper and Thorn right now. I found myself entirely enraptured in the story, but I had to take multiple breaks because of how intense and drawn out it could get in its imagery (I also lost the book for a few weeks). I think I liked it??? I don’t know yet, I’ll have to come back to it later to put down my feelings more.

nikileighsmile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

kirstiiin_89's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

grack21's review

5.0

Jesus Christ this is going to haunt me for a long time.