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notteson's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
VIOLET MADE OF THORNS is the perfect tale if you're looking for a YA fantasy with a little bit of darkness and despair. Violet is the anti-heroine that, despite all her faults (of which there are many), you can't help like her and root for her. She and Prince Cyrus used to be close as children, but have grown distant and hostile as the years have passed. You could say they love to hate each other, and that hate turns into a twisted kind of love. While I'm always down for an enemy-to-lovers trope, this one fell just short of the mark for me. I felt like there was little lead-up (or teasing, if you will--I WANT TO BE TEASED) with regard to their feelings for each other.
In all, I really loved this book. The writing was beautiful and clear. The characters well-developed, flaws and all. The worldbuilding was fantastical, dark, and compelling. And if you're looking for an ending that isn't your typical "happily-ever-after", then this is the right book for you.
VIOLET MADE OF THORNS is the perfect tale if you're looking for a YA fantasy with a little bit of darkness and despair. Violet is the anti-heroine that, despite all her faults (of which there are many), you can't help like her and root for her. She and Prince Cyrus used to be close as children, but have grown distant and hostile as the years have passed. You could say they love to hate each other, and that hate turns into a twisted kind of love. While I'm always down for an enemy-to-lovers trope, this one fell just short of the mark for me. I felt like there was little lead-up (or teasing, if you will--I WANT TO BE TEASED) with regard to their feelings for each other.
In all, I really loved this book. The writing was beautiful and clear. The characters well-developed, flaws and all. The worldbuilding was fantastical, dark, and compelling. And if you're looking for an ending that isn't your typical "happily-ever-after", then this is the right book for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, and Alcohol
readwithanerd's review
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5
3.5/5 Stars
A witch who cares only for herself, a cursed prince who wears a mask, and a hatred for each other that can almost be seen as love….
What I liked:
I liked how the characters were unlike any I have read before. The main character, Violet, is a seer who lies, she never does anything without a motive that could benefit her. She isn’t a hero but she also wasn’t truly a villain.. She is brilliant! I also liked how the characters interacted with each other, it was natural and interesting but informative. The romance! I love how the romance was a “I love you but I can’t be with you because I hate you”
What I did not like:
I did not like how everything was so repetitive!! The same things were said multiple times throughout the entire book, it kinda got annoying. They kept saying how something was going to happen, but NOTHING happened. If someone asked me what was the plot I would only tell them what happened in the last 4 chapters and that was the entire book.
Lastly, I did not like how intense it got very quickly but then calmed down. It went from 0 to 100 back to 0 within 5 pages.
Overall, I can’t wait for the next book because this book set the stage for the next book very well.
P.S. this book is fairy-tale inspired
A witch who cares only for herself, a cursed prince who wears a mask, and a hatred for each other that can almost be seen as love….
What I liked:
I liked how the characters were unlike any I have read before. The main character, Violet, is a seer who lies, she never does anything without a motive that could benefit her. She isn’t a hero but she also wasn’t truly a villain.. She is brilliant! I also liked how the characters interacted with each other, it was natural and interesting but informative. The romance! I love how the romance was a “I love you but I can’t be with you because I hate you”
What I did not like:
I did not like how everything was so repetitive!! The same things were said multiple times throughout the entire book, it kinda got annoying. They kept saying how something was going to happen, but NOTHING happened. If someone asked me what was the plot I would only tell them what happened in the last 4 chapters and that was the entire book.
Lastly, I did not like how intense it got very quickly but then calmed down. It went from 0 to 100 back to 0 within 5 pages.
Overall, I can’t wait for the next book because this book set the stage for the next book very well.
P.S. this book is fairy-tale inspired
Content Warnings
Minor: Self harm
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