Reviews - Among the Beasts & Briars

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Among the Beasts & Briars

Ashley Poston

3.73 AVERAGE

rkm_394's review

4.0

So so charming, really neat concept. Loved the characters, beautiful world building. I feel like I would read this again for the imagery that it inspired in my mind!

sarahvda's review against another edition

4.0

My first fantasy. Loved it

ladytabletop's review

3.0

A perfectly predictable feel-good fairytale, with characters that are only sometimes annoying, and that is pretty much what I hoped I was getting myself into with this one.

kvcatnip's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a book that had lived on my TBR for years, but I have no actual idea where or when I found it. I was hopeful for a cozy type fantasy... unfortunately, this fell a little flat for me.

The premise is that there is a magically cursed woods next to a kingdom. The kingdom is protected, due to the magic of the crown... until it's not. Then our heroes must brave the wild unknown to find a way to save their kingdom.

Immediately, I was surprised at how much horror was interwoven into the plot. I had imagined a fairytale-inspired story that was quaint, but this was gruesome -far more than even traditional fairy tales.

Overall, the story was fine. It was an easy and fast read. It just didn't have anything that made it more than "meh" to me.

kfrey's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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ashes_to_dust's review

4.0

Was this book perfect? No. Did I still absolutely love it? Kingsteeth, yes.

So the main mc was annoying af, and a lot of the plot was very predictable.

But you know what? I didn't give a shit most of the time.

Because the second mc was lovable and relatable (I'd also rather eat pie than have responsibilities), and Ashley Poston is now the queen of writing atmosphere. The wood made me feel trist, and the celebrations made me feel so at home I completely lost myself.

This was a cozy fantasy, despite its spooky forest. And I loved it.

Also I really expected to come out of this being called a furry by my friends, not a necrophiliac. Oh how the turntables.

All in all, this was amazing. Loved it.