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Thorn by Intisar Khanani

12 reviews

aeseoga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, and Kidnapping

bishopbox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

I thought this was a great book!! It was well written and I gave very little to complain about! Sadly, I’m not a fantasy person, and this book did not change that for me. But! That is not the fault of the book, so I feel it’s unfair for me to rate it. 
If you like fantasy, royal drama, found family, and talking horses, this is a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Medical content, Bullying, Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Blood, and Confinement

viivacious's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

Very different from what I expected but I'm not disappointed. The main character goes through a lot of growth and I liked seeing her forming relationships and connections, and accepting her responsibilities to her people. I would have liked more romance but i'm satisfied with the relationship the characters formed. It's friendship, respect, and trust, and love might come of that. I felt it was well handled and it's not something I see often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Trafficking

jennajlh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a deeply captivating book that examines what is family, justice, and identity, all wrapped in a wonderful fantasy world, rich characters, and a sweet romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Rape, Trafficking, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, Slavery, and Trafficking

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I became completely invested in the story and the characters, the political games and things! I am really excited to read the next books! 
The only reason I couldn't give this 5 stars is it dragged just a bit in the middle - I think some things could maybe have been taken out - and there could have been just a little more development for Kestrin and Thorn. But overall, a really good read!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Stalking

For stalking - a character continually comes after another character. It's a form of it but maybe not in the common use of the word...

mftraveller3500's review against another edition

Hmmmm I was looking for something a little bit more upbeat and less slow - also it was kinda hard to get thru 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Confinement, Torture, and Trafficking

columnclub's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, and Animal cruelty

mariya__g's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence