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A review by booksandlemonsquash
Brambles by Intisar Khanani
4.0
I received this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
Oh wow, I do love a good prequel novella. And for one of my favourite books of the year too. This really sets up the relationships between Alyrra, her family and Valka that we see in Thorn.
This perfectly shows why Alyrra is so disdained and abused by her family, and how she comes to hide with the servants, or even how she meets the wind. And the back story for the relationship between her brother and Valka was fascinating. I have loved to have seen a little into Valka’s full plan and motivations, what her friends mother caught her doing, and what her brother’s motivations were as well, even though this works as a single point of view. I basically just want all the stories told multiple times! I love this universe so :D
Short and perfectly sweet. A must read if you loved Thorn. 4 stars.
Oh wow, I do love a good prequel novella. And for one of my favourite books of the year too. This really sets up the relationships between Alyrra, her family and Valka that we see in Thorn.
This perfectly shows why Alyrra is so disdained and abused by her family, and how she comes to hide with the servants, or even how she meets the wind. And the back story for the relationship between her brother and Valka was fascinating. I have loved to have seen a little into Valka’s full plan and motivations, what her friends mother caught her doing, and what her brother’s motivations were as well, even though this works as a single point of view. I basically just want all the stories told multiple times! I love this universe so :D
Short and perfectly sweet. A must read if you loved Thorn. 4 stars.