A review by bristoni74
Beauty in Thorns by Kate Forsyth

2.0

Whilst I can't fault the author's writing and research, this historical novel just seemed rather bland. I read it till the end because it was our book club selection for October, otherwise I would have happily put it down to read other books. Maybe its also because I expected a re imagining of Sleeping Beauty when instead its about a group of artists who aren't the most likeable. I found Margot's chapters the hardest to continue to push on reading through (yet another POV) yet they were the chapters most focused on the Sleeping Beauty tale as her father uses her as a model to paint Briar Rose. I was disappointed because Bitter Greens is one of my favourite novels ever! 2/5