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A review by bookishspy
A Thorn in Every Heart by Kate King
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.0
Wow! This was a great read, and though it was not perfect, it was definitely fun!
To start with the good, I loved the FMC. She was my age, going through real struggles and it was refreshing not to be reading about another 18 year old.
The whole bar scene and what came afterwards was perfect! I absolutely loved that. It felt realistic, and it was really hot 😂
Sadly, I think where this book lacked was the fantasy world-building. We got a brief overview but not really enough to understand the world or the magic system fully.
On top of that, the King was more of a side character than the side characters were. Which is odd considering he was supposed to be more main? This seemed like a bit of a mistake. Tbh I kept forgetting he existed. I think it would've been amazing if he made us feel torn or gave us more to think about. He felt extremely flat.
But the side characters really were so great otherwise! I loved them all, especially Fox, Kastian, and Odessa. Plus, of course, Pooka 🥹
Overall, this was a great book and with a few tweaks, it would've been perfect! I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future!
➛ 𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘙𝘊. 𝘔𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.
To start with the good, I loved the FMC. She was my age, going through real struggles and it was refreshing not to be reading about another 18 year old.
The whole bar scene and what came afterwards was perfect! I absolutely loved that. It felt realistic, and it was really hot 😂
Sadly, I think where this book lacked was the fantasy world-building. We got a brief overview but not really enough to understand the world or the magic system fully.
On top of that, the King was more of a side character than the side characters were. Which is odd considering he was supposed to be more main? This seemed like a bit of a mistake. Tbh I kept forgetting he existed. I think it would've been amazing if he made us feel torn or gave us more to think about. He felt extremely flat.
But the side characters really were so great otherwise! I loved them all, especially Fox, Kastian, and Odessa. Plus, of course, Pooka 🥹
Overall, this was a great book and with a few tweaks, it would've been perfect! I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future!
➛ 𝟒 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘙𝘊. 𝘔𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.