A review by cady_sass
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

At no point while reading this did I know where the story was going or what was happening. The entire book reads like a fever dream. I actually really, deeply disliked the experience of reading this. Everything is so extremely unpleasant and I’m not sure how to stress that enough. I LOVE horror, I like gross and disturbing, I like dark. Unpleasant is really the best way to describe how it can be all the things I love but still hate it. That said, it is definitely not a bad book nor is it poorly written - it is absolutely effective in being what it intends to be and I can see how people would love it, it’s just not for me. I’d feel very confident saying that if you liked Lapvona this one is for you (just not quite as gross)