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Thorn
by Intisar Khanani
I LOVED this book. Intisar Khanani impressed me once with 'Sunbolt' and when I saw that she's written a Fairy Tale Retelling, I HAD to pick it up. I knew she wouldn't let me down! 'Thorn' is a re-imagining of the fairly famous tale: 'The Goose Girl' which tells the story of a young princess on her way to marry a Prince from a different Kingdom who is betrayed by her maid and forced to switch bodies with her.
The first thing that really struck me was the style that Khanani adopted with this book. It really reminded me of a the way that Fairy Tales are usually written, but in more detail. Alyrra, the main character, was probably my favourite part of the book. She was witty and kind, and most importantly: clever. I've seen some reviewers wanting a little more action-filled 'badassery' about her but I strongly believe that a woman doesn't have to know how to use a sword or fight in Fantasy to become a 'strong, female character'. Her intelligence was more than enough for me. I loved that the book focused more on developing her as a person than it did on the romance between her and Kestrin (the Prince). It meant no insta-love which is a pet peeve of mine, and I loved them both all the more for it.
The world-building was good though a few things that Khanani wrote about didn't seem to amount to anything plot-wise (I'm mostly talking about the 'Snatchers' here). I really thought they would end up being a big part of the plot! I'm hoping this means a sequel or companion series of some sort! Overall though, this book really did impress me as much as 'Sunbolt' and I look forward to more from this Author.
5/5 Stars.
For a full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/book-review-thorn-intisar-khanani.html
The first thing that really struck me was the style that Khanani adopted with this book. It really reminded me of a the way that Fairy Tales are usually written, but in more detail. Alyrra, the main character, was probably my favourite part of the book. She was witty and kind, and most importantly: clever. I've seen some reviewers wanting a little more action-filled 'badassery' about her but I strongly believe that a woman doesn't have to know how to use a sword or fight in Fantasy to become a 'strong, female character'. Her intelligence was more than enough for me. I loved that the book focused more on developing her as a person than it did on the romance between her and Kestrin (the Prince). It meant no insta-love which is a pet peeve of mine, and I loved them both all the more for it.
The world-building was good though a few things that Khanani wrote about didn't seem to amount to anything plot-wise (I'm mostly talking about the 'Snatchers' here). I really thought they would end up being a big part of the plot! I'm hoping this means a sequel or companion series of some sort! Overall though, this book really did impress me as much as 'Sunbolt' and I look forward to more from this Author.
5/5 Stars.
For a full review, see here: http://chasedbymyimagination.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/book-review-thorn-intisar-khanani.html