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A review by hckilgour
Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I had such high hopes for this book and they just all fell flat.
The realist main character was such a nice touch and I loved the more snarky side of her. And the way her relationship with Cyrus was introduced was fantastic. Like it as going to be a fun enemies to lovers.
But all the bloody back and forth. It was exhausting. And there came a point where there was no spark between the characters, they just wanted to get their jollies off.
And while there was a plot, I found it extremely weak. Like Violet almost never told the future, regardless of the fact she’s the damn Seer. And this whole cursed prophecy thing didn’t make much sense. Then you get to the other witch but… again the characters were just plodding along thumbs up their asses 90% of the time it felt like.
The realist main character was such a nice touch and I loved the more snarky side of her. And the way her relationship with Cyrus was introduced was fantastic. Like it as going to be a fun enemies to lovers.
But all the bloody back and forth. It was exhausting. And there came a point where there was no spark between the characters, they just wanted to get their jollies off.
And while there was a plot, I found it extremely weak. Like Violet almost never told the future, regardless of the fact she’s the damn Seer. And this whole cursed prophecy thing didn’t make much sense. Then you get to the other witch but… again the characters were just plodding along thumbs up their asses 90% of the time it felt like.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content