A review by lairofbooksandboba
Thorn by Intisar Khanani

4.0

i don’t think i’ve ever cried so hard over a horse as i have falada. *shakes fist at every goose girl retelling*

this was an interesting take on the story of the goose girl and i enjoyed the new angles that the author brought into this retelling.

i enjoyed:
-falada
-the Wind
-the found family vibes with violet, sage, oak, joa, etc.
-the character of red hawk
-the slowest of slow burns between kestrin and alyrra/thorn

someone made a comment that the style of writing is a throwback to tamora pierce and shannon hale. would 100% agree there. it's slower to start, but still a very good read.