A review by bekkz27
Garden of Thorns and Light by Shylah Addante

1.0

This book was a hot mess. The main character was the equivalent of an original Disney princess. "I have cool powers and I just met this boy. I must be in love! Hi, the random person I have never met before saying they are my aunt. I am going to trust you 100%. I will do anything you say and not question any of it." Amethyst is so basic and woefully stupid that the book was hard to slog through. The ending was unsatisfying and honestly, rushed. It felt like the author ran out of stuff to talk about and just ended it.

The only redeeming quality of this book is Ben. He deserves so much more than this fever dream. Why is it that the secondary characters are so much more interesting than the main character? That is the mark of a terrible book. I said what I said.