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A review by allonsythornraxx
A Lesson in Thorns by Sierra Simone
2.0
03/08/2022
2 ⭐
This was absolutely not the vibe. A Lesson in Thorns had so much potential and I genuinely thought it was going to be a new favourite that I would tear through in a couple of hours. But it actually ended up being one of the most boring books I've read so far this year. This was a real slog to get through and I'll be honest, I just didn't believe a single line of this book. I couldn't have given two hoots about the ritual if you'd paid me and I honestly don't think any of the characters would have either, it was just an excuse to be voyeuristic (which would be fine, if that's all this book was trying to be). I would've loved it if ALiT just explored the sex and the main characters in the group. But instead, we have a weird murder, angsty and pretentious love interests and absolutely no reasoning for any of it.
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2 ⭐
This was absolutely not the vibe. A Lesson in Thorns had so much potential and I genuinely thought it was going to be a new favourite that I would tear through in a couple of hours. But it actually ended up being one of the most boring books I've read so far this year. This was a real slog to get through and I'll be honest, I just didn't believe a single line of this book. I couldn't have given two hoots about the ritual if you'd paid me and I honestly don't think any of the characters would have either, it was just an excuse to be voyeuristic (which would be fine, if that's all this book was trying to be). I would've loved it if ALiT just explored the sex and the main characters in the group. But instead, we have a weird murder, angsty and pretentious love interests and absolutely no reasoning for any of it.
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