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A review by sol_journal
A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
4.0
4.4 (rounded down to 4) out of 5 stars.
Laura Weymouth writes how The Amazing Devil sings. She writes in a way that reminds me of the art songs from my choir days about mourning loves and grieving nature. That’s what I really loved about the first book I’ve read from her, and what I loved about this second one- the way she writes and portrays her characters. She shows them grieving, shows the good and the ugly people can become, shows different forms of love and wants and needs, and even shows characters at their breaking point, falling apart and withering. Weymouth has a very- almost lyrical way of writing and expressing, it carries through the characters and just made this whole book an experience in of itself.
So, suffice to say that the writing and characters from this book, I absolutely loved. The characters did get a little stiff at a few points, but flowed along for the most part. I think it was the relatability of the characters that had me, though. They were brave, they were scared, they were held up to too high expectations and found themselves crumbling- they were so artistically and humanly written that I cried and felt so many emotions while going through this journey with them. I almost felt like a friend of Vi and Wyn, traversing these thorny paths and feeling the blood and mortar of the house in my own veins with them.
Characters aside, the idea of magical houses bound to generations of people to contain their magic was so different, I found myself binge reading parts of the book just because I was interested by that idea alone! Not only that, though, but also the way that even the house was portrayed to feel and grieve. The house was shown wanting more, feeling more, it almost made the house itself human- and I felt with Violet as she struggled to find her balance with what she had to do and what the house needed from her.
Overall, I did find this book to be a fairly quick read. It was beautifully written with such an intriguing story and idea. I fell in love with Weymouth’s poetical writing all over again, fell for the characters, and even fell for the thought of sentient houses longing for true care and freedom.
Her next read, ‘A Consuming Fire’ releases soon, and I’m so ready to fall in love with another one of her books all over again.
Laura Weymouth writes how The Amazing Devil sings. She writes in a way that reminds me of the art songs from my choir days about mourning loves and grieving nature. That’s what I really loved about the first book I’ve read from her, and what I loved about this second one- the way she writes and portrays her characters. She shows them grieving, shows the good and the ugly people can become, shows different forms of love and wants and needs, and even shows characters at their breaking point, falling apart and withering. Weymouth has a very- almost lyrical way of writing and expressing, it carries through the characters and just made this whole book an experience in of itself.
So, suffice to say that the writing and characters from this book, I absolutely loved. The characters did get a little stiff at a few points, but flowed along for the most part. I think it was the relatability of the characters that had me, though. They were brave, they were scared, they were held up to too high expectations and found themselves crumbling- they were so artistically and humanly written that I cried and felt so many emotions while going through this journey with them. I almost felt like a friend of Vi and Wyn, traversing these thorny paths and feeling the blood and mortar of the house in my own veins with them.
Characters aside, the idea of magical houses bound to generations of people to contain their magic was so different, I found myself binge reading parts of the book just because I was interested by that idea alone! Not only that, though, but also the way that even the house was portrayed to feel and grieve. The house was shown wanting more, feeling more, it almost made the house itself human- and I felt with Violet as she struggled to find her balance with what she had to do and what the house needed from her.
Overall, I did find this book to be a fairly quick read. It was beautifully written with such an intriguing story and idea. I fell in love with Weymouth’s poetical writing all over again, fell for the characters, and even fell for the thought of sentient houses longing for true care and freedom.
Her next read, ‘A Consuming Fire’ releases soon, and I’m so ready to fall in love with another one of her books all over again.