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Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I feel so conflicted on this book. The beginning was really good and interesting, but it felt poorly developed and like I was thrust into a world with no help whatsoever. I know a lot of people despise info-dumps, but sometimes an info-dump can be incredibly helpful.

Cyrus and Violet's relationship is weird. There's no build-up, or tension really. I've said it once and I'll say it again, it is not enemies to lovers when
it's just the two of them being mean to each other until they suddenly kiss.


The ending was good and action packed, but everything else felt rushed. 

I fully expected to love this book, but it really was disappointing. I still have higher hopes for the next one, but my enthusiasm has been dampened.