see_sadie_read 's review for:

The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
4.0

I didn't love it quite as much as The Crown Tower, which I gave a full 5 stars. But it is still a truly enjoyable book. We didn't see as much of Royce and Hadrian as I'd have liked (and expected), and I felt like some important events were skipped between the end of book one and beginning of book two. (I wanted to see those relationships develop, damn it!) But I enjoyed the characters we did spend time with and I liked the foreshadowing for the future plot. I can't wait to read more of it.