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Thornlight
by Claire Legrand
“It is no small thing, to have a gentle heart."
Thornlight is a heart(warm/break)ing story about magic and sisters and witches and curses and emotions and mistakes and consequences and bravery, and it was excellent.
I went in knowing this book is billed as a stand-alone companion novel to Foxheart, but I was still a bit worried that I wouldn’t know what was what, but the world building and character development were both so well-done that it absolutely works on its own.
Bonus excellence:
* Complex girl characters: Briar + Thorn + Queen Celestyna + Zaf are all unique and multi-layered and I loved them (even when they were being terrible)
* Magical creatures: Noro the snarky unicorn (he reminded me of Swift Wind from She-Ra) wa the best + Mazby the baby grifflet sounded super adorable
Thornlight is the first book I’ve read by Claire Legrand and definitely won’t be the last.
Highly recommended for fantasy-loving middle grade kids - perfect for 10+.
** thanks to NetGalley & HarperCollins Children’s Books / Greenwillow Books for the review ARC.
Available: April 20, 2021
Thornlight is a heart(warm/break)ing story about magic and sisters and witches and curses and emotions and mistakes and consequences and bravery, and it was excellent.
I went in knowing this book is billed as a stand-alone companion novel to Foxheart, but I was still a bit worried that I wouldn’t know what was what, but the world building and character development were both so well-done that it absolutely works on its own.
Bonus excellence:
* Complex girl characters: Briar + Thorn + Queen Celestyna + Zaf are all unique and multi-layered and I loved them (even when they were being terrible)
* Magical creatures: Noro the snarky unicorn (he reminded me of Swift Wind from She-Ra) wa the best + Mazby the baby grifflet sounded super adorable
Thornlight is the first book I’ve read by Claire Legrand and definitely won’t be the last.
Highly recommended for fantasy-loving middle grade kids - perfect for 10+.
** thanks to NetGalley & HarperCollins Children’s Books / Greenwillow Books for the review ARC.
Available: April 20, 2021