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A review by allivenger
Of Thorns and Beauty by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
1.0
I wanted to like this book based off of the reviews and I’ve heard good things about the authors as well. But I just couldn’t get into it. It’s not a dig at the authors, it’s just my own inability to get into the story itself.
The story starts with Zaina on the way to her wedding. I loved the different cultural aspects of this and how Zaina has to navigate a different language and culture. What I didn’t like was how angry she was with no backstory. Or if there was a backstory it wasn’t presented right away and I couldn’t bring myself to figure out what it was because she was so angry the whole time.
Einar too is enigmatic and cold with no explanation of why. You think it’s a language barrier maybe? No, well maybe it’s a cultural thing? Nope. It’s very reminiscent of beauty and the beast but I couldn’t bring myself to continue reading to figure out what was going on. I’m sure it’s a wonderful book based off of the reviews but it just wasn’t for me right now.
The story starts with Zaina on the way to her wedding. I loved the different cultural aspects of this and how Zaina has to navigate a different language and culture. What I didn’t like was how angry she was with no backstory. Or if there was a backstory it wasn’t presented right away and I couldn’t bring myself to figure out what it was because she was so angry the whole time.
Einar too is enigmatic and cold with no explanation of why. You think it’s a language barrier maybe? No, well maybe it’s a cultural thing? Nope. It’s very reminiscent of beauty and the beast but I couldn’t bring myself to continue reading to figure out what was going on. I’m sure it’s a wonderful book based off of the reviews but it just wasn’t for me right now.