A review by avaalexander
Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book was really good and Inliked it a lot better than the wolf and the woodsman— not that I disliked wolf and the woodsman. but also, it’s a very different experience to read something in a physical book versus listening to it. woodsman I listened to on audible and juniper and thorn i had a physical copy of. super good book— almost a five star but i can’t quite say it was perfect. it was pretty crazy that marlinchen ended up being the monster honestly but I like didn’t really feel like Sevas and her were like truly in love. But i guess it wasn’t supposed to be a romance it was supposed to be horror. i am so glad she finally got away from her dad and tbh i was expecting a horribly tragic ending so i’m happy it was a nice ending. i don’t really know why she had to kill undine though or like how the monster stuff even really worked. Idk it was really good though and creative. I’ve never read the original brothers grimm story so I wonder how similar this is to that super good. honestly fuck it i’m gonna give it five stars why not. haven’t read a book like that probably ever so I can see why people like it. It definitely is very atmospheric tragic fairytale vibes. A little weird and idk if it’s 4.75 or 5 but damnit i’ve got to commit to enjoying some things so it gets a 5!