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A review by allaboutfrodo
The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
5.0
I really liked the Riyria Revelations and have recommended the series to friends and patrons at my library. I was disappointed in the first prequel, The Crown Tower, and struggled to finish it, so I approached The Rose and the Thorn with some hesitation.
I'm happy to see that in this volume Sullivan returns to his previous form. The plot moved along quickly and we found out more about the characters we meet in the original books. I enjoyed the parts about Royce and Hadrian the most (with one exception, more about that later) but also liked our introduction to Viscount Albert Winslow. I found some of the passages about Reuben Hilfred and Medford House a bit slow, but not excessively so.
Royce engages in some brutal torture and revenge murder, which seemed out of keeping with the overall tone of the book. We knew he had some terrible acts in his past, but it's one thing to know he did them and another to have them described in detail.
Still, that's a minor criticism compared to my overall enjoyment of the book. If you made it through The Crown Tower, you definitely want to read The Rose and the Thorn.
I'm happy to see that in this volume Sullivan returns to his previous form. The plot moved along quickly and we found out more about the characters we meet in the original books. I enjoyed the parts about Royce and Hadrian the most (with one exception, more about that later) but also liked our introduction to Viscount Albert Winslow. I found some of the passages about Reuben Hilfred and Medford House a bit slow, but not excessively so.
Royce engages in some brutal torture and revenge murder, which seemed out of keeping with the overall tone of the book. We knew he had some terrible acts in his past, but it's one thing to know he did them and another to have them described in detail.
Still, that's a minor criticism compared to my overall enjoyment of the book. If you made it through The Crown Tower, you definitely want to read The Rose and the Thorn.