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Thorns & Fire
by Helen Scheuerer
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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Release Date: July 31, 2025
5βοΈ5πΆ
The tension in this book is absolutely delicious. Wren and the Bear Slayer have broken up at the end of the first book, and this book picks up right where the first one left off.
Torj, the Bear Slayer, has left to do his official Warsword duties and try and find the active rebels that are working to kill all of the monarchs. When Torj and Wilder are ambushed and injured, Wilder sends Torj to his girlfriend Thea, so she can take over his Warsword duties. Then Torj is back on guard duties for Wren, which is right where he swore he wouldn't be.
Torj convinced himself that the best thing for Wren was for him to leave, so that she couldn't be hurt by their bond. By leaving her and not telling her why, he broke her heart. Can they repair the broken trust? Now that they're working together again?
Wren is hard at work at her Alchemy school trying to find a cure to the poison that the rebels are using against all the magic wielding rulers, including herself. She also finds that the kingdom her family used to rule has started to grow life again, which means she and her sister must decide if they will rule it or left someone else take over and possibly destroy it or use it for evil.
The tension between Wren and Torj is at it's peak in this book. I thought the tension couldn't get any higher in the first book, but I was proven wrong with this installment.
I can't wait for the next book to see Wren and Torj in action against the rebels will be supreme I'm sure!
Themes/Tropes:
πWarrior-Warrior relationship
πStay away to protect her
πBodyguard Romance
πLost Princess Trope
πThrone of Glass vibes
πSnape vibes
πDark Acadamia Potion/Poison school
πHarry Potter Potions/School Vibes
TW:
β¨Loss of family members
β¨Murder by violence
β¨Murder by poisoning
β¨Battle Sequences
β¨Fighting with magic
Release Date: July 31, 2025
5βοΈ5πΆ
The tension in this book is absolutely delicious. Wren and the Bear Slayer have broken up at the end of the first book, and this book picks up right where the first one left off.
Torj, the Bear Slayer, has left to do his official Warsword duties and try and find the active rebels that are working to kill all of the monarchs. When Torj and Wilder are ambushed and injured, Wilder sends Torj to his girlfriend Thea, so she can take over his Warsword duties. Then Torj is back on guard duties for Wren, which is right where he swore he wouldn't be.
Torj convinced himself that the best thing for Wren was for him to leave, so that she couldn't be hurt by their bond. By leaving her and not telling her why, he broke her heart. Can they repair the broken trust? Now that they're working together again?
Wren is hard at work at her Alchemy school trying to find a cure to the poison that the rebels are using against all the magic wielding rulers, including herself. She also finds that the kingdom her family used to rule has started to grow life again, which means she and her sister must decide if they will rule it or left someone else take over and possibly destroy it or use it for evil.
The tension between Wren and Torj is at it's peak in this book. I thought the tension couldn't get any higher in the first book, but I was proven wrong with this installment.
I can't wait for the next book to see Wren and Torj in action against the rebels will be supreme I'm sure!
Themes/Tropes:
πWarrior-Warrior relationship
πStay away to protect her
πBodyguard Romance
πLost Princess Trope
πThrone of Glass vibes
πSnape vibes
πDark Acadamia Potion/Poison school
πHarry Potter Potions/School Vibes
TW:
β¨Loss of family members
β¨Murder by violence
β¨Murder by poisoning
β¨Battle Sequences
β¨Fighting with magic
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence