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Princess of Thorns
by Stacey Jay
3.5 stars
Before anything can I give the author a bazillion stars for her incredible, breath-taking writing style and brilliant dialogue (so damn sassy!).
I don't even know where to start with this book. I'm such a mess of thoughts right now. I simultaneously enjoyed this book, and thought it incredibly bland. Niklaas was an okay character, and his development across the story made me weep with joy. But Aurora? Yeah, I wasn't a massive fan. I don't think I can forgive her for some of the decisions she made. I just... gosh, they were stupid and made me furious. And on top of that, this story had an incredibly weak plot. There was a lot of travelling, but not much explanation or action - it felt like a string of Aurora and Niklaas bonding moments. I just cannot stress enough how little I knew about the world or why Aurora was being hunted by the Ogre queen. I didn't understand what ogres looked like or where meant to be or why they want Jor or Aurora. The world had a rich, thought-out history but it didn't fit into the story well. I was floundering try to keep up with everything, and still have a billion questions afterwards. The Queen felt like an incredibly underdeveloped, underwhelming character... and somewhat convenient. The ending, just no... I just... nope. Again, underwhelming. I don't ship the characters. I thought the ending was too easy and a little anticlimactic. This world had a lot of potential. I enjoyed Niklaas' character, but its potential wasn't reached. At all, IMO.
I think I have to say I prefer the author other book, Of Beast and Beauty. I wish I would have loved this more than I did. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of reading it - it was fun, no doubts - but I had so many problems with it.
Recommend for fans of: [b:Passenger|20983362|Passenger (Passenger, #1)|Alexandra Bracken|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446749751s/20983362.jpg|40360384], [b:Graceling|3236307|Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)|Kristin Cashore|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331548394s/3236307.jpg|3270810], [b:Poison Study|60510|Poison Study (Study, #1)|Maria V. Snyder|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388519019s/60510.jpg|1180409]
Before anything can I give the author a bazillion stars for her incredible, breath-taking writing style and brilliant dialogue (so damn sassy!).
I don't even know where to start with this book. I'm such a mess of thoughts right now. I simultaneously enjoyed this book, and thought it incredibly bland. Niklaas was an okay character, and his development across the story made me weep with joy. But Aurora? Yeah, I wasn't a massive fan. I don't think I can forgive her for some of the decisions she made. I just... gosh, they were stupid and made me furious. And on top of that, this story had an incredibly weak plot. There was a lot of travelling, but not much explanation or action - it felt like a string of Aurora and Niklaas bonding moments. I just cannot stress enough how little I knew about the world or why Aurora was being hunted by the Ogre queen. I didn't understand what ogres looked like or where meant to be or why they want Jor or Aurora. The world had a rich, thought-out history but it didn't fit into the story well. I was floundering try to keep up with everything, and still have a billion questions afterwards. The Queen felt like an incredibly underdeveloped, underwhelming character... and somewhat convenient. The ending, just no... I just... nope. Again, underwhelming. I don't ship the characters. I thought the ending was too easy and a little anticlimactic. This world had a lot of potential. I enjoyed Niklaas' character, but its potential wasn't reached. At all, IMO.
I think I have to say I prefer the author other book, Of Beast and Beauty. I wish I would have loved this more than I did. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of reading it - it was fun, no doubts - but I had so many problems with it.
Recommend for fans of: [b:Passenger|20983362|Passenger (Passenger, #1)|Alexandra Bracken|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446749751s/20983362.jpg|40360384], [b:Graceling|3236307|Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)|Kristin Cashore|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331548394s/3236307.jpg|3270810], [b:Poison Study|60510|Poison Study (Study, #1)|Maria V. Snyder|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388519019s/60510.jpg|1180409]