Violet Made of Thorns
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
3.5
(200)
Gina Chen
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A darkly enchanting fantasy about a lying witch, a cursed prince, and a sinister prophecy that ignites their doomed destinies—perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince.“Everything you want from an enemies-to-lovers fantasy starring morally gray characters.”—BuzzFeedViolet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it.But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus's love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom—all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus.Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can't change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom—or doom them all.
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Author
Gina Chen
Pages
368
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published Date
2022-07-26
ISBN
0593427556 9780593427552
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"I should start by saying I thoroughly enjoyed this. But it was imperfect in a way I can really only let a YA fantasy get away with. If you want a book that will fill the hole The Cruel Prince left in your soul, keep looking. If you want enemies to lovers that felt more like rival siblings until they weren't, or a book that tells you how you should view the characters while they actually act the opposite of how they were described? This is that book. This book tells us everything but doesn't quite know how to show anything. I found all the characters to be packaged stereotypes but I liked when they showed up on the page. Violet has no self-awareness and I loved it. Watching her describe her self as a wolf only to act like a puffed up chicken was incredibly entertaining. I would recommend this book if you are an ACOTAR fan..."
Lize
"I liked the book, but I feel conflicted. The plot was great, and I did like the debates, politics, and the fantasy part, too, but I find the heroine to be very hard to sympathize with. It's not just that she's morally grey, it's something else, too, something very unlikable about the way she is described. It makes it hard for me to read the story, and I'm not sure I'm gonna buy the second book. Nevertheless, I did enjoy many plot twists!"
Margarita D
"Loved the writing from the start! Very simple without being vague or unimaginative. Also, who doesn’t love a morally grey character! 😉 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Ghostie Gal
"July 2022"
Ashley Gill
"4/5 Stars "
Morgan
"4.5 stars—YES FOR MORALLY GRAY CHARACTERS!!!"
Reading into the Void
"Great book. "
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nicole Link
"3.5/5 It was a good book. There was a lot of character tension that was really intriguing. It was a little bit boring during the middle, but the ending was amazing and made up for the rest."
Sarah Goddard
"I didn’t feel like there was very much character development and you are kind of thrown into this story right off the bat with very little depth in the situation/life of characters. I didn’t find the writing itself to be all that appealing and the romance in it felt quite forced. I was very confused a lot of the time. "
Oliver Jay Wisdom
"this book got really interesting in the beginning then it got really predictable in the plot which really sucked. comparing this book to the cruel prince which i see no connection to that book, is the connection of the serpent and dove."
Kaitlin Lantz
