The Thorn and the Blossom: A Two-Sided Love Story | 
panI‘ve read this for one of TheStoryGraph challenges.
A standalone novella. Romance and fairies, supposedly…? Not finished because, apparently, open endings are edgy. The second half is an unnecessary rehashing of the story from the male POV (and yes, we do find out exactly zero new things from it). Plus, why can‘t people just talk? Seriously. It takes just ONE CONVERSATION.
(But then—no book…?)
2/5
so-soBeautiful book, beautiful art, wonderful concept, so-so story(ies) -Sigh. Fun little fairytale if you like a smulzty traditional love story.
pickI saw that this book has a very low rating on here and am surprised. I enjoyed it. The accordion binding works for this story because it is supposed to be open-ended as to whose story to read first. I read Brendan's first, and felt that the ending had to be left open on purpose so that the stories come together without the reader knowing exactly what will happen from the other perspective. Fun but very short read.
so-soI needed a break from my CIA spy novel, so I picked up this whimsical story. It's short, I read it in about an hour. This story suffers from too much telling and not enough showing. In a longer novel this would have bothered me a lot. But this was short enough that it was alright. No concrete ending. A lot I'd left to your imagination.
I love books with interesting, artsy formats. This is a "two-sided love story" with his version told on one side and hers told on the other side. And it comes with a slipcase. And it's illustrated.
