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Violet Made of Thorns
Violet Made of Thorns | Gina Chen
16 posts | 15 read | 11 to read
A darkly enchanting fantasy debut about a morally gray witch, a cursed prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies--perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince and Serpent & Dove. Violet 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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BookLove4Ever
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Mehso-so

The main character was a bit too cynical for my taste. I was hoping for a better character arc. It was just ok.

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Beachesnbooks
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August TBR! I want to catch up on ARCs and BOTM picks, as well as finish some current reads.

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BookBelle84
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Pickpick

I wanted to love this more than I did. I think the biggest problems with this book revolve around the characters. Violet is completely unlikeable and the romance with her and Cyrus seems like it was an extra addition that wasn't completely fleshed out. The use of fairy tales was clever and I am curious to see where it goes so not a complete disappointment. #pop23 #readyourtbr #readyourshelves

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BookBelle84
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I think Alice likes the ribbon bookmarks more than I do.
#catsoflitsy #aliceinwonderland #alice

dabbe Hello, Amazing Alice! 🤣💙🐾 11mo
IndoorDame Alice is stunning! 11mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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Mehso-so

Unfortunately I didn‘t love this angsty, light on plot, enemies to lovers (or more accurately two teens in love with each other & just too afraid to say the quiet part out loud), YA fantasy. A lot of that stems from the main character who simply wasn‘t as interesting or well-drawn as the author likely hoped. She also had some annoying ways of talking impossible to overlook. Not the worst ever but it really didn‘t hold my attention.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Sometimes you wake up very early in the morning. I mean REALLY early in the morning (3am early). And while some might consider this to be a bad thing, I prefer to think of it as bonus reading time… So, I‘m going to spend my very early morning with this one.

#EarlyMorningReading

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Meshell1313
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Pickpick

Phoenix skyline and book review! I really enjoyed this one. A penniless, nameless girl becomes Seer to the King. She‘s enjoying the privileges and trying to twist her visions to fit the King‘s demands- one of which involves finding his son the Prince a wifey to break the curse on his kingdom. Right up my alley! ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 stars! Ahh! Almost forgot this was my #TBRtarot book-4th from the left! @CBee

CBee Awesome!! 👏🏻👏🏻 12mo
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WriterAtHeart
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Pickpick

Speed-read this one. I enjoyed this story, even though I was not a huge fan of some of the ending. But I am interested to see where book 2 leads.

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KristiAhlers
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Pickpick

If you like your fairytale dark with suspense and a splash of romance you will enjoy this book. I have to say I picked it up on a lark and I‘m really glad I did. Solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read. #scaralthon #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Itchyfeetreader Beautiful cover 1y
KristiAhlers @Itchyfeetreader to be honest that‘s what drew me to start 💜 1y
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TheSpineView
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Pickpick

This book is like a dark fairy tale. It is full of suspense, magic and dark prophecies. Perfect for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale. 4⭐️

My full review is now on my book blog at www.TheSpineView.com

Susanita That cover! 2y
TheSpineView @Susanita 👍🤩📘 2y
TheSpineView Forgot to mention this is a book for the @AugustARC readathon hosted NY @Clwojick 2y
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Clwojick Doing great! 2y
Dragon Beautiful cover 💚🐉 2y
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coffees
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Pickpick

This was such a good read!! Really enjoyed the dialogue and the world was nice and dark, just the way I like it. My favorite character, aside from Violet, was Dante, my gay child who I need more of bc his words are golden! A really good retelling w morally grey characters, corrupting ship dynamic, and angry passion #augustArc #fantasy #20in4

Blog tour: https://bookmarksthat.wordpress.com/2022/08/02/blog-tour-violet-made-of-thorns-b...

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BriannaT
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Pickpick

I have so many other books to read before this came but it was so pretty I couldn‘t resist! A morally gray seer, Violet, has had to lie about her visions to keep the kingdom at peace, but things take a dark turn when she learns either she or the prince will die before Summer‘s end. She finds Prince Cyrus two faced and nauseatingly charming, but his temper is a good match for hers in a battle of wits. Hate can be similar to love, after all…

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sept_scribbles
Pickpick

A fairytale for a morally grey “witch“ and a prince not-so-charming. Violet isn't your typical princess that is innocent and naive. She's a seer, a prophet that advises the kingdom on what to do. But Violet's also a liar, twisting her visions with so many lies that the truth is barely there. The banter between her and the prince? Phenomenal. Their story? The very opposite of a typical fairytale.

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BriannaT
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I swear to god this book better be as good as it is pretty because I am losing it

RaeLovesToRead 😍😍😍😍 2y
5feet.of.fury Wow! 🤩 2y
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BriannaT
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Ok I caved and bought an OwlCrate subscription and I know we‘re not supposed to judge a book by it‘s cover but it‘s beautiful??????? And the book came signed and this cover is exclusive to owlcrate. I‘m not sponsored by them or anything but ITS PRETTY!!!!

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TheSpineView
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#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

"Today, Prince Cyrus returns to the capital with a bride, or else."