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Brambles and Thorns

Brambles and Thorns

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  • Create Date：2022-02-14 04:19:42
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：J.T. Wright
  • ISBN：B09RFSX4MS
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Summary

Life was simpler when someone was around to tell him what to do。 With a band of Adventurers looking to him for direction， whether he likes it or not， Trent Embra needed to figure out how to lead them。
But how was he supposed to lead when there were so many things Trent hadn’t figured out for himself？
An unidentifiable seed in his Storage， and whispers in his head， Trent points his team west towards the wilds。 It was as good a direction as any。 Maybe in uncivilized lands， Trent would learn what it meant to be an Adventurer and sort through what mattered most。

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Reviews

Michael Burnett ，

Great book Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone Great book Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone 。。。more

Steve ，

Too long for the story progress it provides。 I'm happy to read an 800 pg。 book as long as it's well paced， but this one didn't really work。 I could easily cut 200 pages worth of extraneous dungeon stuff to tighten it up， and there were a lot of story elements that went nowhere。 I will assume that those orphaned story elements will get an appropriate time in the next book。 This book was a bit of a letdown， but I'm still interested in the story so I'll see what happens next。 Too long for the story progress it provides。 I'm happy to read an 800 pg。 book as long as it's well paced， but this one didn't really work。 I could easily cut 200 pages worth of extraneous dungeon stuff to tighten it up， and there were a lot of story elements that went nowhere。 I will assume that those orphaned story elements will get an appropriate time in the next book。 This book was a bit of a letdown， but I'm still interested in the story so I'll see what happens next。 。。。more

Aidan ，

The story didn't go anywhere。 I really loved the first 3 but this one just didn't work。 Most of the book was filler。 It was nice exploring the characters but there are ways to do this without taking 300+ pages to get through a day。 Characters felt like they were just being placed into the scene because they needed to have some form of interaction with the main group。 The story didn't go anywhere。 I really loved the first 3 but this one just didn't work。 Most of the book was filler。 It was nice exploring the characters but there are ways to do this without taking 300+ pages to get through a day。 Characters felt like they were just being placed into the scene because they needed to have some form of interaction with the main group。 。。。more

Wilhelm Eyrich ，

Could have been great。 This book added a bunch of POVs that really didn’t need to be included and felt like filler。 Nothing really happens until maybe halfway through and even then it’s only just barely starting their journey。 There was some progression but not nearly enough for how long this is， there were zero class upgrades and only some minor skill progression。 The new character that was added is infuriating and could use some major development， completely takes advantage of our still very n Could have been great。 This book added a bunch of POVs that really didn’t need to be included and felt like filler。 Nothing really happens until maybe halfway through and even then it’s only just barely starting their journey。 There was some progression but not nearly enough for how long this is， there were zero class upgrades and only some minor skill progression。 The new character that was added is infuriating and could use some major development， completely takes advantage of our still very naive MC。 Trent’s nonsensical questions and bright curiosity towards the world is still fun but it’s also feels stagnant。 Trent needs major development。 I still am very much enjoying this series but Wright really needs to start focusing on Trent and those around him。 。。。more

Joshua Forbes ，

FantasticReally enjoy how character are being built more in this book and how slowly the background， history， and larger world machinations are starting to be further revealed。 Love the characters and the story！ Worst part of this book was that it ended and now I have to wait for the next book。

Steven Penick ，

This book was decent。 Not great， not bad， just a mid point level of filler in what is a promising series。 The author does characters really well， but struggles with overall plot。 He nibbles at the plot in this entry to the series， but really needs to figure out how to take a big bite in book 5 or I fear this series may struggle。Don't expect fulfillment with this book。 Much more of a stage setter with a lot of introductions。 This book was decent。 Not great， not bad， just a mid point level of filler in what is a promising series。 The author does characters really well， but struggles with overall plot。 He nibbles at the plot in this entry to the series， but really needs to figure out how to take a big bite in book 5 or I fear this series may struggle。Don't expect fulfillment with this book。 Much more of a stage setter with a lot of introductions。 。。。more

Andrew ，

Good series， more of a team building bookThis was a fun read， we got to know out heroes a little bit， and we checked in on a few friends， but most of this story is visiting an inconsequential dungeon， a little random training， and a team building exercise。 Not a lot of story progression， more of a side quest， with a little bit of foreshadowing。 I quite enjoy this world and can't wait for the next book I。 The seroes。 Good series， more of a team building bookThis was a fun read， we got to know out heroes a little bit， and we checked in on a few friends， but most of this story is visiting an inconsequential dungeon， a little random training， and a team building exercise。 Not a lot of story progression， more of a side quest， with a little bit of foreshadowing。 I quite enjoy this world and can't wait for the next book I。 The seroes。 。。。more

Fredrik ，

Awesome！ I love that the author is investing more in his secondary characters！ Thank you！ And looking forward to the next book！

Bonez ，

First of all， i really enjoyed the series up to this point。 But this particular book almost made me scream in frustration。 （view spoiler）[ The first massive issue is: Nothing meaningful happens in this book。 Like nothing at all。 The whole book could have been a catch up chapter in the next one along the lines of "they improved a couple of skills and had some minor adventures"， and nothing would have been lost。 It was mind numbingly boring at times。 No relevant developments， either in plot or for First of all， i really enjoyed the series up to this point。 But this particular book almost made me scream in frustration。 （view spoiler）[ The first massive issue is: Nothing meaningful happens in this book。 Like nothing at all。 The whole book could have been a catch up chapter in the next one along the lines of "they improved a couple of skills and had some minor adventures"， and nothing would have been lost。 It was mind numbingly boring at times。 No relevant developments， either in plot or for the characters。 The second issue ties into the first。 The non existent climax of this book。 A riddle dungeon is already not that exiting as a climax， but okay， if that floats your boat。 But telling more than one chapter from the PoV of some Mortimer is just beyond annoying。 I dont give a flying fuck about Mortimer。 Why torture me with his meaningless ramblings， when i could read about interesting characters？ （hide spoiler）]Overall， a massive let down compared to the other books in the series and i hope the author can get back to the quality he used to achieve。 。。。more

Al ，

Worth the waitIt was a long wait between books 3 and 4 but it was worth it。We get some more great character development and get to spend some more time with these interesting people。Definitely a few laughs， as there is a pretty funny dynamic between the members of Trent's party。 Worth the waitIt was a long wait between books 3 and 4 but it was worth it。We get some more great character development and get to spend some more time with these interesting people。Definitely a few laughs， as there is a pretty funny dynamic between the members of Trent's party。 。。。more

Nima ，

this book should have been a third of what it is （and that's generous） and should have been a side storyits just filler after filler。every page could have been a sentence and we would have missed nothing。 this book should have been a third of what it is （and that's generous） and should have been a side storyits just filler after filler。every page could have been a sentence and we would have missed nothing。 。。。more

Phil ，

Great！This is another awesome book in a wonderful series！ I love the writing style and the characters so much！ Can't wait for more！ Great！This is another awesome book in a wonderful series！ I love the writing style and the characters so much！ Can't wait for more！ 。。。more

Joe ，

EnjoyableA nice continuation of the series with introductions to new characters and further development to the supporting cast。 This feels like it is still in it’s infancy as the world is slowly revealed。 Hopefully the next couple books will tie in this beginning story arc and we get to view more of the infinite worlds。

Justin Wei ，

Unfocused， unfinished narrativeMost of this book is just repetitive world building fluff inserted into very awkward places。 We are talking multiple different flashbacks interrupting current events multiple times sometimes covering the same thing。 Very little if the book touches on Trent and his party and very little happens beyond boring training segments and a boring puzzle trial that isn't much of a puzzle。 There was a lack of suspense。 A lack of danger。 A lack of progress。For example， the boo Unfocused， unfinished narrativeMost of this book is just repetitive world building fluff inserted into very awkward places。 We are talking multiple different flashbacks interrupting current events multiple times sometimes covering the same thing。 Very little if the book touches on Trent and his party and very little happens beyond boring training segments and a boring puzzle trial that isn't much of a puzzle。 There was a lack of suspense。 A lack of danger。 A lack of progress。For example， the book opens with characters we never see again and goes over events whose effects are only minorly and indirectly seen much， much further in the book。 It could have been removed and the events left a mystery to be investigated for later， but no， we had to have a boring introduction world building a portion of the world that doesn't show up again。 Completely amateurish。Very little to recommend this book， but it is mechanically decently written。 There are only a few grammatical issues。 Typos are few and far between。 Sentences are not overly long although they tend towards unnecessary length rather than concise brevity。At the end of the day， it is a book。 Read it for leisure， but don't expect much from it。 。。。more

Selena Lang ，

FillerI like the series a lot but I must say this book felt unfinished it felt like filler and did not really move the story forward as far as I could tell。 It bored me And it took about a week For me to actually finish it。 The other books in this series so far I've flown through them in about A-day。 I seriously had to push myself to get through the entire book I almost quit reading probably about 5 times but I do wanna read the next from the series because so far it's been good other than this FillerI like the series a lot but I must say this book felt unfinished it felt like filler and did not really move the story forward as far as I could tell。 It bored me And it took about a week For me to actually finish it。 The other books in this series so far I've flown through them in about A-day。 I seriously had to push myself to get through the entire book I almost quit reading probably about 5 times but I do wanna read the next from the series because so far it's been good other than this book。 If I didn't finish this one I'm not sure I would have been able to continue you in the series。 。。。more

JB25 ，

Frustrating Giving this 4 stars to support a series I've really enjoyed。 Unfortunately， this book was a huge disappointment。 There is no plot progress in any of the plot lines， over 40% of the book is gone before even a single day passes。 Boring training sequences to learn basic skills， very little action， and Trent's super awkwardness in a leadership role all were frustrating to read through。 The only trial is a long， fairly uninteresting puzzle trial at the end。 With the books a year apart， I Frustrating Giving this 4 stars to support a series I've really enjoyed。 Unfortunately， this book was a huge disappointment。 There is no plot progress in any of the plot lines， over 40% of the book is gone before even a single day passes。 Boring training sequences to learn basic skills， very little action， and Trent's super awkwardness in a leadership role all were frustrating to read through。 The only trial is a long， fairly uninteresting puzzle trial at the end。 With the books a year apart， I was hoping for a lot more。 。。。more

Michele Tesdall ，

4 starsA good book but this one felt more like it was setting the stage for a future book than genuinely moving the story forward。 That said I still really enjoy the characters。

Dan ，

good addition A hard trial for the young party and we get to see that not everything is going to be easy。

Matthew ，

great bookThis is a great sequel to continue the series。 We get to see the continued development of Trent， Kerry， and Felicia。 The only problem is the trap dungeon was not my favorite choice， plus there were some characters added at the beginning that didn’t play a part in the story。 Overall though I love this series and the characters， hopefully we get to see more of this series。

Christopher Ray ，

Can't wait for the next oneThis book was a lot of necessary groundwork。 I can't wait for the next one。 I would've loved this book too be longer but it's understandable to a stop at an easy launch point for the next book。 Can't wait for the next oneThis book was a lot of necessary groundwork。 I can't wait for the next one。 I would've loved this book too be longer but it's understandable to a stop at an easy launch point for the next book。 。。。more

Madison Stuckey ，

Is what it isBeen waiting a while for this book。 Hated that it was a filler book but every series needs these at some point。 Just wish more could have been accomplished。

Darryn ，

Would really dig the story if it actually picked upOverall I love the premise and the characters。 Just not the extra fluff that doesn't push the story along。 Its like 70% unnecessary detail to pad word count， like you're doing a。 College essay。。 Doesn't help that there's so many split perspectives that aren't needed。 Would really dig the story if it actually picked upOverall I love the premise and the characters。 Just not the extra fluff that doesn't push the story along。 Its like 70% unnecessary detail to pad word count， like you're doing a。 College essay。。 Doesn't help that there's so many split perspectives that aren't needed。 。。。more

BILAL H ，

Good but not what I came for。I am a bit of a fanboy so I did enjoy the book。 It spend the majority of the book doing character and world building that I felt was unnecessary。 Explaining the state of the world and building relationships are super important but it constantly took away from any kind of focus in the story。 It is a great setup for a more action packed and growth driven book in the future but this isn't in the same vein of book 1 or 3。 Good but not what I came for。I am a bit of a fanboy so I did enjoy the book。 It spend the majority of the book doing character and world building that I felt was unnecessary。 Explaining the state of the world and building relationships are super important but it constantly took away from any kind of focus in the story。 It is a great setup for a more action packed and growth driven book in the future but this isn't in the same vein of book 1 or 3。 。。。more

Daniel Monahan ，

Awesome bookI love this series and its characters。 I enjoy the challenges the team go through and the other world building。 Love sergeant Cullun and always look forward to him。

Joseph Heyser ，

This was terrible Look， I get you get paid by the page so you don't want to delete filler but。。。 jesus。 You might as well have made the first half a recipe book。 This was terrible Look， I get you get paid by the page so you don't want to delete filler but。。。 jesus。 You might as well have made the first half a recipe book。 。。。more

Athit Wasurat ，

Slow one but goodThe pace of these books are slow as in not a lot of time passes。 But the detail of the day make me feel close to Trent and his party。 I also dislike the multiple perspective every 2 to 3 chapters but it does enhance the story。

Silent ，

WonderfulThis series just keeps getting better and better。 The main character is so much fun to follow and you can't help but to root for。 WonderfulThis series just keeps getting better and better。 The main character is so much fun to follow and you can't help but to root for。 。。。more

Mike Goodman ，

Mostly Awesome I hate when Wordsmiths start their next book with new characters。 I was really upset that those new characters were not really part of the series。 When our hero makes his appearance this story became super Awesome。 But there were too many open threads by the end of this book。

Adam ，

A bit of a let down Having waited with baited breath for this book I am a。 It disappointed。 It seemed short and very much like a place holder。 The whole book covers only a few days and does very little to actually advance the story。 The writing is as usual quite good。 Perhaps I am a victim of my own expectations but the book delivered none of what was intimated at the end of the last volume。

Peter ，

Great book Another stellar entry from J。T。 Wright。 Lots of action and adventure， beasts and skills。 Looking forward to the next one！

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