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Violet Made of Thorns

Violet Made of Thorns

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  • Create Date：2022-08-31 05:51:36
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  • Author：Gina Chen
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Summary

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。

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。

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Reviews

Brandon Watkins ，

Why am I cursed to fall in love with every single fantasy world I read about。 Also I should have been told that this is going to be a series because I NEED the second book and guess what？ We dont even have a date yet for when it might be released :/Anyways this book was pretty dang good and I read it in （technically） one day so that's great。 I didn't especially love any of the characters （except Camilla） or the plot， now that I think about it， but， like most fantasy， this book was like crack to Why am I cursed to fall in love with every single fantasy world I read about。 Also I should have been told that this is going to be a series because I NEED the second book and guess what？ We dont even have a date yet for when it might be released :/Anyways this book was pretty dang good and I read it in （technically） one day so that's great。 I didn't especially love any of the characters （except Camilla） or the plot， now that I think about it， but， like most fantasy， this book was like crack to me。 Anyways someone let me know when the next one comes out so I can pole vault right back into this world。 。。。more

Tessa ，

4/5 ✨✨✨✨A Violet Made of Thorns is a fairytale turned grim full of liars， enemies， and dark magic。Violet is a Seer employed by the King himself; and arguably the best liar in the kingdom。 When her web spins itself out of control concerning the ever-irritating Prince's marital status she has to do whatever it takes to make sure her untruths don't see the light of day。 I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would， considering fairtyale-esque isn't generally my scene， but the way it leaned dark h 4/5 ✨✨✨✨A Violet Made of Thorns is a fairytale turned grim full of liars， enemies， and dark magic。Violet is a Seer employed by the King himself; and arguably the best liar in the kingdom。 When her web spins itself out of control concerning the ever-irritating Prince's marital status she has to do whatever it takes to make sure her untruths don't see the light of day。 I enjoyed this far more than I thought I would， considering fairtyale-esque isn't generally my scene， but the way it leaned dark helped with that。 I can see why it was compared with The Cruel Prince， though I wouldn't consider the characters nearly as developed， the fact that none of them were truly all good and were allowed to be flawed definitely did something for me。 Violet and Cyrus' banter was fantastic。 I enjoyed every interaction where I ended up unsure of whether they were going to sink their teeth into each other or set someone on fire。 They were easy to root for and I thought their dynamic flowed nicely。 There was also a lot of intrigue concerning Violets actual dreams that I loved， because each one was certainly a page turner in itself。 I enjoyed the world building， but wished there was more of it。 So many aspects seemed to be brushed over （I'm sure for space saving， this isn't a fault I'd put on the author necessarily） and I dearly wish that other characters like Cyrus' sister and Dante had gotten more attention。 My review might be late， but trust me I blew through this book quickly！ My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

Joanna ，

3。75

Sasha Khalifeh ，

Interesting idea， awful execution。

Mrs。 Buechele ，

Cute！ I was afraid there would be a cliffhanger， but it ended well！

Becca ，

Cute and I’m SO glad it actually ended。 I was afraid it would be a cliffhanger。

Kati ，

I feel like this book was conceived based on characters and the author went in search of plot threads that never fully came together。 I also didn't see the enemies to lovers or morally grey characters。 I wanted to love this book， but it kind of fell apart in the end and I'm not sure if I'm interested in reading the second book。 I feel like this book was conceived based on characters and the author went in search of plot threads that never fully came together。 I also didn't see the enemies to lovers or morally grey characters。 I wanted to love this book， but it kind of fell apart in the end and I'm not sure if I'm interested in reading the second book。 。。。more

McKenzie ，

this author said friends to enemies to lovers who are still very much enemies！！！！

Kate ，

Yes！ This is a fun enemies-to-lovers YA fantasy romance with a morally gray protagonist。 Violet is a bit unlikeable， which is fine by me， but I also didn't feel that she's very impressive or exhibited much personal growth over the course of the story。 She has her skills as a Seer， and she's somewhat manipulative， but even then， I would have wanted to see her make even more selfish decisions。 I dunno， I need someone to recommend me a book with a MC who's morally gray in a way that doesn't just in Yes！ This is a fun enemies-to-lovers YA fantasy romance with a morally gray protagonist。 Violet is a bit unlikeable， which is fine by me， but I also didn't feel that she's very impressive or exhibited much personal growth over the course of the story。 She has her skills as a Seer， and she's somewhat manipulative， but even then， I would have wanted to see her make even more selfish decisions。 I dunno， I need someone to recommend me a book with a MC who's morally gray in a way that doesn't just involve being awful to everyone around them and occasionally making selfish decisions。A couple other points of order--while this book is clearly meant to set up a series， the immediate conflict is mostly resolved at the end of the story， thankfully。 There's romance， it's not that spicy， and honestly I found it a little hard to believe， but oh well。Overall， I rate this 4 stars， mostly carried by the fast pacing and plot twists and turns。 。。。more

Kirstan R ，

I thought this book was pretty good at the beginning， but by the end just felt like it was okay。 I don’t regret reading it， because I like enemies to lovers， but this book felt like it wasn’t completely fleshed out。 Would’ve liked to have a bit more of everything - world building， relationship building， etc。 that being said， I’ll read the next one！

Mira ，

Oh this book was really good。 I loved how unapologetic Violet was and her relationship with Cyrus was really interesting to read about。 Can’t wait to read the next book！❤️

Megs ，

3。5 stars ✨

studycharms_ ，

Bland。- characters are literally cardboard cut-outs of cliches- a lot of telling rather than showing。 For example， the MC is supposed to be a badass and super smart according to all the other characters， but there is no evidence of that in her actions。- the world building and political intrigue are cringe-worthy and kind of juvenile。 And I had such high hopes for this， but it didn't meet a single one unfortunately。 Bland。- characters are literally cardboard cut-outs of cliches- a lot of telling rather than showing。 For example， the MC is supposed to be a badass and super smart according to all the other characters， but there is no evidence of that in her actions。- the world building and political intrigue are cringe-worthy and kind of juvenile。 And I had such high hopes for this， but it didn't meet a single one unfortunately。 。。。more

Mariah ，

I loved this！ It's the first YA fantasy book I've picked up in a while。 I feel like they were all starting to feel eerily the same but I'm so glad this wasn't the case！What I loved: • the MC is sarcastic， witty and a realist。 To compare， it gave me El from Scholomance vibes • the love-hate relationship。 Very enemies to lovers without the lovers part and just "hate that I love you" vibes which was amazing • good pacing• interesting world building that was easy to understand• fairytale-esque I did I loved this！ It's the first YA fantasy book I've picked up in a while。 I feel like they were all starting to feel eerily the same but I'm so glad this wasn't the case！What I loved: • the MC is sarcastic， witty and a realist。 To compare， it gave me El from Scholomance vibes • the love-hate relationship。 Very enemies to lovers without the lovers part and just "hate that I love you" vibes which was amazing • good pacing• interesting world building that was easy to understand• fairytale-esque I did want to throttle some of the characters at times but nobody's perfect 😂I cannot wait for the next one！ 。。。more

Jan farnworth ，

Violet Made of Thorns is a story of schemes， curses， and enemies to lovers， and it is all showcased inside a dark fantasy fairytale。 The author relied heavily on the fairy tale trope to move along with her story。 The two main characters are Violet， the seerer， and Cyrus， the prince plagued by a prophecy （curse）。 They constantly fight to the point where you want to scream oh， make out already。 The romance is intense in places， and the dark parts are borderline mayhem of what is going on。 I contin Violet Made of Thorns is a story of schemes， curses， and enemies to lovers， and it is all showcased inside a dark fantasy fairytale。 The author relied heavily on the fairy tale trope to move along with her story。 The two main characters are Violet， the seerer， and Cyrus， the prince plagued by a prophecy （curse）。 They constantly fight to the point where you want to scream oh， make out already。 The romance is intense in places， and the dark parts are borderline mayhem of what is going on。 I continued with the story cause the world-building made the world so enjoyable。 The beasts， the fairies， and the fairy wood combined to create a world I liked to explore more as I continued reading the story。 I felt that the story was solid tell we got to the end， and then it felt like the author wasn't quite sure how she wanted things to go， so she threw a whole bunch of stuff in and left us waiting for the next book to see how it all gets solved。 Overall this was not a bad debut， but it could have been better 。。。more

Tara Windels ，

Well written and beautifully crafted。 The plot is intriguing and twisting， the characters have true depth to them， and even if this was a stand alone novel it would stand tall。

Danielle Fisher ，

Oh， man。 Now THIS was fun！ Everything I love！ Romance。 Magic。 Sarcasm。 Wit。 Can't wait for the next read！ Oh， man。 Now THIS was fun！ Everything I love！ Romance。 Magic。 Sarcasm。 Wit。 Can't wait for the next read！ 。。。more

Leona ，

A beastly tale of love and fairytales truly magical

Saidhbhín ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sometimes it's hard to understand or believe that characters can be so awful to each other， but I found this utterly believable。 And I loved the way in which it was written。 This book is a classic enemies to lovers story， and although you see it coming I still found it was written in a refreshing and surprising way。 The author refrained from drawing it out too long， the passion and the confusion that ensued felt genuine。 Some of the plot points driving the overall story felt a little wobbly but Sometimes it's hard to understand or believe that characters can be so awful to each other， but I found this utterly believable。 And I loved the way in which it was written。 This book is a classic enemies to lovers story， and although you see it coming I still found it was written in a refreshing and surprising way。 The author refrained from drawing it out too long， the passion and the confusion that ensued felt genuine。 Some of the plot points driving the overall story felt a little wobbly but I loved the writing style and it just didn't seem to be a problem。 My main quibble， which is a reflection of my personal political beliefs， is why a King or Prince is any better than a Lord， but that fallacy is touched upon in the story， and some of the secondary characters feel a little underdeveloped but that might just be the point we are at in the tale。I would recommend this book to people who enjoy reading Holly Black or Sarah J Maas。 。。。more

HalointheSkye ，

I had been looking forward to this book for so long because of the exciting premise， only for all my hopes to be squandered at a lack of true character development， confusing plot lines， and an over-reliance on fairytale tropes。 The writing style felt too modern for what it was trying to be， and although it made it easier and less unbearable to read， it did not add to the story nor did it enchant me in any way。 The ending and the betrayal（s） was predictable and anticlimactic， but the protagonist I had been looking forward to this book for so long because of the exciting premise， only for all my hopes to be squandered at a lack of true character development， confusing plot lines， and an over-reliance on fairytale tropes。 The writing style felt too modern for what it was trying to be， and although it made it easier and less unbearable to read， it did not add to the story nor did it enchant me in any way。 The ending and the betrayal（s） was predictable and anticlimactic， but the protagonist Violet suffered no consequences of her actions and subsequently sounded like a brat to me， no matter her street kid origin story。 。。。more

Victoria ，

A good read when i was stuck in quarantine- i just felt it was/is missing a certain something :）

Xanda ，

4。5

Inkslinger ，

ARC provided by Delacorte Press and Gina Chen via TBR & Beyond Tours。 All opinions are mine and freely given。Blog | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook | BookBub07-30: I was genuinely so excited for this book when I first came across the synopsis prior to its release。 Anyone who knows me， also knows I live in the gray and likewise I love morally gray characters。 Life is not black and white， people and their problems are never that simple。 So， I find the characters that hang out in the middle ARC provided by Delacorte Press and Gina Chen via TBR & Beyond Tours。 All opinions are mine and freely given。Blog | Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook | BookBub07-30: I was genuinely so excited for this book when I first came across the synopsis prior to its release。 Anyone who knows me， also knows I live in the gray and likewise I love morally gray characters。 Life is not black and white， people and their problems are never that simple。 So， I find the characters that hang out in the middle to be far more interesting and realistic， even in fantastical worlds。 Violet is not morally gray。 At best， she's morally egg-shell colored。 Frankly， so is Cyrus。 To be honest， none of the characters have much personality or charisma at all。 I suppose Camilla is the most fleshed out character， but even she feels like a pale 2D concept more than a person。 Until I reached the 80% point of the story， I wasn't even invested in a single scene。。 let alone the idea that there was some burgeoning love story here。 I understand what happened。 The author was trying so hard to make both parties come across as cold toward each other and aloof， that she simply failed to show they resonated anywhere else at all。 And that's a shame， because there were brief glimpses toward the end。。 of real texture。 Unfortunately， by that time I just wanted it to all be over。 Luckily， after simmering on low for most of the novel， once the drama hit。。 the ending was tied up in a rush。 It did， however。。 leave me feeling like I wished I could get the time back I'd spent reading the book。 There are plenty of good ideas here。 Interesting approaches to magic and familiar topics are sprinkled throughout。 The villain I think could have been quite heavy if given more focus。 As this is Chen's debut novel， I'm hopeful she'll grow into those ideas and really spend some time honing her craft。 Occasionally she writes really beautiful lines worth quoting。。 but none of that holds together without any real feeling of connection between the characters， the story， and the reader。If you still desperately want to give this book a try， you won't hate yourself。 It's all right。 It just isn't particularly great either。PURCHASE LINKS: AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | BLACKWELL'S | BOOK DEPOSITORY | BOOKSAMILLION | BOOKSHOP。ORG | DYMOCKS | GOOGLEPLAY BOOKS | INDIEBOUND | INDIGO | KOBO | WATERSTONES 。。。more

Tazrin ，

Picked this book up on a whim and I’m so glad I did！ This was so thoroughly interesting and though I have some questions and want some clarifications on how the magic works， I’m hopeful they’ll be answered in book 2！ I love a good anti-heroine and Violet definitely was that。

Penelope ，

✰ 3。5 stars！ ✰I liked the banter between Violet & Cyrus BUT the romance was too rushed & unbelievable for my liking。 I also liked Camilla's character and the story's concept （and that cover！）。I think a little more plot and worldbuilding would have been nice but maybe we'll get that in the sequel。 ✰ 3。5 stars！ ✰I liked the banter between Violet & Cyrus BUT the romance was too rushed & unbelievable for my liking。 I also liked Camilla's character and the story's concept （and that cover！）。I think a little more plot and worldbuilding would have been nice but maybe we'll get that in the sequel。 。。。more

Bookish Heidi ，

I really enjoyed this book！ Cleverly phrased prophecies that are all lies， courtly betrayals， and a seer who looks out for herself above all else。 It definitely isn't as vicious as Cruel Prince， but I can see why they're compared to each other。 The banter between Violet and "Princey" is definitely my favorite！ Unexpected steam was pretty fantastic too！ Definitely looking forward to more of this story！ I really enjoyed this book！ Cleverly phrased prophecies that are all lies， courtly betrayals， and a seer who looks out for herself above all else。 It definitely isn't as vicious as Cruel Prince， but I can see why they're compared to each other。 The banter between Violet and "Princey" is definitely my favorite！ Unexpected steam was pretty fantastic too！ Definitely looking forward to more of this story！ 。。。more

Ellen Hanns ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok so first things first， it’s a well written book with an interesting narrative and not massive amounts of character development but a few。My issue with this book was that I didn’t like the MC。 I thought she was horrible and did not at all understand why the Prince loved her。 Nope。 She was toxic。 The Prince had more redeeming qualities than she did。 And also the reasons why she disliked him… what were they again？ It was never fully explained and the whole thing felt a bit uncomfortable。 I like Ok so first things first， it’s a well written book with an interesting narrative and not massive amounts of character development but a few。My issue with this book was that I didn’t like the MC。 I thought she was horrible and did not at all understand why the Prince loved her。 Nope。 She was toxic。 The Prince had more redeeming qualities than she did。 And also the reasons why she disliked him… what were they again？ It was never fully explained and the whole thing felt a bit uncomfortable。 I like this author， I really do， but this hate to love was not believable。 It was just hate with a bit of lust thrown in。 。。。more

Alex ，

damn， this was good。 i’m giving it 4 stars just now （4。5） but may bump it up to five later， as i had a few small issues with it。 but the overall vibe and dynamic between our two main characters was everything。 i thought this was going in a direction i didn’t care for at the end but gina chen managed to switch it around and i’m slightly obsessed。

Jodi Meadows ，

Really enjoyed this one; highly recommended。

Kelly Van Damme ，

4 - 4。5

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