Heart of Thorns needed more editing and fewer tropes. "This winsome debut novel goes down like a vegan, gluten-free cupcake: sweet and good for you but entirely lacking in satisfying decadence." There have been many times when I've disagreed with Kirkus reviews, but whoever wrote the review for this book and said: Now, as she untangles the secrets of her past, Mia must learn to trust her heart…even if it kills her.įans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor won’t want to miss this gorgeously written, bold novel, the first in the Heart of Thorns trilogy. Mia possesses the very magic she has sworn to destroy. Determined to forge her own path forward, Mia plots a daring escape, but could never predict the greatest betrayal of all: her own body. The same women who killed her mother without a single scratch.īut when Mia's father announces an alliance with the royal family, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. In the ancient river kingdom, where touch is a battlefield and bodies the instruments of war, Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood. Inventive and heart-racing, this fierce feminist teen fantasy explores a dark kingdom in which only women can possess magic-and every woman is suspected of having it.
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