Girl, Serpent, Thorn

"Adored this book! "

"3.75 star. <br/><br/>This was fast pace and easy to read. Nothing over complicated. Maybe too much so though. The author seemed to have drawn from many fairytales which made the story feel like a classic but also a bit too familiar. Still their was a unique quality to the character developments.<br/><br/>Even so I enjoyed this story, but I believe it had a lot more potential. The plot could have used more bulk, the characters could be more flushed out, it might have even benefited from multiple povs. Parvaneh was one of my favorites characters but I hardly knew anything about her. Even the history of the world felt lacking, still you could see the reminisce there in the background wanting to be brought forth.<br/><br/>At one point the characters made me think of the move Legend from 1985 "Make her one of us". And though I said familiar the ending wasn't so easily figured out. There were surprises. Azad intrigued me the most. Still the characters needed more depth but yet they were also relatable. So as you can see I'm torn by this book. I didn't love it but I don't regret reading it either. <br/><br/>"You’re the part of me that I had forgotten, Soraya. And I’m the part of you that you could be—unrestrained, unburdened.”"

"I enjoyed this book. It’s not a long one, but still a good one. I liked character interactions the most. I also liked how some characters were explained, it really helped me imagine it all. Anyways, I’d recommend this book to someone into shorter books with angst and a happy ending. "

" This book is so good! Its my favorite book and the story + plot twist was so interesting, i could not put it down! The romance is also so cute and really well thought about even though it was a sub plot. Definitely give this a read!"

"I really enjoyed reading this! Just one of the many reasons was the bi/pan/queer main character who actually explored a romance with two love interests of different genders! And it didn’t give love triangle vibes at all. I’ve only read a story like this a few times and I very much appreciated this one.<br/><br/>Also somewhat out of context because I don’t want to give any spoilers but—am I the only one who frequently wants to see the MC take the path towards evil? I need more completely unapologetically self-serving and even evil women characters!"

"This book was genuinely a fun read. It lost me for a moment, but I really loved the ending to my surprise, and I'm glad (as far as I know) that this was a standalone. So because I don't have a ton of gripes with this book, I'll start with the things I didn't absolutely love. <br/><br/>So at around 60% it felt just barely slow enough that I focused on a completely other side book I had been reading at the same time, and almost forgot about it because the past few books have been physical copies for me. I was glad to return to it because it picked right back up. It's totally possible the other book I had been reading just held my attention better, but either way I think that's something that could have been approved. The only other negative I can remember being annoyed by was lack of follow through with any deaths of anyone even remotely close to Soraya. While yes, I would have cried, I - how on earth would Soraya's mother have survived a slit throat, in time for Parvaneh to return with a feather, and why wouldn't Azad have "cut deeper" when he's proved he would kill anyone to get what he wants?<br/><br/>The ending was very satisfying and surprising, with Soraya accepting all of herself, displaying her thorns, and going of with the other Pariks. Overall, there's little things this could have done better, but it didn't hinder me from finishing an entire 40% in about an hour. <br/>"

"Absolutely loved this book, the plot twist was incredible! "

"Generally I liked the concept but I thought it was a little underdeveloped and it could have been longer. It might be that I prefer a very descriptive style but I thought this book was a lot of telling what the characters felt instead of showing. "

"I just finished this book and It was great I loved the plot twists and the characters and the general idea of a poisonous princess. ♥️"

"im full of mixed emotions over this. i disagree with how it played out. i think they deserved more.☹️"