Thorn

On a cold day deep in the heart of winter, Rowan s father returns from an ill fated hunting trip bearing a single, white rose The rose is followed by the Huntress, a figure out of legend Tall, cruel, and achingly beautiful, she brings Rowan back with her to a mountain fastness populated solely by the creatures of the hunt Rowan, who once scorned the villagers for their superstitions, now finds herself at the heart of a curse with roots as deep as the mountains, ruled by an old magic that is as insidious as the touch of the winter rose Torn between her family loyalties, her guilty relief at escaping her betrothal to the charming but arrogant Avery Lockland, and her complicated feelings for the Huntress, Rowan must find a way to break the curse before it destroys everything she loves There is only one problem if she can find a way to lift the curse, she will have to return to the life she left behind And the only thing unbearable than endless winter is facing a lifetime of springs without the Huntress. Read Thorn – kino-fada.fr ARC generously provided by Bywater Books in exchanged for a fair review Good fiction is always about what s going wrong..Heroes and heroines are boring and forgettable but villains are muchinteresting. 3.5stars If readers are looking for something with a utopian flavor to it but is nicely fused with both fantasy and fairy tale culture of witches,bears,wolves,mountain men etc., THORN might just fit the bill because its also raw,propulsive and unfailingly profound The premise hinges t ARC generously provided by Bywater Books in exchanged for a fair review Good fiction is always about what s going wrong..Heroes and heroines are boring and forgettable but villains are muchinteresting. 3.5stars If readers are looking for something with a utopian flavor to it but is nicely fused with both fantasy and fairy tale culture of witches,bears,wolves,mountain men etc., THORN might just fit the bill because its also raw,propulsive and unfailingly profound The premise hinges towards telling of a cute love story with an intriguing plotline and it also includes a breathtaking tale that captures the wondrous beauty of nature and love and the darkness of superstition,spells and fear The nice part of Ms.Burke s storyline is that Rowan appears equally realistic and enad To Isolde or The Huntress,she s beautiful,perfect and stubborn apart from eve...Rowan is the daughter of a merchant who unknowingly gives her a cursed rose taken during an ill fated hunting trip The rose was in a land of eternal winter inhabited by a mysterious woman called the Huntress Furious at the merchant for killing her wolves and stealing her rose, the Huntress irrupts into the merchant s house and takes the rose back along with Rowan Trapped in the Huntress s realm of eternal winter and curse, Rowan will have to choose between her family loyalties and her growing Rowan is the daughter of a merchant who unknowingly gives her a cursed rose taken during an ill fated hunting trip The rose was in a land of eternal winter inhabited by a mysterious woman called the Huntress Furious at the merchant for killing her wolves and stealing her rose, the Huntress irrupts into the merchant s house and takes the rose back along with Rowan Trapped in the Huntress s realm of eternal winter and curse, Rowan will have to choose between her family loyalties and her growing feelings for the Huntress.Following my new year resolution to readbooks out of my comfort zone, I chose a genre that I seldom read fantasy Thorn is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast In this novel, according to the author, bravery and not beauty defines Beauty As in her previous book Compass Rose Ms Burke is very poetic in her metaphors, this time changing naval comparisons for winter ones Her depiction...Thorn is a lesbian feminist fairy tale with a vengeance, highlighting the power and vulnerability of women, the expectations of society and the literal battles, both emotional and physical, that women fight to be themselves.In true fairy tale style, the evil ice queen rides a bear, leads a pack of wolves and exacts an awful revenge on anyone who dares enter her lands to take what is hers Yet under the frightful cold exterior is a woman trapped by her own arrogant narcissism into one too many Thorn is a lesbian feminist fairy tale with a vengeance, highlighting the power and vulnerability of women, the expectations of society and the literal battles, both emotional and physical, that women fight to be themselves.In true fairy tale style, the evil ice queen rides a bea...I would love to readhigh quality queer fairy tales and mythological stories, so I approached Thorn with considerable enthusiasm From the beginning it was clear this novel would honor the tone and themes of the original Beauty and Beast, while adding a much needed layer of feminism.The basic plot of Beauty and the Beast has always contained tricky elementsa captive coming to love their captor can easily veer off into Stockholm Syndrome territory I felt the author of Thorn handled this I would love to readhigh quality queer fairy tales and mythological stories, so I approached Thorn with considerable enthusiasm From the beginning it was clear this novel would honor the tone and themes of the original Beauty and Beast, while adding a much needed layer of feminism.The ...You, she said, as if she had only just realized who I was Rowan Her eyes dropped to the dress, then back to my face Rowan, she said again, like it was the only word she knew.On Reads Rainbow Rep wlw mcsReview copy provided by publisherSometimes, you finish a book, and you re just sat there basking in the a...Me first book commentary of 2019 Whaa Honestly, never thought I d be able to finish today but me fingers just kept on flapping on the keyboard until it was done This book just has to be read by everyone, imho And what an amazing surprise it was for me indeed because Ok, let s back up a littleA holiday gift surprise fell onto me lap whilst I was on holiday, courtesy of the very kind and generous Salem West of Bywater Books Ta, mate Yes, it was in the form of a book me fav for Me first book commentary of 2019 Whaa Honestly, never thought I d be able to finish today but me fingers just kept on flapping on the keyboard until it was done This book just has to be read by everyone, imho And what an amazing surprise it was for me indeed because Ok, let s back up a littleA holiday gift surprise fell onto me lap whilst I was on holiday, courtesy of the very kind and generous Salem West of Bywater Books Ta, mate Yes, it was in the form of a book me fav form Yay Thorn by Anna Burke.Never read anything by this author ever before.Wow To say the book captivated me was an understatement I was hooked, lined and sinkered From the first paragraph Literally Me love for beautiful literary texts in the form of storytelling was instantly satiated by Burke s aesthetically structured, lyrical passage And it was only the prologue So you can just imagine me utter glee yes, I m a shameless nerd of literary, poetic words that flow like lyrics to a song, that s me So I knew Burke got ...Every seafaring culture had stories about dangerously beautiful women, and in each the lesson as clear beauty killed you.What stories, I wondered, did they tell about the Huntress I am such a sucker for beauty and the beast retellings and Thorn is one of the best I ve read by far Not only is it a FANTASTIC retelling but it also features a lesbian couple as its main romance Honestly I am such a sucker for the strong silent type and the Huntress makes a compelling beast character The magiEvery seafaring culture had stories about dangerously beautiful women, and in each the lesson as clear beauty killed you.What stories, I wondered, did they tell about the Huntress I am such a sucker for beauty and the beast retellings and Thorn is one of the best I ve read by far Not only is it a FANTASTIC retelling but it also features a lesbian couple as its main romance Honestly I am such a sucker for the strong silent type and the Huntress makes a compelling beast character The magic surrounding her curse was written well and the descriptions of it were extraordinary.The world the Huntress lives in is so beautifully crafted, Burke really knows how to create vivid scenery The book wasn t dialog heavy which made the development of the relationship feel a little quick but I felt like that wasa statement on the characters then the writer Rowan and the Huntress are very practical characters who bond over important routines and activities instead of flirting So there wasn t as ...A fascinating and entertaining reflection on Beauty and the BeastMassachusetts author Anna Burke earned her degrees in English Literature and Studio Art from Smith College and now is working toward her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College Her debut novel was the successful COMPASS ROSE, and now THORN continues to reinforce her stature as an important new author Not only is Anna Burke in possession of a fine gift for writing in general, but also add to that her sensitivity to writing fant A fascinating and entertaining reflection on Beauty and the BeastMassachusetts author Anna Burke earned her degrees in English Literature and Studio Art from Smith College and now is working toward her MFA in Creative Writing at Emerson College Her debut novel was the successful COMPASS ROSE, and now THORN continues to reinforce her stature as an important new author Not only is Anna Burke in possession of a fine gift for writing in general, but also add to that her sensitivity to writing fantasy fiction in which the main characters are women Anna knows how to write LGBT stories in such a style that the gender factor is purely additive and not the sole reason for the story Yes, this is a lesbian centric novel, a factor that enhances the action even .The synopsis outlines the plot well On a cold day deep in the heart of winter, Rowan s father returns from an i...When I came across this book, the 90s kid in me was giddy to read an f f twist to my favorite Disney princess story Thorn is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast But the whole time I was reading it, I kept wishing there wasto it than just that.If you re a give me dialogues kind of reader just like me, you may want to skip this one It is beautifully and poetically written, which is a true testament to the author s talent It ...Roses and thornsA really different and compelling take on a well loved fairy tale that was a great, but sometimes consuming read, in that it required a higher level of concentration that some of my usual fodder A great story, but not one that I will feel compelled to re read in the near future.

• English
• 22 October 2017
Anna Burke
• Paperback
• 215 pages
• 1612941435
• Anna Burke
• Thorn