4.5 rounded down!
IVY AND EMMET SUPREMACY!!
The Thorn Queen is a stunning sequel to The Rose Bargain. Following the events of the first book, Ivy finds herself tied in with the games of the Fae once again.
It's hard to give a review of the plot of a second book in a series, without giving away too much of the plot for the first book, but I do have to say I felt like this book didn't fall for the Second-book-syndrome at all!! I loved watching Ivy navigate her way through her trials following her marriage to Bram. The character relationships and dynamics are so interesting and intertwined. I felt like there were many parts of the book where I was holding my breath in suspense.
The Otherworld and the Fae in this story is some of my favorite Faerie's that are depicted. As a huge fan of The Cruel Prince, this book holds a familiar setting up revels, courts and the different Fae who inhabit the area. The tricks are naught and the revels are spectacles. No Fae can be trusted, even if they tell you that they can.
Ivy and Emmet mean so much to me, I love their love sooo much! But, as Sasha Peyton Smith states in her foreward, this story is also about the love between sister. Ivy and Lydia are ugh everything. Their sisterhood bond, competition with one another, and how they react to everything around them is so relatable. As the younger sister, I felt like I was in Ivy's shoes in so many ways. Lydia carried such big sister energy, she was so cool, I can see why Ivy idolized her so much. Lydia's friendship with Emmet was so touching and brought such an interesting twist to the story.
Bram, ugh, I love and hate him.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and HarperCollins Children Book for an eARC. All thoughts are honest and my own.