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Ratings17
Average rating3.7
Hunted meets The Wrath and the Dawn in this bold fairytale retelling—where court intrigue, false identities, and dark secrets will thrill fans of classic and contemporary fantasy alike. Princess Alyrra has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life, but when her mother betroths her to a powerful prince in a distant kingdom, she has little hope for a better future. Until Alyrra arrives at her new kingdom, where a mysterious sorceress robs her of both her identity and her role as princess—and Alyrra seizes on the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl. But as Alyrra uncovers dangerous secrets about her new world, including a threat to the prince himself, she knows she can’t remain silent forever. With the fate of the kingdom at stake, Alyrra is caught between two worlds, and ultimately must decide who she is and what she stands for. Originally self-published as an ebook and now brought to life with completely revised text, Thorn also features an additional short story set in-world, The Bone Knife.
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2 primary books4 released booksDauntless Path is a 4-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Intisar Khanani.
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I loved this. I've been in a funk for a few weeks where I couldn't get into any books. I saw this come up on book bub, and even though I prefer to just go for the free books this one sounded worth the $0.99.
I'm glad I bought it. I'm not too familiar with the story of the goose girl but this story warmed my height. It was more about Alyrra finding herself than about a romance with Kestrin. I was honestly worried it would end like most retellings with a rushed romance. Instead this was one I could believe. the characters also had more depth in them than i expected. I felt love and pity for all of them. I want to read more of them, but I feel sequels never do a book justice. If a sequel is made I'd love to see more of Red Hawk, so long as the characters stay true to themselves.
I liked the premise... but it took almost half the book for me to actually like anything. The personality of the princess was very Eeyore like.... but it had a strong finish.
