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Aug 16, 2010

Catherine rated it:

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May 08, 2011

The Holy Terror rated it:

It's always harder for me to review a book that I gave five stars to, and I think it's just easier for me to point out flaws than to pinpoint what makes a book amazing for me. I'll give it a shot though.

Eugenie is struggling with adapting to her new life of being the Thorn Queen while still trying to continue on as a shaman in the human world. She focuses on something in one world while ultimately neglecting something in the other.

When Eugenie became the Thorn Queen she t More...

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Feb 02, 2012

Elena rated it:

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Mar 23, 2011

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Mar 24, 2010

Mel rated it:

Maybe it was the big hype created around the book which had me waiting for more things to come, or maybe it was due to the fact that I read this book after reading a lot of PNR books (where intensity and passion on almost every page is a must) which made me not really appreciate Eugenie’s dry tone narrative voice, or maybe it was just me... but it did take me a fair amount of pages to warm up to the book.
After that however I got sucked into an engaging, exciting and at certain times shock More...

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Feb 02, 2010

Natasha rated it:

Thorn Queen is a great second part in the Dark Swan series.
I loved Storm Born and hated that I had to wait a full year to read the next book. But since Mead has 3 amazing series, we get 3 doses of her each year! It's great.
Thorn queen met and went above any exceptions I had. I love the characters and the drama. I liked Eugenie's point of view. She's straightforward, interesting and easy to get attached to even if it's not exactly our type of world she lives in. She has some what o More...

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Feb 25, 2011

Tina rated it:

4.5 stars - I really enjoyed Storm Born(Dark Swan,#1) and opened this book with high expectations. I was not disappointed! The characters I adored are back with some new and intriguing ones as well. Once again, the plot was engaging and there was never a dull moment.

Plot 4
Cover 4
Writing 5
Originality 5
Characters 5
Romance/Chemistry 5
Good enough to pick up again 5

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Jun 02, 2010

Alisha rated it:

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Jan 21, 2012

Angie (Mind Malfunction) rated it:

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Apr 26, 2011

Emma rated it:

This is the second book in the Dark Swan series by Richelle Mead.
I picked this up and started reading it straight after finishing Storm Born so the story was still fresh in my mind.

The book starts off right where we left Eugeine Markham in Storm Born, confused and still trying to balance her time between to worlds, two sets of friends and maybe even two lovers - if she wanted! Of course her mother and step-father know nothing about her being named a queen in the otherworld, and More...

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Sep 22, 2011

Book Chick City rated it:

Eugenie Markham is half human and half faery and is still trying to balance her life of two worlds and two lovers. Now she is the Thorn Queen of Thorn Land and life is getting more difficult as she is spending more time in the Otherworld. Her powers are getting stronger and more deadly. But is this what she wants?

Thorn Queen is the second book in the Dark Swan series and having just read the first, Storm Born, I was able to drift straight back into the story with ease. The writing is More...

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Jan 18, 2010

The Flooze (Michelle M.) rated it:

First it's an obligation to attend a baby shower. Then it's seeing the devastation her desert-climate changes have wrought upon the land and the people. Then, to top it all off, gentry girls are disappearing from her lands. Even though Eugenie never wanted to be a Faerie Queen, her better nature won't let her ignore her duties for long.

In this fast-paced follow-up to Storm Born, Eugenie becomes further tied to her lands and her people, exploring what kind of monarch she wants to be. More...

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Dec 22, 2011

Stacia ~ platonic rated it:

Re-reading series in preparation of final book release. Apparently I didn't review this the first time reading, other than to say I liked it better than the book before. Maybe I'll do a review this time around.

*edit* December 2011. Nah, I'll just skip the review. You all know me by now, I'll read anything Richelle Mead writes. Even when her characters frustrate me and the scenarios piss me off, I still keep reading because she's a great storycrafter and character creator.

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May 30, 2011

BookWhisperer rated it:

I love this author, as a huge fan of the Vampire Academy series, I am familiar with this authors wonderful ability to write a novel that her readers and main character and find their selves in a vicious love triangle. Eugenie is an awesome character that I love following, not all of the hard core personality, but also a carefully crafted realistic personality that allows readers to really feel a connection. I must admit that the storyline in this particular novel, while enjoyable, was not as flo More...

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Jan 19, 2012

Charlotte rated it:

Well this was a somewhat hot and streamy but adrenaline racing book that just had you hooked and holding on, wanting to find out what happened next. There was this part of me that wanted to put it down, to do something else, something different, but the book wouldn't allow me to. there was just a whole lot going on in this novel that it was engaging and intriguing. The imagery seemed to be a vital part in this novel, and although it was the second one in the series, the fact that I had not been More...

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Dec 13, 2011

Cristina rated it:

I finished this book 15 minutes ago, so my thoughts are a bit jumbled... so I'll keep this short enough. I started this series because I loved The Vampire Academy series, as well as the first installment of Bloodlines. I want to read more of Mead, and for some reason, I cannot get into the idea of the Succubus series... to be honest, both VA & Bloodlines are better than this series. At least that's how I feel. I think that Storm Born may have been stronger than this book, and that this one has g More...

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Oct 17, 2011

Novels On The Run rated it:

MICHELLE'S REVIEW:

RATING : 4 DECIDING ON DORIAN STARS!!

I enjoyed this second installment in the Dark Swan series but I was left confused over my boys. Dorian or Kiyo? Richelle has got me flipping sides, I think.

Kiyo is doing the right thing by Maiwenn, holding down a job , but his romantic side is a bit wham bam, slam....literally. I know he is part animal, but something is going awry here for me.

Dorian has decided to be there , getting down More...

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Sep 25, 2011

Yazzie rated it:

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Sep 11, 2011

Unknow098765 rated it:

Where to start. I love Richelle Mead. She is my favourite author to date. I must admit that I picked up Thorn Queen as an impulse buy outside real cheap on a shabby discount table. Admittedly, I did not fall head over heals with the book my looking at the cover but as soon at I saw the author's name I had to have it.. And I'm so glad I saw it. I finished it in one night/morning (once I start reading I can't stop) and it was brilliant.

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Jun 20, 2011

Bec rated it:

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Jun 18, 2011

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Jun 06, 2011

Hp rated it:

Thorn Queen was, as expected, a fully engaging read. It was so full of action, so engaging you never wanted to put it down. But I can't say it was fully enjoyable. People who've read the book would probably know what I'm referring to.

<spoiler>Since the start of Storm Born, we were well aware that Eugenie faced real danger when it comes to those denizens who want to get into her pants. But I never thought she'd actually be raped, not when she was so all-powerful, all kickass aw More...

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Apr 10, 2011

Bronwyn rated it:

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Feb 24, 2011

Tracy rated it:

I don't think I'm going to enjoy writing this review very much, because I'm sort of torn about how I feel about the book. I really enjoyed Storm Born and was looking forward with much anticipation to Thorn Queen but I'm left feeling a bit disappointed. I want to preface my review by explaining that I think Richelle Mead is a good author and a solid story teller (no, they aren't the same thing). I find her books to have depth in both plot and characters (she's especially gifted with secondary and More...

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Feb 22, 2011

Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it:

Even though she is very reluctant to accept her new role as Thorn Queen, Eugenie still feels a sense of duty to protect her people when she learns that young girls are disappearing from her kingdom. As she sets out to find the culprit she finds things are not as they seem, and that there will be no easy fix. Meanwhile Kiyo has been tied up with the impending birth of his child, and Dorian continues to try and worm his way into Eugenie's life. She'll have to learn to harness the incredible power More...

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Feb 01, 2011

Rhonda rated it:

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Dec 13, 2010

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Aug 03, 2010

Thom rated it:

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May 19, 2010

Sarah rated it:

This is the second book in Richelle Mead's Dark Swan series & although I won't give spoilers for this book in my review it is almost impossible not to give spoilers for the first book Storm Born. If you are new to the series I highly recommend you don't read any further with this review - instead check my review of Storm Born.

I really enjoyed Storm Born so was excited about reading this book but Thorn Queen surpassed my expectations and was even better. Life hasn't been easy for Eu More...

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Jan 22, 2010

Martina the Book Fairy rated it:

The Dark Swan series (which only consists of two books so far) is urban fantasy. It takes place in Tuscon, AZ and the Otherworld, which is basically a faery realm - but in this book faery people are called either "the gentry" or "the shining ones".

The main character is Eugenie Markham, a half-human, half-gentry shaman paid to bind & banish Otherworld creatures from our world back to Otherworld. However, in her last battle, she also became queen of the Thorn Land More...

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