I was very surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this book! It would be worth 4 stars, if I didn’t feel that it was too rushed.
I felt that it needed a Prologue, some kind of introduction to the world or the main character, the first chapter felt weird for the lack of context. It would have also been nice to get to see Grace with her family before they were attacked, especially her father.
Essentially, I think that the plot is good and shows promise, and the characters are likable, but it has no real substance, it was too rushed, the romance too insta-love even though she doesn’t know the men enough to know what does she love about them 🤷🏻♀️
The attraction I get, and I’m not complaining about it, since it got us some steamy scenes 🔥 but again, it seemed too rushed and forced, especially since the 3 men didn’t like each other. I would have liked to see some character development, Grace getting to know the boys and the boys getting to know each other, more info on their background, etc.
And the ending was so anti-climatic, so sudden, even with the cliffhanger it was very meh 😕
I’m not sure how many books this series will have, maybe we will get this character development in the next books, but sometimes I feel that in order to draw out the story and make it a series instead of a stand-alone, authors turn what could have been a great book into a mediocre one... In the case of Thorn Boys, it could have used another 100 pages (at least) of substance, plot and backstories, even it being in a series.
But I’ll definitely continue reading, and hoping for a richer plot and character development in the next book 🤞🏻