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The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic (Grishaverse, #0.5, 2.5, 2.6)

Leigh Bardugo,

Sara Kipin (Illustrator)

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Jun 21, 2019 Grace rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019-reads

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. “You see, some people are born with a piece of night inside, and that hollow place can never be filled-not with all the good food or sunshine in the world. That emptiness cannot be banished, and so some days we wake with the feeling of the wind blowing through, and we must simply endure it as the boy did.”
- Ayama and the Thorn Wood
Overall I love this book. I love fairytale retellings, and this doesn’t disappoint. These are fresh & original retellings unlike any others. I appreciate that the aut ...more

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Dec 06, 2018 Erica Eberhart rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, 2018

The older I get, the more I appreciate twisted fairy tales. Or maybe 'twisted' isn't the appropriate term, but more so 'standard.' Fairy tales were always a little twisted, weren't they? And this, tied into the Grisha verse, is even better.

But I don't think you have to be familiar with the Grisha verse to enjoy this book. They are stories all on their own and there's no need to fully understand that mythology. You can enjoy the book on its own.

Outside of that, the hardcover of this book is absol ...more

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