June 2022 BotM

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Hello. By popular vote, this month's BotM will be Thorn by Intisar Khanani. I've heard many good things about this book, so I hope you'll all enjoy it! If not, that's perfectly fine too. Just comment why below and we can have a respectful and insightful conversation as always. Looking forward to what everyone has to say!

[Katrina]

I recently started reading this book, so I will be joining in.

[Susan]

I love this choice. I read the original self-published ebook edition--it was one of the first ebooks I ever bought and one of the first retelling fantasies I'd encountered, and a big reason I stuck with the genre.

[Lily]

Woah, it used to be self-published?

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Yes, I just read about that in the author's review in the comments section of the book. Cool :)

[Mary]

I want to hear everyone's thoughts so far! I reread it recently and ahhhhhh....

[Katrina]

I have read the first 8 chapters so far. Really enjoying it. Looking forward to seeing what she does next and how she deals with her current identity.

[Noonecansinkmyship (Tissa), Fairy Lucinda :)]

Glad everyone's having a great time! Here's a few questions for everyone to think about:

If you were Alyrra, what would you have done: actively stay the goose girl or do your best to find a way to claim your identity back?

What do you like best about the book?

What is your favorite scene in the book?

Do you have a favorite character? Who and why?