Gina Chen

I finally finished Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen.
" Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it.

But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus’s love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom—all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus.

Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom—or doom them all."
I give this an overall 2.5 out of 5 star rating, it's very slow paced to the point that I switched to the audiobook and sped through just to finish the book. It finally started getting interesting towards the end which apparently there is a book 2 and I as curious I am to find out what happens I am in no hurry to dive into the second book. I am a bit offended that they claim this to be perfect for fans of Cruel Prince by Holly Black because uhm no it isn't. I love Cruel Prince and this is far from enticing as that is. I don't ever like not recommending books to anyone and even more giving a bad review but this book just didn't hit for me.… (mehr)

I finally finished Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen.
" Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it.

But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus’s love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom—all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus.

Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom—or doom them all."
I give this an overall 2.5 out of 5 star rating, it's very slow paced to the point that I switched to the audiobook and sped through just to finish the book. It finally started getting interesting towards the end which apparently there is a book 2 and I as curious I am to find out what happens I am in no hurry to dive into the second book. I am a bit offended that they claim this to be perfect for fans of Cruel Prince by Holly Black because uhm no it isn't. I love Cruel Prince and this is far from enticing as that is. I don't ever like not recommending books to anyone and even more giving a bad review but this book just didn't hit for me.… (mehr)

Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased—and not always true—divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh-so-not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once he’s crowned at the end of the summer—unless Violet does something about it.

But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyrus’s love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end in either damnation or salvation for the kingdom—all depending on the prince’s choice of future bride. Violet faces her own choice: Seize an opportunity to gain control of her own destiny, no matter the cost, or give in to the ill-fated attraction that’s growing between her and Cyrus.

Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. And as the boundary between hatred and love grows ever thinner with the prince, Violet must untangle a wicked web of deceit in order to save herself and the kingdom—or doom them all.… (mehr)