![]() There’s a curse, brought about by love gone wrong. Older fairy tales weren’t all sunshine and rainbow, in Tower of Thorns, we are presented with the darkest aspect of storybook fancies. ![]() ![]() In both cases, Juliet Marillier skilfully twisted familiar storylines and delivered them to us in refreshing ways. While Dreamer’s Pool took its inspiration from The Goose Girl the story in Tower of Thorns has elements of Briar Rose. Thematically, the book continues the fairy tale retelling tradition of its predecessor. Monster in ancient tales were often a disconcerting mixture of man and creature… But in my book, the vilest and worst was the human monster. Secondly, there’s a monster-of-the-week type side story that head spear each book, narrated by a lord or lady that Blackthorn is assisting. First, it focuses on the personal growth of Blackthorn, as well as her developing partnership with Grim. The Blackthorn and Grim novels operate on two levels. ![]() With Tower of Thorns, we go back to her roots with magic, fairy tale and true love. While I enjoyed Dreamer’s Pool, I felt it was slightly different from the usual Juliet Marillier books that I’ve grown up loving. ![]() I am happy to announce that Tower of Thorns is a superior sequel in every way. I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and Pan Macmillan Australia in exchange for an honest review.Ĭontains minor spoilers for Dreamer’s Pool. ![]()
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