Comforting

Brambles

Intisar Khanani — 2020

In the kingdom of Adania, everyone knows what Princess Alyrra did to earn the court's contempt, her mother's disdain, and her brother's hatred. She betrayed her own. Yet, the truth hides another story, one of honor and honesty, of a princess gambling her own life for another's. It's a tale of courage and consequences, and a choice that can never be undone. A short story prequel to her multi-starred fantasy, Thorn, Intisar Khanani's "Brambles" gives Alyrra's account of what really happened all those years ago, and how a few critical days turned her life into a daily fight for survival.

Reviews

arwen@corienrielle

May 5, 2024

i received an arc! this is was really good, i haven't read thorn yet but it definitely convinced me to read it

Coralie | she/her@cocobookaddict

Aug 27, 2021

4/5 I would like to thank NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book to review. . I absolutely loved this little introduction of the series! I still haven't read Thorn but it has been on my TBR for a little time now. And this little introduction really caught my attention, and now I'll just go take Thorn out of my TBR! We have a good aspect of the characters here, and I'm already so angry with Allyra's brother... and mother. And friends? Haha I really have to read Thorn, Brambles was not enough!!!

Lisa Beasley@carefulofbooks

Aug 18, 2021

This was a really nice little insight into Alyrra before the start of Thorn, and how her actions led to her situation at the start of that book. I love Intisar's writing and the ease with which you can read and become engrossed in the storytelling. I have a major want to re-read Thorn now too.

CJ @cjtherobot

Jan 14, 2022

Ella Zegarra@ellieroth

Jan 9, 2022