Heart of Thorns

by Bree Barton

Book Overview

Inventive and heart-racing, this fierce feminist teen fantasy from debut author Bree Barton explores a dark kingdom in which only women can possess magic--and every woman is suspected of having it.

Fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor won't want to miss this gorgeously written, bold novel, the first in the Heart of Thorns trilogy.

In the ancient river kingdom, where touch is a battlefield and bodies the instruments of war, Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood. The same women who killed her mother without a single scratch.

But when Mia's father announces an alliance with the royal family, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Determined to forge her own path forward, Mia plots a daring escape, but could never predict the greatest betrayal of all: her own body. Mia possesses the very magic she has sworn to destroy.

Now, as she untangles the secrets of her past, Mia must learn to trust her heart...even if it kills her.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062447688
• ISBN13: 9780062447685
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

One of my favorites!

The character development in this book is phenomenal in my opinion. It was my first arranged marriage kind of read and it certainly didn't disappoint. In the beginning I was skeptical if it was my taste, but after I got to the middle of the book the twists and turns made it so I couldn't put it down. With an ending I didnt see coming I can't wait until the sequel, Tears Of Frost, is released Nov 2019. If you like stories with strong minded female characters, this book is for you.