The Path of Thorns

by A.G. Slatter and Angela Slatter

Book Overview

A lush and twisted dark fairy tale suffused with witchcraft, dark secrets and bitter revenge from the award-winning author. Exquisite, haunting and at times brutal, readers of Naomi Novik and Erin Morgenstern will be entranced.

Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789094372
• ISBN13: 9781789094374
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Titan Books (UK)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A dark fantasy with revenge within

⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Path of Thorns, by A. G. Slatter, is a gothic tale of magic and betrayal, love and deceit, pain and loss. Asher Todd, the new governess to the Morewood children, arrives at the family estate, and begins the trials of looking after children, while trying to dance around the family and it’s many dark deeds. She’ll learn each staff and family member, their flaws and secrets, and slowly build up the dark deed of her own. The one that drawn her here, after so many years. For fans of dark fantasy, with extremely light gothic inspiration, this would be an excellent fit. It is a very slow burn, and the characters themselves are all fairly flawed. I wished for more fleshing out of some characters, more action, and a way to connect with Asher. The author leaves the ending opening to the possibility of another book, maybe more story and more details, to add to this rich world that Asher lives in. Solid three star read!