Gina Chen’s debut, Violet Made of Thorns follows Violet Lune, who is regarded as the kingdom’s only seer - and also a liar.

If the stunning cover hadn’t already drawn me in, the premise of a prickly heroine who sees other people’s fate learning to take control of her own would’ve. Violet Made of Thorns was easily one of my most anticipated releases of 2022. Content Warnings: self-harm in a ritual/magical context, body horror.Source: Digital ARC Provided via Netgalley/Turn the Pages Tour.

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. Violet’s wits may protect her in the cutthroat court, but they can’t change her fate. 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. 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.īut 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 is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrased-and not always true-divinations.

Violets made of thorns