Garden of Thorns and Light

By: Shylah Addante

Narrated by: Chelsea Stephens

When Amethyst Faye was six years old, she was almost stolen by a monster in the woods on the same night her mother mysteriously disappeared. Ten years, a half-dozen psychiatrists, and a slew of diagnoses haven’t made things any better; she is still plagued by nightmares, ridiculed at school, and misunderstood by everyone from her teachers to her counselor to her father. And lately she’s been sprouting thick green thorns out of her skin.

Summer at Gran’s in Morgan Springs wins out, just barely, and only because a backwater town sounds marginally more interesting than a mental institution. Amethyst draws the attention of Ben, the boy of her dreams, and Absynth, the creature from her nightmares. Although neither of them is what she expected, Amethyst realizes both Ben and Absynth are exactly what she needs to heal her heart and harness the fairy magic she’s inherited.

Unfortunately for Amethyst, trying to walk both paths could get her killed, but having to choose between them is far worse.

©2020 Shylah Addante (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Cute fairy story

Excellent narration!

The book kept me engaged through out and enjoyed the overall story. The end did leaving me hanging a bit.

Really good

Loved listening to this book ❤️‍🩹 kept me in suspense to the end. Very well narrative

Beautifully written

I truly enjoyed listening to this book. It was a bit predictable but didn’t disappoint. Searched for the sequel. I absolutely want to know what will happen next.

Teen romance is a little too predictable

Someone said it the girl
Is always whining up until the end
Look this author shows promise and maybe younger readers would love it … it is not sophisticated and was dull and I had to skip to the end which I often do to see if it is worth it and really .. not for me

Interesting fairytale twist

This was well read by the performer. The story was original and not predictable. But there were some major issues I had that were not believable. the father just shipping his daughter off to family member they have no relationship with for 10 years?! The life altering decisions based on a sort of boyfriend of how long, a week? It just seemed far fetched to me. But the actual fairytale part was more believable than the "human" story.