Shadow of Thorns

Midnight's Crown Series, Book 2

De: Ripley Proserpina

Narrado por: Stephanie Wyles

Secrets can't hide in daylight....

Hudson, Valen, Sylvain, and Marcus revealed their secret to Briar Hale, and she astonished them. The four vampires hadn't expected her to handle their revelation so easily, but Briar is a scientist and recognizes there are all manner of creatures in the world - some benign, some predatory, and some, like the brothers' maker, pure evil.

Caught in Asher's sights, Briar fights not only to stay alive, but to stay sane. Asher is in her head, whispering doubts and bringing to light her vampires' hidden pasts. He shows her everything - every bloody, terrible, heart-wrenching moment.

But she is stronger than Asher and the horrors stalking her vampires. Briar loves them, and she won't give them up, nor will she let them give up on each other.

With war on the horizon, Briar, Hudson, Valen, Sylvain, and Marcus will have to fight Asher and the secrets threatening to rise up and destroy them.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Ripley Proserpina (P)2018 Tantor

Brair Braveheart

Brair is a brave girl. She faces new challenges and learns new love. She is innocent but eager to learn. Can't wait to see what is next.

Good story but still a little slow

The story is interesting and the steam is rising. Not as steamy as I prefer but the bond of the group is strong. I still feel like parts of the story dragged but didn’t take away too much from the overall enjoyment of the book

Intriguing

The narrator doe such. fantastic job! The story is fantastic and a different take on the usual vampy romance.

🌿 “Shadow of Thorns” – Or, How I Accidentally Became Emotionally Entangled with a Plant Mafia 🌿

Have you ever read a book and thought, “Yes, this is exactly how I imagined being spiritually courted by morally ambiguous flower assassins would feel”? No? Well, Shadow of Thorns is here to violently photosynthesize its way into your heart and maybe plant a few suspicious vines while it’s at it.

Ripley Proserpina doesn’t just write—she whispers forbidden forest secrets into your brain while you’re distracted by the hot, brooding dudes with complicated pasts and the one girl who somehow doesn’t combust under the collective weight of their tension. It’s a reverse harem with angst, magic, and possibly a sentient shrubbery named Regret. (Okay, I made that last one up… or DID I?)

Our heroine, who I assume eats glitter for breakfast and has trauma-fueled clairvoyance powers, stumbles into a situation so dangerous and sexy it might as well have been choreographed by a coven of seductive botanists. The thorns? Sharp. The secrets? Thornier. The men? Allergic to shirts, apparently.

Reading this book was like waking up in a mystical garden with amnesia, five hot strangers, and the overwhelming urge to touch something you definitely shouldn’t. The prose? Lush. The vibes? Feral. The romantic tension? Enough to power a small, emotionally repressed village.

Would I recommend Shadow of Thorns? Only if you’re prepared to fall in love with fictional men who communicate exclusively through smoldering glances and cryptic warnings, and a story that slaps you in the face with plot twists and then kisses it better.

10/10. Would be hexed by these characters again.

SLOW. This has the content of an essay.

Absolute garbage. It’s all filler and could be a great short story. The first book had the content and character development of an introductory paragraph, the second was a stump of a short story. There is a difference between a “cliff hanger” and not finishing the story intended.

This author needs to ask themselves “what is the objective of this book”.