Heart of Thorns

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 07/31/2018
ISBN: 9780062447685
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.50d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 92
Booklist 05/01/2018 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 07/16/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory