New Release & Review: Thorns: A Prison of Thorns Novel (Blood Prophecy, #2) by L.H. Cosway

Thorns: A Prison of Thorns Novel
(Blood PRohecy, #2)

by L.H. Cosway

Released – 13 December 2022

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Blurb

Darya Cristescu has been living a charmed life. She has the perfect boyfriend, is just about to turn nineteen and will soon graduate from the St. Bastian Institute for Magic and the Supernatural.

All that goes belly up when she’s framed for a crime she didn’t commit. Luckily, the authorities know exactly who set her up: the demon warlock she helped send to prison only a few short months ago. What they don’t know is how he managed to orchestrate everything whilst bound by wards and magical blocks.

Eager to assist in the investigation, Darya makes the tough decision to leave her family, her friends, and most importantly, her boyfriend behind and go undercover to the Prison of Thorns. She must pretend she’s been found guilty and sentenced to serve time, all the while gaining access to Vasilios, earning his forgiveness and trust, and figuring out how he managed to frame her.

However, nothing goes according to plan. In the cutthroat microcosm of the prison, Darya and Vasilios are forced to become allies. She learns about his past and the strange dimension he came from, making the realisation that it might not have been him who framed her but someone else entirely. And when all is said and done, Darya finds herself changed utterly, no longer the protected daughter of the most powerful couple in Tribane, but a woman who survived the horrors of prison hand in hand with the one person she used to consider her very worst enemy.

Thorns is book #2 in L.H. Cosway’s Blood Prophecy Series. It is necessary to read book #1, Foretold, before reading this installment.

***Please note that this book ends in a cliff-hanger and also contains a love triangle and a minor theme of suicide.***

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Review

4 stars!

Thorns throws us back in the paranormal world created for Blood Prophecy and Blood Magic and back into Darya’s life. Things seem to be going well for her and Peter but things can change in a blink of an eye. After feeling like someone is following her, Darya finds herself in trouble and accused of murder. If she is going to figure out the truth, then she needs to go where the real suspect is – The Prison of Thorns.

When Darya enters the Prison of Thorns, it’s not at all what she thought. It’s a rollercoaster of emotion because her world is flipped upside down. She doesn’t have the protection she is used to and she has to side with the one person she considered her enemy.

Thorns just got better and better with every page I turned. I was on the edge of my seat while the anticipation of what was to come grew within me. There are twists I never saw coming and feelings I didn’t know I’d feel. I hate love triangles and though it’s not exactly what I was expecting, it’s building up to one that can surely break hearts. My heart was confused at times and I found myself wanting something else entirely.

Is your future all that you hoped it would be?

“No. It’s nothing like what I’d hoped. It’s nothing like anything I could possibly imagine”

It only seems that ways because you haven’t experienced the journey yet. Once you do, it will all make perfect sense.

It’s amazing how can one vision can change everything. I never thought I’d feel the way I do and now I’m even more invested in these characters. I need to know what happens.

There is still a lot of magic in the series and I enjoyed the new elements that the prison brought to the story. I liked that Darya is pushed to the limits and tested as she always is, and I loved seeing old characters and new. I cannot wait for more!!

*ARC generously provided by the author*