Brend's Reviews > The Book of Thorns

This was outstanding.

Back at my thing:
-loml
-seven
-Cornelia Street
-mad woman
-Robin
-Timeless



Also, a spoiler for the best death in a historical novel to ever exist:

“Everyone’s voices are far away, and I cannot do anything except stare. It’s a rose, deep red, its head blossoming out of the major’s mouth.
William rushes over, slamming him on the back to try to dislodge the flower. But the thorns are dug in deep, and it will not budge.
Blood is pouring forth from the major’s mouth now, and he falls to the floor, his body stiff and jerky as he convulses. William finally gets purchase on the flower and is able to pull it out, but not without tearing at the flesh of the major’s tongue and throat. The major screams in agony.
He will never tell another lie again.”