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zelieanner's review against another edition
3.5
Preferred this novella- not trying to be anything other than the barest hint of plot and mostly porn. One shot for sure
rellimreads's review against another edition
4.0
Free on Read Me Romance podcast. This novella is a “bridge” between Sierra Simone’s New Camelot Trilogy (American Queen/American Prince/American Queen) and her new Thornchapel series (at this time A Lesson In Thorns is the only one released).
It’s not like you have to have read New Camelot to enjoy this, but I think if I hadn’t something would be missing and I wouldn’t relate as well to Ryan. (Ryan was a fairly minor character in Camelot, but still important.). Merlin sends Ryan to Thornchapel in search of a book and he meets Sydney Blount. Since the death of Ryan’s previous employer and sort of dominant (not exactly sexual, it’s weird and here’s where it probably makes more sense if you’re familiar with New Camelot), Ryan is at loose ends. Sydney steps in and their relationship develops from there.
This is a short novella so there’s not a whole lot of development going on. Frankly, I wonder if they’ll appear in Thornchapel in any meaningful way, because it would be a treat to get more about their HEA.
Personal issue I tried not to reflect in rating: I like Guy Locke as a narrator. A lot. However, he speaks a little too slow for me and I have to bump up the speed whenever he’s narrating. With iTunes, my only option was .5x, 1x, 1.5x, or 2x. 1 was too slow and 1.5 was too fast. I left it at 1 and it felt kind of sluggish to me.
It’s not like you have to have read New Camelot to enjoy this, but I think if I hadn’t something would be missing and I wouldn’t relate as well to Ryan. (Ryan was a fairly minor character in Camelot, but still important.). Merlin sends Ryan to Thornchapel in search of a book and he meets Sydney Blount. Since the death of Ryan’s previous employer and sort of dominant (not exactly sexual, it’s weird and here’s where it probably makes more sense if you’re familiar with New Camelot), Ryan is at loose ends. Sydney steps in and their relationship develops from there.
This is a short novella so there’s not a whole lot of development going on. Frankly, I wonder if they’ll appear in Thornchapel in any meaningful way, because it would be a treat to get more about their HEA.
Personal issue I tried not to reflect in rating: I like Guy Locke as a narrator. A lot. However, he speaks a little too slow for me and I have to bump up the speed whenever he’s narrating. With iTunes, my only option was .5x, 1x, 1.5x, or 2x. 1 was too slow and 1.5 was too fast. I left it at 1 and it felt kind of sluggish to me.
chris80dawn's review against another edition
3.0
Finished this through RMR podcast. I think it would have been better to read all the books in series to understand the back story of characters more
kellybronwynt's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
crackedspinereviews's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
foryouathena's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0