The Rose and the Thorn (The Rose and the Thorn #1)
Katherine Macdonald
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 13 ratings · 466 pages · Published: 01 Dec 2023
There is a pale, penetrating loneliness etched into the walls of this forgotten place. A kind of loneliness made living... is this what it feels like to be a ghost, alone in some kind of half world?
Taking shelter from a storm, Rose accidentally strays into a deserted fairy realm, and finds herself trapped there with only a mysterious talking beast for company. Although initially reluctant to befriend her strange companion, Rose quickly finds herself growing closer to him. She names him Thorn, and as the castle blossoms into a place of beauty, so too does their friendship. But something else lurks within the walls, a dark force that will stop at nothing to be free once more...
If Rose is to survive and lift the curse placed upon the castle, she will have to face her fears and conquer the nightmares that have haunted her since childhood, as well as confront the terrifying creature that stalks the shadows in the night.
A passionate retelling of a classic tale, fairy tale fantasy meets Gothic. Will have you sobbing and laughing, and truly believing in the power of true love.
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- fantasy 3
- fae 3
- monsters 3
- young adult 2
- magic 2
- paranormal 2
- m-f romance 2
- class difference 2
- friends to lovers 2
- non-human hero 2
- independent heroine 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- slow burn 2
- betrayal 2
- forced proximity 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- virgin heroine 1
- royal hero 1
- caretaking 1
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
- shy hero 1
- tortured hero 1
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- animal death 2
- death / grief 2
- Format
- audiobook
- standalone 1
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The 'The Rose and the Thorn' series
4.43 · 13 ratings
strong heroine · fantasy · forced proximity · animal-death · independent heroine · virgin heroine · monsters · cheerful heroine · caretaking · standalone-first · length-long · death · magic · first-in-series · standalone · shy-hero · non-human-hero · behind-doors · sweet heroine · fae
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