In The Rose and the Thorn, Katherine Macdonald offers a darkly atmospheric fantasy romance that reimagines a classic fairy tale with a Gothic edge. When a storm drives young Rose into an abandoned fae domain, she becomes bound to a secluded castle an…
In The Rose and the Thorn, Katherine Macdonald offers a darkly atmospheric fantasy romance that reimagines a classic fairy tale with a Gothic edge. When a storm drives young Rose into an abandoned fae domain, she becomes bound to a secluded castle and its only inhabitant, a secretive talking beast she names Thorn. As Rose’s uneasy coexistence with Thorn deepens into an unexpected bond, the castle itself begins to transform, even as a far more sinister presence stirs in its hidden corners. To break the curse and survive the monsters that haunt both the corridors and her own memories, this strong-willed heroine must confront long-buried fears in a world of magic, suspense, and dangerous enchantment.
In The Rose and the Thorn, Katherine Macdonald offers a darkly atmospheric fantasy romance that reimagines a classic fairy tale with a Gothic edge. When a storm drives young Rose into an abandoned fae domain, she becomes bound to a secluded castle an…
In The Rose and the Thorn, Katherine Macdonald offers a darkly atmospheric fantasy romance that reimagines a classic fairy tale with a Gothic edge. When a storm drives young Rose into an abandoned fae domain, she becomes bound to a secluded castle and its only inhabitant, a secretive talking beast she names Thorn. As Rose’s uneasy coexistence with Thorn deepens into an unexpected bond, the castle itself begins to transform, even as a far more sinister presence stirs in its hidden corners. To break the curse and survive the monsters that haunt both the corridors and her own memories, this strong-willed heroine must confront long-buried fears in a world of magic, suspense, and dangerous enchantment.
Heart of Thorns by Katherine Macdonald revisits a dark, fairy-tale world from the perspective of a cursed monster trapped in a decaying, isolated castle. Once a child and now a beast known only as Thorn, he has watched six would-be saviors fail as th…
Heart of Thorns by Katherine Macdonald revisits a dark, fairy-tale world from the perspective of a cursed monster trapped in a decaying, isolated castle. Once a child and now a beast known only as Thorn, he has watched six would-be saviors fail as the magic draining his home grows stronger and more dangerous. When Rose crosses into his realm and gives him a name, their uneasy connection stirs both romance and suspicion, as her hidden past and the castle’s imprisoned darkness threaten them both. This young adult gothic fantasy offers a fae-tinged, suspenseful retelling that complements The Rose and the Thorn while standing on its own.
