Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

Melissa Bashardoust

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous dark medium-paced

Description

Melissa Bashardoust's Girl, Serpent, Thorn is "an alluring feminist fairy tale" (Kirkus Reviews) about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse.There was and there was not, as all stories be...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,271 reviews

Moods

adventurous 87%
dark 43%
emotional 41%
mysterious 40%
tense 28%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 13%
reflective 13%
challenging 11%
sad 5%
lighthearted 4%
funny 1%
informative 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 28%
slow 7%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 26% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.75

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