A review by a_chickletz
The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan

5.0

This is me, right now, finishing this book.

A part of me wishes that I was just starting this series over, from the beginning, and reading through them. But I think I'm satisfied with the way I read them, so I'm not upset.

So 'satisfied' is a perfect word to sum up this story, followed by a ton of swear words.

I wish I could spoil, but it'd totally ruin the experience. I will say how awesome it was that everything once talked about in passing or in reminiscence was now fleshed out fully in this story. We got to be Albert, Arista, Alaric, Hilfred, and even some baddies.

What I found so cute was Royce's relationship with Gwen. You just had to 'aww' at how awkward he was being around her and smile at it. Knowing Royce previously from the other books, I was already accustomed to 'how far her could go' and just reading it again was a total nail biter (which is where a lot of the swear words came in).

Overall: I enjoyed the book. No matter the order in which you read them in, you'll still come out wanting more.