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

3.5

For a Riyria Chronicle, there was annoyingly little Riyria in the first half. Where the last part had Gwen as an additional PoV, this one had Hilfred, Arista's future personal bodyguard. I didn't like his PoV (crushing on a 12-year-old child) and don't think it as valuable as Gwen's, but fine. The later part was worth it, as was finding out how the partnership of Riyria and Viscount Albert Winslow began.