The king and queen of a small kingdom have two sons. An in-depth analysis and more of my thoughts on each story can be found below: Personally, I find this format more appealing, as I tend not to get as much out of “side stories” that are tied to (and hence feel “tacked on” to) existing characters and events from a main series.įilled with dark undertones, many of these stories also call back to familiar classic fairy tales-but with a twist. It would be more accurate to think of these as fairy tale retellings, each self-contained and often involving their own message and lessons. However, these tales are for the most part unrelated to either of those series-a point in this anthology’s favor, in my opinion-and therefore can be enjoyed on their own. Leigh Bardugo’s The Language of Thorns collects six short stories set in the “Grishaverse”, the world in which her novels like Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows take place. Publisher: Audible Studios (September 26, 2017) The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher.
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