Between Two Thorns gives us a promising story, but then it fails to deliver. Maybe this kind of urban fantasy is long gone and buried. Maybe I read this book at the wrong time. Maybe it was something else. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

The story itself is interesting, but I found it difficult to understand how the Nether and the Exilium work. Again - maybe it was my fault, but I felt like it was too confusing. The concept behind the worlds is cool, or at least it seemed so since I was left wondering how on earth they actually work.
I also believe the two main storylines - or just one? They kind of converge into one, but I still feel like they are two different things and, as the worldbuilding, too confuse and they don't make a lot of sense when put together. If we only had Cathy and her oh-look-at-me-I-am-such-a-rebel attitude and her problems with her family, her arranged marriage, and the Fae in general, it would be fine. If we only had Max (what does he do, exactly?), his gargoyle (yep) and far-fetched Sam, it would be fine. But no, let's mix it all together and bake a what-the-flying-f is happening in this book.
To top it all, Cathy is just a hateful character. I did not like her, I did not care for what happened to her, and I don't really know how she will evolve in the next books.
The other characters - and there are tons of them - feel all the same. If you ask me to distinguish between Nathaniel, Tom, or... I forgot his name. Cathy's fiancé. They all merge into one.

It had some nice points, tho. I liked how the families were named. I liked the little bit of mystery going around and about and the final confrontation. It just wasn't enough to get me hooked on this series, and after reading the synopses of the following books, I stand by my decision.

It is truly a shame that I did not enjoy this book as much as I could. I really love Fae related stories, but this one failed to amaze, or even amuse, me.

Once I got into this I really enjoyed it. The only thing I had a tough time with was keeping up with all the characters. But things are afoot, fae are plotting, people die, the fae-touched gossip and their magical police have a lot plot twists to sort through.. Excellent world and I am looking forward to seeing what Cathy and William, Max and his gargoyle and the whacked-out sorcerer get up to next.

Won't be able to read this anymore since I wasn't able to redownload the copy after I changed my phone.

My apologies; if I requested this book, it appears that due to family commitments I was not able to read it before the book was archived. I'm sorry it has lingered this long.

I read this book a number of years ago but remember it being a very creative book with a rich and vivid world. The story took a while to get going but it was a fun and intriguing world with a cast of interesting characters. It had a fairy-tale esque feeling to the story but of course with a much more dark plot. An interesting story but I haven't continued on with the series.