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The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo is available for checkout from the Mission Viejo Library.

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a light read that still keeps you interested and engaged. Her drawings add another level of depth to these stories and help me visualize even further the scenes in the stories. I’d also like to give credit to Sara Kipin who did the illustrations for this book.

Her descriptions, dialogue, and pacing makes me feel like I’m a part of the story. Each story has plot twists, magic, revenge, love, betrayals, and sacrifice.īardugo’s writing style is another thing I love about this book. It’s genuinely so refreshing to read something inspired by fairytales, myth and folklore, that isn’t repeating something I’ve read a million times before. Reading each story feels like I’m reading it for the first time. I have reread this book so many times and it’s never gotten old. When Water Sang Fire, my personal favorite, takes a dark and gritty take on the classic story of The Little Mermaid. The Soldier Prince, a story that takes place on the island of Kerch, is an invigorating take on the classic ballet The Nutcracker.

A shorter tale of an outcast, a beautiful girl, and a river, Little Knife is a refreshing break from the typical prince and princess stories. The Witch of Duva, a darker take on the classic Hansel and Gretel, tells the narrative of a starving village girl trying to survive her evil stepmother.

The Too-Clever Fox, based in the Russian inspired country of Ravka, tells a story of a fox who managed to outwit anyone he encountered. Ayama and the Thorn Wood, a story based in the fictional country of Zemeni, tells a tale of a girl who saves her village without slaying the terrifying beast. Set in the fictional world of the Grishaverse, Leigh Bardugo puts a darker spin on beloved childhood stories. The Language of Thorns is a collection of fantastical short stories based on various fairy tales, myths, and folklore such as: Hansel and Gretel, The Little Mermaid, The Nutcracker and more.