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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Abuse, Emotional abuse, Child neglect, Coercive control, Captivity, Imprisonment, Magical coercion, Violence
Among the Thorns
by Jennifer K. Lambert
Book 2 in Never the Roses
Pick this up for the messy sister-mirror setup: two young sorceresses, one prince, and a world that treats powerful girls like assets. The romance is open-door but the real bite is the yearning, the envy, and the question of who gets to live freely.
goodreads 3.91/5 46 ratings
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Length400 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Slow seduction
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Medium
- Slow seduction
- Beautiful grief
- Prince charming
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- Power imbalance
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Earned hope
- Reluctant hero
- Class difference
- Tension / anticipation
- The angst delivered
- Caretaker
- Push and pull
- Tension
- Romantic fulfillment
- Star-crossed
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
Fantasy promise
- Fantasy romance
- Love triangle
- Academy / campus
- High fantasy
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Forbidden love
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- Cottage / cabin / homestead
- Academy / school
- Psychics
- Forced proximity
- Forest / wilderness
- Royal court / palace
- Fairytale retelling
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Romantic
- Lyrical
- Moderate
- Witch/mage
- Dreamy
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- Atmospheric
- Innocent / sheltered
- Mysterious
- Character-driven
- Ambitious schemer
- Emotional
- Dreamwalker / mind-walker
- Tense
- Gothic
- Yearning
- Forbidden desire
- Political intrigue
- Star-crossed lovers
- Cottagecore
- Will make you cry
- Morally complex
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Book details
- Length
- 400 pages
- Publisher
- Tor Bramble
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book