Prince of Thorns

I'm just going to admit that I'm never going to finish this book. DNF at around 100 pages. I just can't stand the main character.

Memories are dangerous things. You turn them over and over, until you know every touch and corner, but still you'll find an edge to cut you.

And it is the memories that make Prince Jorg dangerous.

...I could tell his men had heard their fill of Norwood stories. They'd heard of the Mad Prince and his road hounds. They'd heard how ragged warriors burst from the ruins, stood their ground, and broke a force ten times their number.

I (mostly) understand why I should hate Prince Jorg. He's ruthless. He kills innocent people - men, women, children - he's not choosy. He cares little about anyone and not enough about anyone to really care about their life. Honestly, he's an a-hole.

HOWEVER, I couldn't fault him for long when I found out what a supreme a-hole his dad is. Honestly, I was actually rooting for the little jerk sometimes because he's also really smart and (stupid) brave and strategic and drew the short straw when it came to nice fathers.

I couldn't put it down. The writing was really good. The world building was cool. The characters were also cool but could have been flushed out a bit more.

4 Stars