Girl, Serpent, Thorn
by Melissa Bashardoust
3 Stars
Soraya is born with a terrible curse. She is poison to anyone who touches her, cursed by a Div because of the decisions of her mother. Her family has locked her away in one of their seasonal palaces and she has made it into a home. Caring for her rose garden and hiding in the walls she lives a half-life, although it is the only life she ever knows. When her family returns to the palace for her twin brothers wedding they bring with them something Soraya has only dreamed of. A Div who might help her break her curse.
I honestly only finished this because I don't like to abandon books. It was just ok, nothing special. I listened to the audio and I honestly was super confused. The narrator sounds like their using a slight Russian accent? Which doesn't seem to fit with the Persian theme. The world building could have been better. And the twists and turns less obvious. I didn't find myself rooting for or against any characters and I wasn't particularly satisfied when the main villain died.