Review: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

Ayama and the Thorn Wood
This story was lovely! Love a brave girl. Live beauty not being linked to bravery or goodness. But also not being demonized. It was a wonderful balance. They story was part King Minos, part Scheherazade, and part werewolf situation. It was a great kick off to a fairy tale book. Now I must go to sleep but I look forward to more stories.

The Too-Cleaver Fox
This one was also a fun fairy tale. I love a good moral.
I liked that I remembered it being mentioned in the original trilogy. I am glad it has been published in this form! The illustrations are beautiful. I found this story very fun. I liked the fox.

The Witch of Duva
Well, this story was fantastic. It totally tricked me. Guessing it’s going to be my favorite of the book.

Little Knife
This one might actually be my favorite. Wonderful moral. Good storytelling. Potential supernatural lesbianism. Love it.

The Soldier Prince
Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Did think it was too long. The ending was maybe ominous?

When Water Sang Fire
This one was wonderful! It was dark and thrilling and sad.

Overall I completely recommend this book! Both to Grishaverse fans and just to anyone who is interested in fairytales. I was very impressed by this collection, there was really only one I was meh about and the rest I was crazy for.

I gave this book 4 stars on Goodreads and finished it on March 4th, 2019.