- The character development was awesome! Since Aurora pretends to be her brother Jor for most of the book the interaction between her and Niklaas is so raw. They both have secrets, but overall they get to know each other pretty well.
- Princess of Thorns is NOT a Sleeping Beauty re-telling, but rather a story that Aurora's children AND the story or Prince Niklaas who has been cursed, just like the the Brothers Grimm Six Swans.
- The world building is also amazing. A world that has been taken over by ogres, where fairies live, where trees eat, where magic is prevalent... I loved it!
- Some - not all - of the bad people, were not really all bad. I found that the characters were complex.
- I enjoyed that the book was told from dual POVs and we also had a glimpse at the ogre queen's thoughts and planning.
- The romance was to die for *sigh* *swoon* I really liked that Niklaas and Aurora got to know each other first and then fell in love. Their personalities were similar, selfless, full of secrets, stubborn, but they complemented each other at the end.
- That it wasn't longer? The the prologue didn't last 100 more pages? That is to say that I love this book to pieces!
I adored this book. I have no idea why it took me so long to read it since I've had the audiobook for a while. I love these characters, this world, this magic, and most of all the romance of it all. One of my favorite fantasies for sure!