𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐈 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐉 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬
A thorn witch with the power to walk between the realms of Life and Death finds herself at the centre of a magical rebellion, and a dangerous romance, that could destroy her coven and her soul. A dark and decadent debut where the fate of all magic is at stake and it only takes one witch, and one spark, to set the world ablaze.

An intriguing magical system where all covens of witches are bound in servitude ti the tyrant High Warden of Hassett. Penny Albright is a daughter of the thorn coven, who patrol the veil between realms of Life and Death. Nothing is at it seems and everything is a stake. This is an incredible novel that will have you believing in romance and the power of familial love.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘐 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘑 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘴

Wasn’t a huge fan of this book which was disappointing. Slow to read and I had to really push through just to finish it.

A hit or miss I feel. It could grab the attention of a particular reader, and unfortunately that wasn’t me.

Thank you for letting me read it early!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book!

Okay, so, I enjoyed this - the magic system was interesting and pretty original. I like that the world is revealed to us fairly slowly, and we follow along with a rebel resistance to a magical dictatorship.

However, I felt like I needed a lot more details on this world. I feel like some authors avoid info-dumping, but I don't mind that and I think for this book I needed more of it. There definitely was some explanation of the lore and the events leading up to where the story starts, but I was confused at times. Sometimes I do read too fast and miss details, but that's not what happened here as I kept finding things I didn't fully understand.

Also, I have to say I wasn't very invested in any of the characters (they felt a little two-dimensional) so it took me a long time to read this. I think it was also a little too long, some of the trips into Death felt repetitive.

Overall, I did enjoy this but I probably won't be reading the sequel - we'll see!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. This was a impressive debut. The worldbuilding was done really well and I liked the complex characters. If morally grey characters are your thing, you will probably like this book. A couple of things that could have worked better are the pacing (in particular the end felt quite rushed) and more development of the romance side of the character relationships. Nonetheless I did enjoy this and look forward to the next instalment.

"Tonight, I Burn" is the first chapter of "Thorn Witch," a fantasy romance series written by Katharine J. Adams and currently in progress.

A dark, fascinating and seductive novel that bewitched me right from its premise. Oppression, rebellion, witchcraft, sisterhood, friendship and love? The perfect mix to capture my attention! I had quite high expectations and thankfully I was not disappointed! I liked the elaborate world building, although sometimes chaotic and with several info dumps, a lot. The story full of deceptions, subterfuges and intrigues, after a somewhat slow and introductory beginning, absorbed me completely. The complex and tormented characters won me over (I admit I have a soft spot for Malin!). And the romance, even with its ups and downs, made me swoon badly! All in all, I found it an enchanting read, albeit not without its flaws, that kept me glued to the pages from beginning to end! I can't wait to read the sequel!

Thank you to the Publisher and NetGalley for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars

This was a bit slow to begin with but as soon as you get to 30% of the way in the story completely takes off and I just needed to know how the story ended.

I’m blown away that this is a debut! It give A Court of Thorns and Roses vibes and I completely ate it up. There were times where I thought some of the romance was a bit forced but I did like how intimate scenes were not graphic because sometimes scenes like that can distract from the story.

I found the world building and magic system was very unique to a lot of other YA Fantasy that is out there which is great.

Totally recommend this to fans of Sarah J Maas, Cassandra Clare, Holly Black etc.
Now I’m itching for the sequel

Oh yes! Drama, tension, deceit, witchcraft - this book has it all! Perfect for this time of year, this book will definitely appeal to any dark fantasy fans out there.

Not for me personally. The writing style did not really work for me. I found myself not connecting with the story as it felt a bit flat.

A very sinister tale of power, corruption and witchcraft! Penny has to strike out alone and break all of the rules to save her sister but there’s a cost she hadn’t expected, but one she must pay if she’s going to have a chance of bringing Ella home. Not knowing who to trust, and trying to protect her family, Penny makes some risky decisions and is holding onto a lot of secrets that could get her the wrong kind of attention. I enjoyed seeing how Penny fought against the Warden, and the Gilded, and went against everything she had been told, risking her own life repeatedly as she found herself torn between Life and Death. There’s help in the unlikeliest of places but there’s also an unknown traitor who could cost Penny everything and the intrigue around who that is and what their motive is had me throwing out theories to myself throughout. One thing that threw me was definitely the polyamorous relationship as I didn’t see that coming and I don’t think the writing really convinced me that the emotions and the romantic connection was there and it might have worked better either without any romance or only trying to weave in one relationship with more chemistry as there was plenty of other plot going on. Otherwise this is a great book but I wouldn’t necessarily rush to the sequel.

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