Tower Of Thorns is the second book in Juliet Marillier’s Blackthorn & Grim trilogy – and quite an immersive story. This book sees Blackthorn and Grim traveling to a place called Bann to help a young woman named Geiléis get rid of this howling creature who lives in a tower. Not a ton of time has passed between this book and Dreamer’s Pool – making this book ideal to pick up right after Dreamer’s Pool.

So, I did not read Tower Of Thorns quite as quickly as Dreamer’s Pool. Chalk it up to stress and also seeing some tea being spilled about America’s Next Top Model and me being sucked into rewatching season one instead of reading this book. I honestly found Geiléis to be a bit off putting and didn’t care all that much for her chapters. She was a bit self centered and not a great caretaker of the land that she owned and the people who lived on it. However, the chapters that were from Grim’s point of view were captivating. I loved that we finally got his backstory in this book.

Overall, I have no regrets about diving into Tower Of Thorns. I just wish that my attention span was a little bit more devoted while reading. I am going to try to pick up a few quick paced books before picking up the final book in the series, but given that they’ll be read relatively close together, I am excited to pick up Den Of Wolves and see how it all comes to an end and wraps up.