I decided not to finish A Gown of Thorns at the 30% mark.

I could not get into this story. Once I got to the 30% mark, I felt like not much had really happened, nor did I feel like I understood where the author was taking the story. Typically I can overlook a meandering plot if there are interesting characters, but there was zero character development. I just could not bring myself to pick this one up to finish. Not my cup of tea.

*Thank you NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

Interesting and entertaining story. Like the history used and author's interpretation of events. Interesting characters. Liked the story flow.

This book mostly takes place in 2003 on a vineyard in France, with some interludes to the same location during WWII, where some English spies were hiding out with a member of the French resistance. The parts in the past, however, were experienced by the main character somehow having a vision of herself in the part of an English woman from the past - I have to say, I would have preferred it if it were just straight flashbacks rather than this supernatural element. Book was also a bit too romance novel for my taste. I really enjoyed Natalie Meg Evans' book "The Milliner's Secret," but unfortunately did not find this one as compelling.