Between Two Thorns

An alternate reality exits, mirrored cities, called the 'Nether' for Faerie families. Opposite of the Nether is the Mundane, where humans live.  Cat, daughter of a powerful Faerie family in the Nether, wants desperately to live out her life in the Mundane city of Bath, rather than the rather Victorian-era mirror in the Nether, Aquae Sulis.  She has succeeded in hiding in Bath for three years while going to school and even having a boyfriend by using powerful Charms.  Cat's life in the Mundane comes crashing down when the head of her family finds her and lifts her Charms, saying she is needed in the Nether.  Cat is carted off to the Nether by her brother only to be forced into an arranged marriage with Will, from another powerful family and to be used by a Sorcerer to take a Charm off a human who can help figure out what has happened to her kidnapped uncle.

I don't know quite where to begin with this book.  There was a lot going on and a lot of characters to keep track of, with the point of view switching from character to character.  Being the first book in a series, the plot took me a little while to get into but really got me hooked about half way through when all of the different characters stories started to come together and some action started happening.  Between Two Thorns also ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the main character, Cat, in quite a bind.  This definitely makes me want to read the second book, Any Other Name.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

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