Thorn is a fairy tale retelling of the Goose Girl story, it is a mysterious book that has you asking questions in every chapter! When lord Daerlilin From Menaiya makes an appearance to secure an alliance with the queen after many of the Menaiya royal family have mysteriously perished, Alyrra is left betrothed to price Kestrin. After feeling like she never belonged and keeping a secret from the world, she leaves to travel to the kingdom of Menaiya. When the unexpected happens on the journey and Alyrra is now left title-less by a sorceress, you are left grasping for more of Intisar Khanani’s capturing writing. Alyrra’s new perspective allows her to see the ugliness of the kingdom that she would never have witnessed from the palace walls. The characters are also great fun in this fantasy romance and is a gripping first book to the Dauntless Path series.