The Princess of Thornwood Drive

Paperback, 336 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2023 by Forever.

ISBN:
978-1-5387-2526-9
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OCLC Number:
1408388145
ISFDB ID:
3228492

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Two sisters are trapped on opposite sides of reality in this entrancing and deeply moving debut novel that weaves together a contemporary narrative with a parallel fantasy world.

One year ago, a tragic car accident killed 22-year-old Laine’s parents and left her 18-year-old sister, Alyssa, paralyzed and nonverbal. Now—instead of studying animal nutrition or competing as one of the few equestrians of color—Laine is struggling with predatory banks, unscrupulous health care organizations, and rude customers at the coffee shop where she works. That’s why when Lake Forest Adult Day Center offers to take care of Alyssa, free of charge, Laine is relieved.

Alyssa isn't relieved, though. After all, in her mind, there was never a car accident. Instead, she and her parents—the king and queen of Mirendal—were attacked one year ago in the forest, her parents kidnapped while she was cursed, and now must spend her days in …

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Different from anything I've read so far.

This is a book I picked up because I still judge books by their covers and this cover is absolutely gorgeous.

Khalia has added a new element to POVs that I would be interested to see become more common.

You follow two sisters who lost their parents in a tragic accident that also permanently disabled the younger sister, Alyssa. Laine is taking care of Alyssa so you see each POV of their interactions. But the twist is that Alyssa sees reality completely different. She believes tDifferent POVs is absolutely nothing new. But hey are from a magical land and her parents were kidnapped and that it's their duty to save her parents.

It was captivating to see how the occurrences in their lives were interpreted based on the current POV. It kept it very interesting and helped the story to not drag on too much.

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Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • speculative fiction