A review by abookishtype
The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I’m not sure if this is true of nannies in real life, but governesses in fiction always seem to end up with more duties than were on the original job description. The employers might say that the job entails nothing more than taking care of the children and tutoring them, but the description always seems to expand to keeping the previous wife from murdering the man of the house (Jane Eyre), preventing the young son from turning into a psychopath (Agnes Grey), or magically healing the family (Mary Poppins et al.). The protagonist of A.G. Slatter’s thrilling novel, The Path of Thorns, is no different from her fictional peers in this respect; her list of duties never stops expanding. What makes her different is that she seems to have all of these duties: tutoring, minding the kids, preventing murders, healing families, mitigating the actions of a psychopath—plus she also has to contend with ghosts, a handsome werewolf, and a ghastly scheme to hold on to wealth and power on top of all that...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss, for review consideration.