Flower and Thorn A Novel — Content Guide for Parents
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- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentSupporting
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanityBrief
- ClimateBrief
- Gender rolesBriefChallenges traditional roles
- Gender & orientationBrief
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- Religion
- Sexual content
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A young flower hunter gets embroiled in the succession politics of the Sultanate when she must retrieve the rarest and most powerful magical flower after giving it to the wrong hands, in Rati Mehrotra's Flower and Thorn.
Irinya has wanted to be a flower hunter ever since her mother disappeared into the mysterious mist of the Rann salt flats one night. Now seventeen, Irinya uses her knowledge of magical flowers to help her caravan survive in the harsh desert. When her handsome hunting partner and childhood friend finds a priceless silver spider lily—said to be able to tear down kingdoms and defeat entire armies—Irinya knows this is their chance for a better life.
Until Irinya is tricked by an attractive impostor.
Irinya's fight to recover the priceless flower and fix what she's done takes her on a dangerous journey, one she's not sure she'll survive. She has no choice but to endure it if she hopes to return home and mend the broken heart of the boy she's left behind.
Frequently asked questions
Is Flower and Thorn A Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Characters fight with swords and other weapons, a man is knifed by thugs, Irinya uses poison-thorn darts, and a village elder is killed. Reviewers describe graphic injuries and deaths, a supernatural body horror moment, a death from wasp stings and several perilous situations.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have violence?
Found (Supporting): Characters fight with swords and other weapons, a man is knifed by thugs, Irinya uses poison-thorn darts, and a village elder is killed.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have scary content?
Found (Supporting): Reviewers describe graphic injuries and deaths, a supernatural body horror moment, a death from wasp stings and several perilous situations.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have race & culture?
Found (Brief): The story is set during the Portuguese invasion of India, and a reviewer notes it comments on unfair systems that keep nomad communities poor.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have profanity?
Found (Brief): One content note says mild profanity is used infrequently, while another reviewer noticed no bad language.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have climate?
Found (Brief): The opening chapter says flowers are nearly wiped out by overharvesting and destroyed hives, and a Kirkus line lists environmentalism among the book's themes.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Challenges traditional roles): A reviewer says the book touches on sexism affecting which heir the nobles prefer for the throne.
Does Flower and Thorn A Novel have gender & orientation?
Found (Brief): A content note says two women in the story are in a romantic relationship, though the sources give no detail on how much of the book it fills.
