Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen

Violet Made of Thorns by Gina ChenBlurb: Violet is a prophet and a liar, influencing the royal court with her cleverly phrasedand not always truedivinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the oh so not charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to strip Violet of her official role once hes crowned at the end of the summerunless Violet does something about it. But when the king asks her to falsely prophesy Cyruss love story for an upcoming ball, Violet awakens a dreaded curse, one that will end

she would rather be with the guards

hoping to find enough material to get her started

Rossana Lacertosa is willing to do whatever it takes to dismantle the corrupt system—tapping into her powers as a disciple of Patience

she feels like royalty

what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him

The freaks

In the West

Though she knows nothing of mortal life

Only when it’s darkest you can see the stars

But instead

Despite the pain in her heart

when they misbehave