Jack of Thorns - AK Faulkner

Jack of Thorns

By AK Faulkner

  • Release Date: 2019-09-03
  • Genre: Contemporary
Score: 4
4
From 114 Ratings

Description

"The thrill ... will keep readers flipping pages well past the point where they probably should have gone to bed." - Stephani Hren for IndieReader
Laurence Riley might be able to see the future, but he can't see a way to fix his messed-up life. He can't control anything—not his supernatural talents, not his drug addiction, and not his violent ex-boyfriend. Laurence needs help and he knows it. A lifelong pagan, he turns to his god... and he gets Jack. Jack can help Laurence tame his powers and take control of his life. But it comes at a price: Laurence will need to keep him fed with regular offerings of sex. For the old Laurence, that would've been a pleasure. Problem is, Laurence has met Quentin. 
Quentin is devastatingly handsome, way out of Laurence's league (like British nobility levels of out-of-his-league), and unbearably chaste. If that weren’t enough to keep Laurence away, Quentin's wild telekinesis is even more uncontrollable than Laurence's precognition. But Laurence doesn't want anyone else, and Jack is getting hungry.
Then Laurence foresees a glimpse of Jack's true plan. It will leave a trail of death across San Diego--and Laurence has been helping him do it. The past has taught him that the future can't be changed. But if Laurence and Quentin can't stop Jack, there won't be any future at all.
Jack of Thorns is the first book in a dark urban fantasy series where X-Men meets The Magicians.

"Striking prose and characters make this opening fantasy installment worthwhile." - Kirkus Reviews

"AK Faulkner thrusts together two deliciously flawed main characters ... then weaves an empowering plot of destiny, inheritance, and self-improvement—all while letting the reader languor in the glow of a glorious slow burn romance." - Indie Reader

"Mixing the paranormal with the deeply personal, A.K. Faulkner has delivered a bold debut novel with Jack of Thorns in what stacks up to be a thrilling new series." - Self Publishing Review

Reviews

  • ?

    2
    By sir postsalot
    I don’t think this author has ever met a British person.
  • I want more. Or do I want more?

    4
    By JOCO
    A very nice love story. With the supernatural theme. I must say the supernatural part was OK but the love story was pretty good they were little sappy at times. My problem is I think it stands on its own so I’m not quite sure I want to see what happens next with these characters. Thinking my own mind will create a better ending.
  • Different but good

    5
    By hatzombie
    This was the oddest book I’ve ever read. I almost stopped many times but couldn’t, I had to find out how it ended. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was. On to the next.