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“If you are looking for magic you will find it inside this book. Sorcery of Thorns is a bewitching gem, full of slow burning romance, loyal friendships, and extraordinary world building. I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
From the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an imaginative fantasy about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom.
All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power.
Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.
As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.
Ebook Sorcery of Thorns Margaret Rogerson Books
"I absolutely love the world created in this book! As a bookworm myself I love that this world has books that have actual personalities and magic known as grimoires. This reminded me of a combination of The Paper Magician and The Invisible Library. We are introduced to Elisabeth who is an apprentice librarian who is an orphan that was raised in the Great Library. Her unconventional upbringing sets her apart. The first one hundred pages are perfect and impossible to put down. Elisabeth is the perfect sympathetic heroine who rises up in the face of danger. Unfortunately I did think the book slowed down a bit after that. It went from outstanding to good but it was still a great read with very unique characters. As mentioned in the description she will find her ally in the sorcerer Nathanial Thorn and his demonic servant Silas. I love how Silas turns the tables on Elisabeth, and the reader’s, idea of a demon. He really steals the show. There is an unnecessary scene that feels like pandering to certain ideas because it is literally mentioned in one sentence and never brought up again. I hate the idea that it was stuck in there as some requirement when it had nothing to do, and in fact, ran counter to the story. It’s really an unnecessary distraction from the story.
Overall this was a great book with great world building and I really hope the author turns it into a series because I would love to return to it. If you are wondering about the content of this book for younger readers there is a lot of attacking enemies but I did not find those scenes graphic. There’s some kissing throughout but only one very drawn out scene that was oddly worded. It was described as just kissing but there were mentions of the potential for it to go further without really saying much about it, i.e. hands going to a belt."
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Sorcery of Thorns Margaret Rogerson Books Reviews :
Sorcery of Thorns Margaret Rogerson Books Reviews
- Elisabeth is an orphan, dropped on the steps of one of the Great Libraries as an infant. As such, she was raised around magic books - grimoires - that are kept within the Library, growing up and eventually becoming an Apprentice. That all changed one night, when she is awakened and knows something is wrong - and goes to investigate, unwittingly putting herself in the path of a sorcerer's plans.
I admit, it took me FOREVER to get around to reading An Enchantment of Ravens. I *wanted* to read it, but like the dog in "UP" ("SQUIRREL"), there was always another book just around the corner. When I finally sat down with the book, I found myself enthralled with the writing, and the story...and frankly, with the fact that it was just a *really good* stand-alone novel. So when offered the opportunity for an arc of Sorcery of Thorns, I grabbed it and didn't hesitate.
I am so glad I did. Because just like Ravens, this book had an interesting story, and compelling main characters. And yes, I am counting the Great Libraries as characters unto themselves, because don't libraries have a life of their own? More so when the titles are *actually* alive, and with personalities of their own. Elisabeth has grown up surrounded by Wardens, whose job it is to essentially jail the grimoires, and believes that anything to do with magic or sorcery is pure evil. Her first run-in with an ACTUAL sorcerer leaves her confused, but it's not until she's thrust out of the life she has always known that she learns (as do we all) that reality is less...defined. Nathaniel Thorn is that sorcerer, who has cut himself off from living a real life, for fear that he will become his past. He and Elisabeth are excellent foils for each other, and their weaknesses show the others' strength, though it must be said that Elisabeth is a force to be reckoned with on her own.
Rogerson is excellent at creating characters who refuse to be defined by the terms "good" or "evil", but are instead are just...who they are. There is such a character here, as there was in Ravens, and that uncertainty helps to propel the story in unexpected ways.
The story is fast-paced, and will keep even the most "squirrel"-like people coming back for more. It's not overwhelming, and there will be some tugging on the heartstrings (no spoilers!). The romance is definitely slow-burn, but all the sweeter for that. And the ending...oh, that ending. I will not spoil it for anyone, except to say it was the perfect blend of "WAIT, WHAT?!?" and "But wait!" and "THERE'S NO MORE?!". The ending truly was just right for the tale.
Overall, between both of her titles, Rogerson has a new fan, and I'll be keeping a much closer eye on her upcoming titles than before! Because when I say I finished the book "today" in my Goodreads? What that *really* means is I-stayed-up-way-past-my-bedtime-and-finished-it-because-I-needed-to-know-what-happened-and-damn-am-I-tired-at-work "today". - I absolutely love the world created in this book! As a bookworm myself I love that this world has books that have actual personalities and magic known as grimoires. This reminded me of a combination of The Paper Magician and The Invisible Library. We are introduced to Elisabeth who is an apprentice librarian who is an orphan that was raised in the Great Library. Her unconventional upbringing sets her apart. The first one hundred pages are perfect and impossible to put down. Elisabeth is the perfect sympathetic heroine who rises up in the face of danger. Unfortunately I did think the book slowed down a bit after that. It went from outstanding to good but it was still a great read with very unique characters. As mentioned in the description she will find her ally in the sorcerer Nathanial Thorn and his demonic servant Silas. I love how Silas turns the tables on Elisabeth, and the reader’s, idea of a demon. He really steals the show. There is an unnecessary scene that feels like pandering to certain ideas because it is literally mentioned in one sentence and never brought up again. I hate the idea that it was stuck in there as some requirement when it had nothing to do, and in fact, ran counter to the story. It’s really an unnecessary distraction from the story.
Overall this was a great book with great world building and I really hope the author turns it into a series because I would love to return to it. If you are wondering about the content of this book for younger readers there is a lot of attacking enemies but I did not find those scenes graphic. There’s some kissing throughout but only one very drawn out scene that was oddly worded. It was described as just kissing but there were mentions of the potential for it to go further without really saying much about it, i.e. hands going to a belt. - In this world, books (at least, grimoires) are 'alive' with personalities of their own, and must be kept in one of the Great Librarians and tended by librarians. The librarians (or, wardens) are trained with swords, iron, and salt, to maintain order in the libraries and protect the dangerous books from unauthorized clientele.
Oh, and sometimes the books go sour and turn into monsters.
Elizabeth is an apprentice who grew up in the library and has a special bond with the stacks and their books. When she is accused unjustly of sabotaging her library, she is sent to the royal city in the company of the sorcerer Thorn to stand trial.
For Elizabeth, the library was her world, sorcerers and demons are evil, and justice is black and white. She discovers very quickly how limited her world view has been, and she takes it all with good countenance and resolve.
I loved the characters in this book. They were like real people, but likable real people, who aren't mean to each other for no reason and who actually care about the well being of other people. The romance didn't seemed contrived either. The villain was a little flat, I couldn't quite believe those delusions, but interesting nonetheless.
Highly recommended!
(Review also posted on myrareadthis.wordpress.com)
