Sorcery of Thorns

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.

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson - release date June 4, 2019

They had this book out on the table at the last TBR meeting and a grabbed a copy without even hearing them talk about it--I just knew it would be really good.  (And I was right!)  It was kind of long, but it's worth the read.

Elisabeth is an apprentice librarian who gets flung into a world of magic, which she previously believed to be evil.  But after meeting Nathaniel Thorn, she realizes maybe sorcerers and magic aren't as evil as she used to think.  Same with demons; Silas turns out to be not as, well, demonic as one might expect ;).  The tension between Elisabeth and Nathaniel is so thick you could cut it with a knife.  And OH, ALSO? THE BOOKS ARE ALIVE.  The grimoires ARE SENTIENT BEINGS.  Being someone who loves books so much the concept of books that are alive, can talk, and can appreciate you back is just THE BEST THING EVER.

One thing I loved was how even right from the beginning you feel as if Elisabeth is a character that you've known your whole life--as if this isn't a standalone but a book from one of your favorite series.  (Maybe I was just biased towards her from the start because the cover kind of reminds me of what Feyre from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas would look like.)  I also liked the humor in it.  Right now, I've been looking more for books that can make me laugh out loud.  This one fits the requirements.  Another thing was I loved how beautiful everything sounded/how the world was described.  One thing I didn't like was that sometimes I felt like it dragged in some parts and was a little bit too long.

5 stars!  I loved this book so much I actually took a really cool picture of it and it is now my phone background.  Took me 9 days to read.

-Taylor

Reviewed on May 12, 2019

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