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Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1)

Margaret Rogerson

Start date: July 1, 2019

Finish date: July 31, 2019

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Jan 02, 2022 Elizabeth Aguilar rated it it was amazing

Sorcery of Thorns is slightly less whimsical than her debut, An Enchantment of Ravens but it feels almost more magical. Part of that may be that it's longer-- but in a way that feels right, not dragged on. The stakes are significantly higher for everyone involved and even those not.

I initially read for the plot and the hype, but fell in love with Elisabeth, Nathaliel, Silas, and even Katrien! I love that they all got an ending they deserved.

The slow-burn romance was everything!!! I want to cal ...more

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Jul 18, 2019 Dr. Andy rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2019, queer-author, queer-rep-aromantic, fairyloot, queer-side-character, queer-rep-bisexual, book-box-edition, queer-rep-asexual

What a magical book about libraries and those who are raised in them.

Sorcery of Thorns follows library apprentice, Elisabeth. She dreams of becoming a Warden one day, which is a protector of the books the libraries house. However, she'd be protecting the townsfolk from these books. For the books in the library are dangerous and contain powerful magic that can turn evil.

When the Director of her library is murdered, Elisabeth is blamed and sent to the capital to face judgement. In the capital, El ...more

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Jan 29, 2020 Maddie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD! I was interested in it at the start, and then it kind of died down and I lost that intrigue. But I saw it was the Book of the Month for a new book club run by some youtubers I watch, and it was on sale on Kindle, so I picked it up! And boy I loved it, all of it! It also took me a very long time to read, a bit a day, which I think helped. I retained a lot more details, and it was more enjoyable, not forcing myself to read it.
Is it weird that I got super duper Infernal Device ...more

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Jul 24, 2019 Melanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned, ace-rep, aro-rep

Not surprised that I loved this as much as the first time. There is no part of this book that I do not love.

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Nov 07, 2019 Payal Banik rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, favorites, fantasy, magic, demons, wizards, 2019

Simply Wow!!

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Dec 01, 2021 Shelley rated it it was amazing

There are so many things I loved about this book it is hard to know where to begin. As a librarian, this book is the setting of my every fantasy come to life. A library of magically books that can turn dangerous if not taken care of or guarded, people who want to use what is in those books for personal gain no matter how dangerous, and the great people who are employed to guard them. Demons, and sorcerers, and grimoires oh my!

The story revolves around Elizabeth, who was raised in the great libra ...more

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