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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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Jul 31, 2019 Damselflies rated it it was amazing

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Jul 18, 2019 Rosaline (Rosaline's Rolls & Scrolls) marked it as up-next

So do you know those annoyingly perfect looking YA novels with shiny gorgeous covers that spring up like mushrooms overnight and sneakily become all you can see on your feed? They are suddenly all anybody can read, review, or talk about. They overwhelm your senses and take over your life. And then you start to think to yourself, what am I missing?

Sorcery of Thorns is the overwhelming mushroom of July '19, and like the nosy little bookish brat that I am, I need to have it and find out what a ...more

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Jul 06, 2019 Jasmine rated it it was amazing

Note: Unfortunately I read the ARC super late and therefore I am posting this review a month after the release of Sorcery of Thorns. Whoops!

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There are times when you come across a book that feels like it has been written just for you. Margaret Rogerson’s Sorcery of Thorns was definitely one of those books for me. It took me too long to pick up my ARC copy due to reading a trilogy beforehand, however it’s almost a gift that I waited to read it. In some ways, I wish I hadn’t yet so I could immer Note: Unfortunately I read the ARC super late and therefore I am posting this review a month after the release of Sorcery of Thorns. Whoops!

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There are times when you come across a book that feels like it has been written just for you. Margaret Rogerson’s Sorcery of Thorns was definitely one of those books for me. It took me too long to pick up my ARC copy due to reading a trilogy beforehand, however it’s almost a gift that I waited to read it. In some ways, I wish I hadn’t yet so I could immerse myself in the magic of this story and its characters for the first time.

Sorcery of Thorns opens with us meeting Elisabeth, an orphan girl raised in the Great Libraries of Austermeer, surrounded by grimoires, magical books that can transform into the monsters trapped within when provoked. Like all servants of the Library, Elisabeth believes all sorcerers are evil, as that is simply what she has been told. When she becomes associated with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn in the light of a sabotage of the most powerful grimoires in her library, Elisabeth’s world opens up to the unexpected and the unimaginable.

Now, I really don’t want to say much more about the plot of this book because I think it’s better if you plan to read it that you, like me, go into the book knowing very little. Personally, all I really needed to know entice me to read Sorcery of Thorns was that it involved books and magic, a strong female lead and a mysterious sorcerer. That’s it. I went into this book expecting to be thoroughly entertained and I most certainly was.

The characters, two of which I have already mentioned and two in which I will leave as mysteries, were perfect and so lovable. I enjoyed following them throughout the story and if there were to be more books about them in the future, I would snatch them up with delight. I don’t think I’ve quite loved characters in recent reads as much as I do these. They are honestly perfect. And there are very well-written villains and side characters that I have to mention as a great element of the book as well!

The writing is breathtaking, meandering and full of colour. I was immersed for the whole read, eagerly flipping to the next page to find out what would happen next and all the while admiring the style of prose and the way the characters leapt off the page. While at the beginning of the book, I would have liked a little more exposition on Elisabeth’s childhood/background information, I was quickly swept away by the story and delved into the world, so clever and enticing with its dark and light tones.

I am now simply just wishing for more. What else can I say, really? But to say, go and pick up a copy and read this enchanting book. I will be buying a copy myself asap! ...more

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Apr 01, 2020 Taylor Leszczynski-Walters rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I loved reading this different take on magic. I love being able to see the main character rise um and become the strong women she’s meant to be with.
I definitely wish this wasn’t a stand alone cause I’ll miss these characters dearly but I’m excited to try other books written by this author.

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