Title: Sorcery of Thorns
Author: Margaret Rogerson
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Release Date: June 4th, 2019
Summary :
"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. "
Review :
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson leaves me thinking of one word; wow. I have not been able to stop thinking about this book and it's amazing story. I have fallen in love with the world of magical libraries, the personalities a Grimoire can have, and the main characters.
Elisabeth is accused of a great crime and is put into the hands of Sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn and his demon servant Silas. Nathaniel is such a well written character, from his witty one liners to the emotional underlining of what makes him the man he is, I couldn't help but lean into the book eager for his dialogue. Then there is Silas. Just thinking his name I can't help but sigh because I love him. Silas has served the Thorn family for hundreds of years, and since the death of Nathaniel's family, Silas is all Nathaniel has. Silas makes an amazing cup of tea, and has a killer sense of fashion and a moral compass no demon should have. I know Elisabeth and Nathaniel are the main characters on a mission to figure out who is behind the releasing of the most dangerous Grimoires - turned monster - when set free, but I would be so happy to have a novella all about Silas. To me, he is the character that you read about and can't help but connect with, want to protect and have more of in a story.
One thing I really loved about Sorcery of Thorns was how each Sorcerer had their own main color that represented them. Nathaniel's is emerald green, a lot of his attire would be emerald, whenever he performed magic, it would glow green and leave a glittering emerald residue wherever it touched. Nathaniel would sometimes perform magic that would bring marbeled statues to life, his emotions sometimes would control the weather and whenever he would perform, emerald sparks would flicker from his finger tips. Another thing I really enjoyed about the story was whenever Rogerson would connect you up close with a Grimoire. From scratching one's spine and making it pur, to having them spit ink at you, they each had their own individual personalities. It really made me think "How would my books act if they could come to life?"
Sorcery of Thorns is a beautifully written and magical story that will enchant it's readers from the moment they open the book. Packed with intense action scenes and heartfelt moments, this book is hands down one of the best reads so far of 2019.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ~ 5 Stars ~ MUST READ
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