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Sorcery of Thorns

Sorcery of Thorns

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  • Create Date：2021-10-23 05:50:18
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Margaret Rogerson
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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。

"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。

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Reviews

Nicole Perez ，

Only stayed for silas

kyra ✿ ，

somewhere between 3。75-4 stars。i enjoyed most of the book， i feel like the ending and the villain could have been more developed/stronger but overall a good book。 i liked the epilogue。

Sam ，

4。25/5*。

Kate Elizabeth ，

i…。i have no words。well， ok i have a few。 let me just start off with how much I adored the characters。 the chemistry， not only with elisabeth and nathaniel is phenomial， but the trio， the three amigos， cannot be completed without silas。 that demon owns me。 i adored his interactions with nathaniel which gave me Alfred and Bruce vibes the whole time but also with how sweet he was to elisabeth throughout the story。 literally rejuvenated my soul。 also the dialogue made me laugh like 99。999% of the t i…。i have no words。well， ok i have a few。 let me just start off with how much I adored the characters。 the chemistry， not only with elisabeth and nathaniel is phenomial， but the trio， the three amigos， cannot be completed without silas。 that demon owns me。 i adored his interactions with nathaniel which gave me Alfred and Bruce vibes the whole time but also with how sweet he was to elisabeth throughout the story。 literally rejuvenated my soul。 also the dialogue made me laugh like 99。999% of the time because hello？ someone sign these characters up for snl because they’re funny as hell。 i also was really happy with how rogerson wrote her protagonist。 not once did elisabeth become that snarky， bitchy mc who was determined to do it all on her own because it’s HER journey， no one else’s。 she embraced the other’s strengths and amplified them to which they could all come together and frickin slaughter them demons。 i will say the ending was a little rushed for my taste so I guess that would be my only critique。 also I wanted more slow-burn moments with nathaniel and elisabeth。 not that it immediately jumped into the romance right away， I felt like we only truly got one moment of them coming together and then the finale went down。all in all， I adored this book so much and I’m so excited to read rogerson’s other stories！！！ 。。。more

Carol ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 arredondado pra cimaPra eu ler 500 páginas o livro tem que ser bom。 Pra eu ler isso em 4 dias， o livro tem que ser perfeito。 Meu deus eu to apaixonada。A construção de mundo foi perfeita。 Nunca tinha lido um livro de fantasia único e meu maior medo sempre foi como seria feita uma construção de universo diferente em menos páginas。 Eu nunca tinha lido algo parecido: os livros， a magia， os demônios， a ligação entre eles， todos os aspectos são muito interessantes。Admito que no início eu não pegue 4。5 arredondado pra cimaPra eu ler 500 páginas o livro tem que ser bom。 Pra eu ler isso em 4 dias， o livro tem que ser perfeito。 Meu deus eu to apaixonada。A construção de mundo foi perfeita。 Nunca tinha lido um livro de fantasia único e meu maior medo sempre foi como seria feita uma construção de universo diferente em menos páginas。 Eu nunca tinha lido algo parecido: os livros， a magia， os demônios， a ligação entre eles， todos os aspectos são muito interessantes。Admito que no início eu não peguei algumas coisas e a autora assume que depois de falado uma vez， não é preciso repetir。 Isso é bom porque faz o livro ser menos repetitivo mas fez com que eu tivesse que prestar muita atenção em cada minimo detalhe e voltasse bastante vezes pra reler algo。A escrita foi boa， nada de sensacional mas também não foi ruim。 Tive um pouco de dificuldade no início da leitura pra entrar no ritmo mas depois disso fluiu muito bem。Os personagens。。。 o que dizer desses personagens？ Meu deus。 Eu to apaixonada。 Eu quero ler sobre eles lavando a louça e tirando pó de casa。 Eu não sei nem como descrever o quanto eu gostei desses personagens: são únicos， interessantes， multidimensionais， divertidos， bem construídos e desenvolvidos。 Eu devo ter marcado umas 10 falas do Nathaniel。 Como eu amo o clichê de personagens de cabelo preto com passado problemático que são sarcásticos。 A Elizabeth é uma protagonista muito esperta， a ligação dela com as bibliotecas foi muito legal de ver desenvolvido。 Não tenho nem palavras pra falar do arco do Silas。 Eu tava quase gritando no final do epílogo。Eu tenho um sério problema quando acontece uma coisa específica em livros de fantasia: perda de poderes。 E por alguns capítulos dá a entender que vai acontecer exatamente isso。 Eu fiquei tão puta， muita puta。 Se isso tivesse acontecido de verdade eu ia ter dado 1 estrela só de raiva。Ainda não sei direito se gostei ou não do vilão。 A motivação dele é bem clichê， mas dentro do contexto faz bastante sentido。 Os planos dele foram bem pensados e não me parece que era um vilão burro pros protagonistas conseguirem vencer。Uma coisa que me incomodou um pouco foi a resolução dos grandes problemas。 Achei o plano do baile bem clichê e sem sentido e a luta em Harrows acabou de um jeito bem anticlimático （o negócio ter sido transportado com eles foi bizarro demais）。 Achei meio estranho o final ser cortado e depois só explicar no epílogo， mas entendo o motivo （os personagens não viram etc）。 Único motivo que eu não dei 5 estrelas direto é que pra um livro com um universo tão bem construído， a resolução de problemas foi bem rasa。Enfim， leria outros livros sobre esses mesmos personagens fácil。 Com certeza vou ler outros livros dessa autora。 。。。more

Megan ，

One of the best books I’ve read this year。 Or ever。 I couldn’t put it down！

Coco ，

3。5 StarsThe novel leans more towards fantasy than romance。 There's a sprinkle of romance but that's not the main focus of this novel。 The story is interesting and I like the characters but unfortunately I don't love them。 For some reason I just couldn't fully immerse myself into the story。 I don't know， maybe it's my reading slump but the novel lacks that oomph。 Overall， enjoyable but not amazing。 3。5 StarsThe novel leans more towards fantasy than romance。 There's a sprinkle of romance but that's not the main focus of this novel。 The story is interesting and I like the characters but unfortunately I don't love them。 For some reason I just couldn't fully immerse myself into the story。 I don't know， maybe it's my reading slump but the novel lacks that oomph。 Overall， enjoyable but not amazing。 。。。more

Lauren ，

This was an amazing book。 Incredible written and so， so good！

Mary ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 THE ONLY REASON I'M NOT GIVING IT ONE SAD LITTLE STAR IS BECAUSE IF SILAS AND THE ENDING。Because what the actual fuck。 Kinda felt like it was written by a 13 year old child at some points， or at least written FOR 13 year olds。 THE WAY THE BOOKS TALKED AND THE CURSIVE FONT JUST MADE IT SOUND VERY CHILDISH😭Also what even was with Nathaniel and Elisabeth's relationship？？ They really went from zero to hero there💀I mean I get that I'm used to reading series and that gives more space for slowburn but THE ONLY REASON I'M NOT GIVING IT ONE SAD LITTLE STAR IS BECAUSE IF SILAS AND THE ENDING。Because what the actual fuck。 Kinda felt like it was written by a 13 year old child at some points， or at least written FOR 13 year olds。 THE WAY THE BOOKS TALKED AND THE CURSIVE FONT JUST MADE IT SOUND VERY CHILDISH😭Also what even was with Nathaniel and Elisabeth's relationship？？ They really went from zero to hero there💀I mean I get that I'm used to reading series and that gives more space for slowburn but come on。 They barely had any interactions in the first half， least of all any emotional or romantic ones。 How did they say I love you after like a few weeks😭I also kinda didn't think the characters had that much depth or were very constant， or at least not Elisabeth。 Her personality changed all the time。 AND SHE WAS SO DENSE AND ANNOYING IN THE BEGINNING😭Anyhow， Nathaniel has the exact same humour as I do so I automatically liked him， Katrien is included for like 10 seconds but she's cool and I wholeheartedly love Silas do that's good。 Also， Elisabeth is badass with a sword so that's nice too I guess :）I do not recommend， sorry。 。。。more

Gabika Szentandrasiova ，

Neviem prečo som to odkladala ❤️ Bolo to dobré

Katell ，

Pureeeeee c'était trop bien génial super Pureeeeee c'était trop bien génial super 。。。more

Renate ，

3。5Audiobook

KaraRiv ，

It is kinda boring in the beginning but it's good It is kinda boring in the beginning but it's good 。。。more

Novxly ，

I didn't expect this book to be so damn good！ Holy- i don't have to describe HOW MUCH I LOVE NATHANIEL， ELISABETH & SILAS TOGETHER！ They are like my comfort characters now。 The story was so unique and matched the fall and winter vibes so damn good！ The story was also so interesting so could put this book away and i never got bored 😩 [spoiler: Also finally we see the hot girl with sword and the hot bi sarcastic magister 🛐 The end was ON POINT and i hope Silas came back！ I didn't expect this book to be so damn good！ Holy- i don't have to describe HOW MUCH I LOVE NATHANIEL， ELISABETH & SILAS TOGETHER！ They are like my comfort characters now。 The story was so unique and matched the fall and winter vibes so damn good！ The story was also so interesting so could put this book away and i never got bored 😩 [spoiler: Also finally we see the hot girl with sword and the hot bi sarcastic magister 🛐 The end was ON POINT and i hope Silas came back！ 。。。more

Betsy~ISoldMySoulForBooks~ ，

I really wanted to love this book but it was so hard to get through。 The first 100 pages were so slow and it just felt like so much information was given and nothing much happened。 The romance was a drag as well， I think it could have done without。 I did love the relationship between the ML and his demon servant Silas though that part was a great read but other than that it was just a disappointment。

Allie Mason ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I've had this book sitting in my bookcase for about a year and I first of all want to applaud Margaret Rogerson。 I only have two words to describe this book。 Absolute perfection。I am so sad this is a standalone。 I would have loved to see more of Elisabeth and Nathaniel's journey。There were so many twists and turns。 The whole idea of books being alive and singing and sighing etc was just genius。 I haven't read another book like this one。Silas at the end。 I was in floods of tears 😭Thank you Margar I've had this book sitting in my bookcase for about a year and I first of all want to applaud Margaret Rogerson。 I only have two words to describe this book。 Absolute perfection。I am so sad this is a standalone。 I would have loved to see more of Elisabeth and Nathaniel's journey。There were so many twists and turns。 The whole idea of books being alive and singing and sighing etc was just genius。 I haven't read another book like this one。Silas at the end。 I was in floods of tears 😭Thank you Margaret for this stunning story 💜 。。。more

Viivi ，

I looooove this

Peony ，

La vdd leí este libro por su portada， desde que la vi me llamo muchísimo la atención， y cuando supe su sinopsis me convencí de leerla。Sorcery of Thorns trata sobre una chica llamada Elizabeth Scrivener， la cual ha sido criada en una gran biblioteca， donde se encuentran diferentes libros que hablan sobre magia。 Una noche， los guardianes y la directora son asesinados y ella es la única persona de la que sospechan， así es como Nathaniel Thorn， un hechicero， y Elizabeth se unen en una muy peculiar a La vdd leí este libro por su portada， desde que la vi me llamo muchísimo la atención， y cuando supe su sinopsis me convencí de leerla。Sorcery of Thorns trata sobre una chica llamada Elizabeth Scrivener， la cual ha sido criada en una gran biblioteca， donde se encuentran diferentes libros que hablan sobre magia。 Una noche， los guardianes y la directora son asesinados y ella es la única persona de la que sospechan， así es como Nathaniel Thorn， un hechicero， y Elizabeth se unen en una muy peculiar aventura。 En general se podría decir que la ambientación es muy original， pero si creo que fue muy apresurado todo， y como no， si Sorcery of Thorns es un stand alone。Algo relacionado con eso， es el villano， siento que no tuvo un gran desarrollo， el villano es malo porque si。 A pesar de eso， disfruté mucho leyendo a Nathaniel y a Silas。 。。。more

Gianina ，

I like the Demon Butler more them the male lead of the story 😂😂 and I know， I ain't alone with my thoughts I like the Demon Butler more them the male lead of the story 😂😂 and I know， I ain't alone with my thoughts 。。。more

Aden ，

i devoured this in just over 24 hrs！ the autumn vibes were so good and i loved everything about this story

Codrea Ancuta （ancutareads） ，

3。5 ⭐

Lucile Fléty ，

Incroyable ！ ！ ！

chysbl ，

I HAVE NO WORDS。

L ，

。。。 😶

Ethan Sexton ，

I put this book down a long time ago because I didn't like it， but I tried to go back so I could finish it before leaving a review。 I still haven't finished it， and I don't intend to unless I get bored。 The characters lack distinction， and the narration feels melodramatic。 The story starts off with one of the most interesting concept pitches I've read in a long time， but then branches off to a different idea， and then a different idea， until I stopped reading。 This book's plot has a unique probl I put this book down a long time ago because I didn't like it， but I tried to go back so I could finish it before leaving a review。 I still haven't finished it， and I don't intend to unless I get bored。 The characters lack distinction， and the narration feels melodramatic。 The story starts off with one of the most interesting concept pitches I've read in a long time， but then branches off to a different idea， and then a different idea， until I stopped reading。 This book's plot has a unique problem that I don't think I've ever really read before， where the story seems to foreshadow something that will be important down the road， but then just has that something fulfilled in the next scene。 Ultimately， it's a pacing problem。 If that happened once or twice， it wouldn't be bad， but it feels like it happens almost every scene。 The progression of the plot feels choppy as a result， where instead of scenes flowing from one to another， it's instead "The This Part" and "The That Part，" kind of like when a comedy movie seems written around a handful of sketch ideas rather than a plot。 It's disappointing， because there are some really great ideas here， but it's the execution that falls flat。 。。。more

Frayda ，

Well， I think Rogerson's book are just not my cup of tea， sadly。 The plot is kind of boring。 I don't root for any of the characters。 And I don't feel any romantic chemestry between the romantic leads。 I would have dropped this if I actually read the book and didn't listen to the audiobook。 An Enchantment of Ravens was the same but at least that one was shorter。 Well， I think Rogerson's book are just not my cup of tea， sadly。 The plot is kind of boring。 I don't root for any of the characters。 And I don't feel any romantic chemestry between the romantic leads。 I would have dropped this if I actually read the book and didn't listen to the audiobook。 An Enchantment of Ravens was the same but at least that one was shorter。 。。。more

Brooklyn Creager ，

must readOne of my best read books of all time！！！！！！！！The story is one of the ones to get me out of any reading slump！！！！

Leen Ann ，

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson fixed every criticism I had with An Enchantment of Ravens。 I swear it felt like it was written by a different author。 I was supposed to sell this book because I really hated AEOR and I'm not expecting this book will blew me away but I was wrong！ Sorcery of Thorns captivated me from page one， and I adored it very much that there was never a moment that I wanted to shut this very magical book and stop reading。 😌🤍☁️✨👏🏻What I love about it is the world building Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson fixed every criticism I had with An Enchantment of Ravens。 I swear it felt like it was written by a different author。 I was supposed to sell this book because I really hated AEOR and I'm not expecting this book will blew me away but I was wrong！ Sorcery of Thorns captivated me from page one， and I adored it very much that there was never a moment that I wanted to shut this very magical book and stop reading。 😌🤍☁️✨👏🏻What I love about it is the world building reminds me so much of Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle and Black Butler anime， and the romance ahhhh it was marketed as enemies-to-lovers but it's not！ I feel like it's more on love at first sight。 The stolen glances， hand brushing， the little smiles？ The subtle romance is the best ever it will definitely make you smile and give you butterflies while reading this book！！ I just really love Nathaniel and Elizabeth！ 💦 The things that I only disliked was the explanation of why Elizabeth was so special was not an explanation？？ I'm still confused。 And the plot was kind of dragged but still it’s a good story。 Overall， I highly recommend this book if you wish to read something light and magical！ 🪄🧚Thanks to Sorcery of Thorns， I think I’ll look forward to read other books by Margaret Rogerson。🤣rating: 🗝🗝🗝🗝 。。。more

Marie-Louise ，

"She stared。 Was that a thing people did–just gave up？ When there was so much in the world to love， to fight for？"This was as much a magical and badass story of a young woman seeking her true potential， as it was a story of deep friendship （I'm looking at you Silas）， love， and books。 I loved every minute of it。 Also， I loved how the book jumps right into the story without info-dumping the ins-and-outs of this magical realm。 They are simply woven intricately into the storyline which was just so s "She stared。 Was that a thing people did–just gave up？ When there was so much in the world to love， to fight for？"This was as much a magical and badass story of a young woman seeking her true potential， as it was a story of deep friendship （I'm looking at you Silas）， love， and books。 I loved every minute of it。 Also， I loved how the book jumps right into the story without info-dumping the ins-and-outs of this magical realm。 They are simply woven intricately into the storyline which was just so satisfying to read。 。。。more

Tereza Syrková ，

Finally a YA fantasy I enjoyed！

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