Sorcery of Thorns
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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。
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。
Reviews
Emily
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Incredibly underwhelming。 I was so disappointed， given the interesting fantasy premise and lush imagery。 Every character is extremely two-dimensional and flat。 Here we go again， with: （1） a clumsy， hot-headed main character who possesses a mysterious and special power; （2） a charming， talented playboy sorcerer who is also lonely and misunderstood; and finally， （3） an emo， angst-ridden demon with a secret heart of gold。 Major cringe。Oh， and don't forget the #instalove， or the hastily thrown in bi Incredibly underwhelming。 I was so disappointed， given the interesting fantasy premise and lush imagery。 Every character is extremely two-dimensional and flat。 Here we go again， with: （1） a clumsy， hot-headed main character who possesses a mysterious and special power; （2） a charming， talented playboy sorcerer who is also lonely and misunderstood; and finally， （3） an emo， angst-ridden demon with a secret heart of gold。 Major cringe。Oh， and don't forget the #instalove， or the hastily thrown in bi representation that comes out of nowhere and is given like two sentences。I found myself speeding through the last couple of chapters， because I just didn't care about any of these people （and I do my best to finish each and every book， no matter how nonsensical or boring）。 Really， the plot would have benefitted MASSIVELY if the author had just added a couple of world-building chapters。 Maybe， oh， I don't know， context like sociopolitical struggles between magical/non-magical people？Or where the "all sorcerers are evil" came from？ （Which， by the way， we never actually figure out why everyone thinks they're so evil。 I'm pretty sure they saved the world a couple of times。）Or what problems specifically made the villain want to （view spoiler）[summon a super-demon and supposedly solve "every problem in the world" （hide spoiler）]？？？ Like， can you get more generic than that？Just a bit more context and personality， PLEASE。 I'm begging you。 。。。more
K。 Monroe
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i read this book because i heard it described as Howl’s Moving Castle meets dark academia， and it was very much that， in the best way！ the writing was so gorgeous， and it was easy to get swept inside of the pages。 i loved the romance， the witty banter， the dark magic， and silas！！！ my only complaint is that i had trouble focusing for the last quarter-ish of the book as it seemed to go on a bit too long。 but other than that， i loved every minute！ and the ending had me very excited 🖤
Avery
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I'm genuinely surprised how much I loved this stand alone。 I wasn't that interested at first and it took me a whole to pick it up again but I'm so glad I did。 The main character Elisabeth is an apprentice warden of the Great Library。 She discovers the director has been murdered。 She is accused of the crime， obviously since she was the only one awake at the time， and is sent to live with a sorcerer （whose gains his power through a demon， passed down in generations）。 And there they discovered the I'm genuinely surprised how much I loved this stand alone。 I wasn't that interested at first and it took me a whole to pick it up again but I'm so glad I did。 The main character Elisabeth is an apprentice warden of the Great Library。 She discovers the director has been murdered。 She is accused of the crime， obviously since she was the only one awake at the time， and is sent to live with a sorcerer （whose gains his power through a demon， passed down in generations）。 And there they discovered the plot against the magical books。The best thing about the book is definitely Silas， Nathanials and Elisabeth's tio relationship。 They all rely on each other to heal and its so interesting to watch them stugle with Silas demonic nature。 How he could seem so loving towards them both and yet， resort back to his horrible nature。 The books concept is also the best things about it。 I love the magical elements， the books that are alive and also turn into masters if not properly looked after。 The idea that families pass down powerful demons to keep the magic in the blood。 I haven't come across this concept and really love it。 I think this is mostly because it's connected to a moral dilemma since Silas is a servant yet， appears to enjoy their company despite not wanting to be enslaved。 I would highly recommend this book。 5 stars for sure。 。。。more
chanuri
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i went in with low expectations and ？？？？？？？ it was so good ？？？？？？？？ i love all the characters so much and really enjoyed the plot， i'm looking forward to reading more books by margaret rogerson！！ i went in with low expectations and ？？？？？？？ it was so good ？？？？？？？？ i love all the characters so much and really enjoyed the plot， i'm looking forward to reading more books by margaret rogerson！！ 。。。more
Catherine
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It was a bit slow to begin with but picked up。 I especially loved Silas and he was bound to Nathaniel's and the grimoires。 It was a bit slow to begin with but picked up。 I especially loved Silas and he was bound to Nathaniel's and the grimoires。 。。。more
Lincy
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4。5-5
alec
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this book was just exceptional。the way the author wove the story into something so beautiful and just impossible is so heart wrenchingthe characters had amazing depth to them， their personalities were clear and well planned and executedthe plot was immaculate， just like。。。。i was constantly awedAND the love story in this was so simply beautiful， it hurtsI NEED A SEQUEL
J。 Rayne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was phenomenal。 For a fantasy hate-to-love romance novel I found it to be oddly refreshing and original which is uncommon as of lately， the loved the concept the books had personalities and feelings， I ADORED our characters （Silias especially）。 Concepts， amazing。 Interactions between characters weren’t short of hilarious。 This book was every feeling a book should be; funny， painful， shocking， wanting to throw it at a wall with excessive force。 The only reason I don’t give this book fiv This book was phenomenal。 For a fantasy hate-to-love romance novel I found it to be oddly refreshing and original which is uncommon as of lately， the loved the concept the books had personalities and feelings， I ADORED our characters （Silias especially）。 Concepts， amazing。 Interactions between characters weren’t short of hilarious。 This book was every feeling a book should be; funny， painful， shocking， wanting to throw it at a wall with excessive force。 The only reason I don’t give this book five stars is because there weren’t any consequences to the final climax which is what I look for in this book。 （SPOILER ALERT！）， I mean TECHNICALLY Silias Dies， but that final page and how it suggest he came back ruined that final star for me。 （Character coming back from the dead - even in fantasy worlds is just a personal pet peeve of mine）。 But either way I did truely love this book and I do truely recommend you read it。 。。。more
Bookish V
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🌑🌑🌑🌑🌙Si près de donner un beau 5 étoiles à ce livre， mais certaines tournures de phrases où formulations m’ont fait tourner des yeux où tout simplement déçue。 Toutefois， tout le reste fut à la hauteur de mes attentes。 Les personnages sont attachants， troublants et l’histoire est percutante。 Une chose qui m’a particulièrement marquée: la vision de la vie par l’auteure （ou du moins， celle mentionnée dans le livre） qui me dévoile， comme plusieurs traits de cette histoires， une multitude de possibil 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌙Si près de donner un beau 5 étoiles à ce livre， mais certaines tournures de phrases où formulations m’ont fait tourner des yeux où tout simplement déçue。 Toutefois， tout le reste fut à la hauteur de mes attentes。 Les personnages sont attachants， troublants et l’histoire est percutante。 Une chose qui m’a particulièrement marquée: la vision de la vie par l’auteure （ou du moins， celle mentionnée dans le livre） qui me dévoile， comme plusieurs traits de cette histoires， une multitude de possibilités。 J’ai adoré， rien de moins。* Spoiler Section *Deux points que j’adore retrouver dans les histoires sont incrustés dans celle-ci: des personnages importants qui meurent et la défaite des personnages principaux。Premièrement， je ne pouvais faire un retour sur ce livre sans mentionner le nom de Silas。 Un personnage touchant， aux multiples facettes， qui ne peut mieux représenter la réalité de notre monde。 J’ai adoré le fait qu’il meurt， et qu’il meurt à nouveau， mais j’avoue que la “happy ending” m’a aussi vraiment plus （j’avais les yeux dans l’eau， juste pour vous dire！）。 Les dernières phrases 。。。 🌪Deuxièmement， c’était tellement plus “réaliste” que les pers。 princ。 perdent dans cette histoire， qu’ils soient dépassés par les évènements， qu’ils sont inconsidérablement en retard sur les actions， ils soient trop faibles， et ce， malgré la magie， malgré les sacrifices （les livres！！！）。 Et j’ai adoré que cela soit m’y de l’avant。 。。。more
Sena Işık
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MÜKEMMELDİ！ MÜKEMMEL！！！！
Manon
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Incroyable ！Il y a tout dans ce livre。 Un déroulement peu commun dans un monde qu'on apprend à connaitre petit à petit。 Des descriptions tres précises qui permettent de bien imaginer l'espace。 Un personnage principal très bien construit， avec des remises en questions， une rapidité de pensée et caractère magique et rebelles。 Pour ce qui est de l'histoire d'amour， c'est slow burn passionant。 On sent au fur et à mesure les sentiments se construire， on les voit apprendre à se faire confiance。J'ai ad Incroyable ！Il y a tout dans ce livre。 Un déroulement peu commun dans un monde qu'on apprend à connaitre petit à petit。 Des descriptions tres précises qui permettent de bien imaginer l'espace。 Un personnage principal très bien construit， avec des remises en questions， une rapidité de pensée et caractère magique et rebelles。 Pour ce qui est de l'histoire d'amour， c'est slow burn passionant。 On sent au fur et à mesure les sentiments se construire， on les voit apprendre à se faire confiance。J'ai adoré ！J'ai pleuré ！LISEZ LE。 。。。more
Cristina Il mondo di Cry
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Buona l'idea di base ma non mi ha saputo sorprendere ne colpire particolarmente。Mi aspettavo qualcosa di più。 Buona l'idea di base ma non mi ha saputo sorprendere ne colpire particolarmente。Mi aspettavo qualcosa di più。 。。。more
Aydan Yalçın
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Büyücüler， iblisler ve bir de büyülü kitapları koruyan sıradan kütüphanecilerin ön planda olduğu bir kurgu Dikenlerin Büyüsü。 Ana karakterimiz Elisabeth yüce güçlere ve bilgilere sahip kitapları canı pahasına korumakla görevli bir kütüphaneci çırağı。 Yaşadığı kütüphaneye yapılan gizemli bir saldırı sonrasında görevinden alınarak cezalandırılan Elisabeth evi olarak gördüğü kütüphanesinden ayrılmak zorunda kalır。 Bu noktada ona büyücü Nathaniel ve bir yüce iblis olan uşağı Silas （my baby boo） yard Büyücüler， iblisler ve bir de büyülü kitapları koruyan sıradan kütüphanecilerin ön planda olduğu bir kurgu Dikenlerin Büyüsü。 Ana karakterimiz Elisabeth yüce güçlere ve bilgilere sahip kitapları canı pahasına korumakla görevli bir kütüphaneci çırağı。 Yaşadığı kütüphaneye yapılan gizemli bir saldırı sonrasında görevinden alınarak cezalandırılan Elisabeth evi olarak gördüğü kütüphanesinden ayrılmak zorunda kalır。 Bu noktada ona büyücü Nathaniel ve bir yüce iblis olan uşağı Silas （my baby boo） yardım eder。 Nathaniel en güçlü büyücü ailelerinden birinin geriye kalan terk ferdidir。Hayatı boyunca büyücü ve iblislerden uzak duran， hatta onlardan tiksinen Elisabeth için onlarla beraber yaşamak tahmin ettiğinden de kolay olur。 Garip bir şekilde Silas’la bile bağ kurmaya başlayan Elisabeth， kütüphane saldırısının ardındaki nedenleri araştırmaya başlar ve sonrası aksiyon， aksiyon， aksiyon ve havai fişekler falan filan :DTek kitap olmasından kaynaklı olduğunu düşündüğüm bazı eksiklikler olmasa tam puan verilebilir。 Evrenle ilgili oturmamışlıklar ve olay örgüsündeki bazı hızlı geçişler yüzünden puanım dört oldu。 Bu kitabı ikinci okuyuşum ve hala aynı fikirdeyim: Bu kurgunun en güzel yanı karakterleri。 Özellikle de SILAS'I。 Çünkü Silas gibisi bir daha zor gelir。 Çünkü Silasların hepsi sevilesi olmak zorunda 😍 。。。more
Tamara King
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“。。。there is always more than one way to see the world。 Those who claim otherwise would have you dwell forever in the dark。”I could not put this book down！ I loved every minute of it。 The character banter， the world， the action。。。 *chefs kiss*。
E。L。 Irwin
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Oh， I loved this book！！ So good， so glad I picked this one up。
Kelsey Jones
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I absolutely loved this book！ Unique， intriguing world， characters， believable and even realistic villains and heroes。 I was very pleased with this read and will add it to my favorites！ A link to my full book review video from youtube will be updated here in a week or so！
olga
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CZYTAJCIE TO
Leanne
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Every time I say I’m done with YA， I read another YA book。 But this one was actually good。 I loved reading about demons and sorcerers; there was some excellent world building and the MC is a badass bookworm who grew up in a library。 There’s romance， but it’s not overwhelming at all， and I aways love reading about magical libraries。 And Silas， a demon side character， was so morally grey。 I loved him。
April
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I didn’t expect to enjoy this book as much as I did。 Definitely a 4。5。 The characters， premise， and writing were perfectly executed。 What I enjoyed especially is the balance between the romance， friendship， and adventure。 Plus， I almost died with that last sentence， it was just *chef’s kiss*。 I’m excited to read more from this author。
Mansi
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Interesting magic but not thought through enough。 I liked that it was a standalone， but perhaps I'd have enjoyed it more as a trilogy if that meant I could get deeper world building Interesting magic but not thought through enough。 I liked that it was a standalone， but perhaps I'd have enjoyed it more as a trilogy if that meant I could get deeper world building 。。。more
aisha
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I can't believe this is a standalone I can't believe this is a standalone 。。。more
mami
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this is dark academia meets howl’s moving castle
Two lights
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This book was。。。 AMAZINGGGGGGIt had such lovable characters and a really great plotIt was SO GOOOOOOODDDDI highly recommendBravo， Margret， BRAVOI RESPECT you
Azifah
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“It seemed that it was the rest of the world that had gone mad， not her—but if she was the only one who thought so， could she truly call herself sane？” I wasn't sure if this count as a spoiler or not but let me just say this: it's a damsel in distress book。 Or at least it feels like that。 For me。 But I'm pretty sure I'm right。 I rarely pay attention to the summary， I read it once， then that's it。 But this one， the summary did says so， right？Elisabeth is in trouble。 She did ask for help。 And s “It seemed that it was the rest of the world that had gone mad， not her—but if she was the only one who thought so， could she truly call herself sane？” I wasn't sure if this count as a spoiler or not but let me just say this: it's a damsel in distress book。 Or at least it feels like that。 For me。 But I'm pretty sure I'm right。 I rarely pay attention to the summary， I read it once， then that's it。 But this one， the summary did says so， right？Elisabeth is in trouble。 She did ask for help。 And she did got it。 But not after going through so much trouble that it feels no more like help。 It feels like she needs to be rescued。 That's it。 Other than that， I liked the idea of library as something bigger than just a place for knowledge of power。 It is the power。 The library is the power。 That is cool。 Elisabeth connection the the library is cool too， but there is not much to tell。 This part is still a mystery， with little explanation to it。 The why is not clear。 Which is a shame。 Then come Nathaniel Thorn and his demon。 His demon is cool， while Nathaniel is not much。 He's an angry and angst sorcerer。 I enjoy the conversation between Nathaniel and Elisabeth， although the development between the two is quick as hell。 It's like love at first sight bullshit， at least some part of it。 But it was alright， it's not the worst love story that I've read。 。。。more
bookcathe
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3 ⭐️
Emerald
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I loved this book so much， that I halted the audio book and purchased the actual book so I could finish it before the weekend was over！This was such a great story！ I almost want to call it a （very loose） Beauty and the Beast retelling！ There were just so many instances that clicked for me in regards to that comparison！Loved the story， the characters， the twists and turns， the libraries and the books。。。I loved it all！ The first book by this author didn’t thrill me， so I was hesitant to read anoth I loved this book so much， that I halted the audio book and purchased the actual book so I could finish it before the weekend was over！This was such a great story！ I almost want to call it a （very loose） Beauty and the Beast retelling！ There were just so many instances that clicked for me in regards to that comparison！Loved the story， the characters， the twists and turns， the libraries and the books。。。I loved it all！ The first book by this author didn’t thrill me， so I was hesitant to read another one of her books， but this book made up for everything I felt had been lacking in her previous book！And I just have to say。。。Silas has my whole heart！ 。。。more
celinehasnojams
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silas is everything
Ecem
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Bu beş puan Silas ve Nathaniel için verilmiştir。 Tamam tamam Elisabeth için de。Çok iyiydi çok。 Fantastik kitapları böyle arada bir okuyunca ruhum şenleniyor resmen。 Kurulan evren， olayların gelişimi， Nathaniel'in gizeminin çok güzel korunması ve pislik gibi davranmaması， Silas zaten。。。 Elisabeth'in ailesi ve özel oluşunun nedeni hakkında bir şeyler daha öğrenseydik harika olurdu。 Nat ve Silas'ın ilişkisine ba-yıl-dım！ Keşke ikinci kitabı olsaydı。。。 Bu dünyadan uzaklaşmaya hazır değilim。。。 Bu beş puan Silas ve Nathaniel için verilmiştir。 Tamam tamam Elisabeth için de。Çok iyiydi çok。 Fantastik kitapları böyle arada bir okuyunca ruhum şenleniyor resmen。 Kurulan evren， olayların gelişimi， Nathaniel'in gizeminin çok güzel korunması ve pislik gibi davranmaması， Silas zaten。。。 Elisabeth'in ailesi ve özel oluşunun nedeni hakkında bir şeyler daha öğrenseydik harika olurdu。 Nat ve Silas'ın ilişkisine ba-yıl-dım！ Keşke ikinci kitabı olsaydı。。。 Bu dünyadan uzaklaşmaya hazır değilim。。。 。。。more
Misty's Book Space
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Full review to come！！
MizzyRed
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Love this！ I want to visit those libraries （with Elisabeth of course）。 Great Story！！！！ Elisabeth and Nathaniel are really cute but Silas is my favorite。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Sorcery of Thorns
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Sorcery of Thorns&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Sorcery of Thorns&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0