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Sorcery of Thorns
by Margaret Rogerson
Honestly, I have forgotten how I stumbled upon this book. I’ve probably seen it in one of Hailey’s videos (from HaileyInBookland). Or I came across its beautiful cover on Goodreads and decided to order it immediately. No, that’s half of the truth. I DID read the synopsis.
A girl who grows up in a library and communicates with books? Not just books but magical grimoires that could turn into monsters that exist of leather and ink? Oh, and there’s a handsome Sorcerer. How could I not read it?
The story overall was a magical and mystical journey. There are characters that grip your heart from the start, or make you want to spit on their shoes. Elisabeth is a character I loved from the start, she tells you about what it was like to grow up in this library filled with magical grimoires that each have their own personalities and whisper to you. What it was like to be different than everyone else but finding a true friend who would never leave her side even when they were torn apart. I adored Elizabeth and Katrien’s friendship so much. I wish there was more of it.
Although I liked Nathaniel, it was mostly because of his bond with his demon Silas than the bond between him and Elizabeth. Their romance kind of fell flat for me sometimes. But that was mostly in the middle part. I loved their teasing banter in the beginning and in then ending.
Silas is probably my favorite character, because besides Elizabeth I found him to be the most complex. But he was also one of the characters that made me laugh the most.
All the other characters besides Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Silas and Katrien didn’t hold my attention at all. I sometimes even forgot they existed or had to think really hard to figure out what role they played in the story.
The world building gave me a lot of mixed feelings. At times I was standing in a magical forest with magnificent butterflies with Elizabeth and Nathaniel and I could almost feel magic brushing over me. At other times I was just on my couch really not knowing how to picture a scene at all, which made me a little lost, and made the reading feel a little dragging. But the writing in those magical scenes was so alluring and beautiful and that’s why I loved this book so much.
And the ending…was not very satisfactory for me but that doesn’t mean I didn’t think it was amazing. It’s just hard for me to except vague open endings. I’m kind of sure of how it ends but like…I also could be wrong and I don’t like that possibility.
A girl who grows up in a library and communicates with books? Not just books but magical grimoires that could turn into monsters that exist of leather and ink? Oh, and there’s a handsome Sorcerer. How could I not read it?
The story overall was a magical and mystical journey. There are characters that grip your heart from the start, or make you want to spit on their shoes. Elisabeth is a character I loved from the start, she tells you about what it was like to grow up in this library filled with magical grimoires that each have their own personalities and whisper to you. What it was like to be different than everyone else but finding a true friend who would never leave her side even when they were torn apart. I adored Elizabeth and Katrien’s friendship so much. I wish there was more of it.
Although I liked Nathaniel, it was mostly because of his bond with his demon Silas than the bond between him and Elizabeth. Their romance kind of fell flat for me sometimes. But that was mostly in the middle part. I loved their teasing banter in the beginning and in then ending.
Silas is probably my favorite character, because besides Elizabeth I found him to be the most complex. But he was also one of the characters that made me laugh the most.
All the other characters besides Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Silas and Katrien didn’t hold my attention at all. I sometimes even forgot they existed or had to think really hard to figure out what role they played in the story.
The world building gave me a lot of mixed feelings. At times I was standing in a magical forest with magnificent butterflies with Elizabeth and Nathaniel and I could almost feel magic brushing over me. At other times I was just on my couch really not knowing how to picture a scene at all, which made me a little lost, and made the reading feel a little dragging. But the writing in those magical scenes was so alluring and beautiful and that’s why I loved this book so much.
And the ending…was not very satisfactory for me but that doesn’t mean I didn’t think it was amazing. It’s just hard for me to except vague open endings. I’m kind of sure of how it ends but like…I also could be wrong and I don’t like that possibility.