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carolinewithane's Reviews (647)
i will reread this series every easter for the rest of my life and no one can stop me
a book for bookworms about a bookworm with some badassery thrown in for good measure. what's not to love?
i've been a fan of rogerson since "an enchantment of ravens", which is the ultimate fae fantasy in my humble opinion. her writing is lush, her characters are lovable, and her world building is outstanding. not every fantasy author that can create such a vivid and believable world, much less in a standalone novel, but rogerson always nails that down. "sorcery of thorns" is no exception.
my only issue with it is that the ending felt a bit too easy, a bit too perfect. but the epilogue did make my heart beat faster and left me with a big smile on my face, so who am i to criticise? i'm a sucker for happy endings.
i've been a fan of rogerson since "an enchantment of ravens", which is the ultimate fae fantasy in my humble opinion. her writing is lush, her characters are lovable, and her world building is outstanding. not every fantasy author that can create such a vivid and believable world, much less in a standalone novel, but rogerson always nails that down. "sorcery of thorns" is no exception.
my only issue with it is that the ending felt a bit too easy, a bit too perfect. but the epilogue did make my heart beat faster and left me with a big smile on my face, so who am i to criticise? i'm a sucker for happy endings.
two stars solely for the first three chapters. they were gold. the rest? not so much.
it took me a month to listen to the audiobook because i just didn’t care enough to pick it up. it’s a very average story in terms of YA fantasy. all that drama a while back made me think this book took a strong stance in the human trafficking and slavery business, but it’s actually a rather small part of the plot.
i recommend it for people new to the genre or those who don’t mind recycled tropes.
it took me a month to listen to the audiobook because i just didn’t care enough to pick it up. it’s a very average story in terms of YA fantasy. all that drama a while back made me think this book took a strong stance in the human trafficking and slavery business, but it’s actually a rather small part of the plot.
i recommend it for people new to the genre or those who don’t mind recycled tropes.
i’ve read this book—this series—ten times, and i’ll probably read ten more
this is possibly the most beautiful book i’ve ever read
in light of recent events, i've decided to remove my review and rating of this book. i no longer support this author.
this book hugged me, wrapped me in a blanket and put a hot cup of tea in my hands. i feel warm.
if you were to become an astronaut and visit the international espacial station, you’d be able to look down and see the great wall of china and, standing ten times larger, my disappointment in this book.
it started so well. the writing was great. the characters were great. the banter—the banter—was phenomenal. i flipped through the first three hundred pages like i was a starving man at the sea and the end of this book, my long-waited feast.
then it left me to drown, cold and mercilessly.
i can’t remember the last time an ending let me down so hard. the story flew through plot twists and action scenes and changing hearts so quickly it left me dazzled. i still am dazzled. i’ve lost track of the convoluted family relations. lou, the main character, lost all of her spark. reid, the other main character, became a cardboard version of himself whose actions were strictly dictated by the plot. it soon became a mess of clichéd revelations and rushed and convenient events. i almost DNF 80% in, that’s how bad it got.
and the hole in the roof let sun shine on the cracks on the floor i’d ignored before. foreign words does not worlds build. i still have only a vague idea of what belterra looks like. 17th century france? 15th century france? also, although i loved the side characters—coco and ansel, count on me for everything—there was something missing. a spark. a nudge into three-dimensional-characterisation. and yes, the romance was cute, but i believe the exact moment i stopped enjoying this book was when it went from will-they-won’t-they straight into love-of-my-life territory.
no, thanks.
also, fair warning: this book is new adult. i know new adult doesn’t sell as well as young adult and that’s why publishers avoid the label, but this book is 100% new adult. i don’t know how old most characters are (again, hello, worldbuilding), but they’re too old. there’s even an extremely explicit sex scene (which caught me completely off-guard and might have contributed to my negative feelings. i don’t usually mind graphic sex when i know it’s coming, even if i don’t particularly enjoy it. but i did not know this one was coming. i repeat: no, thanks.)
anyway. this is the second time in a row that a highly anticipated book has let me down and I Am Not Here For It. pffft.
it started so well. the writing was great. the characters were great. the banter—the banter—was phenomenal. i flipped through the first three hundred pages like i was a starving man at the sea and the end of this book, my long-waited feast.
then it left me to drown, cold and mercilessly.
i can’t remember the last time an ending let me down so hard. the story flew through plot twists and action scenes and changing hearts so quickly it left me dazzled. i still am dazzled. i’ve lost track of the convoluted family relations. lou, the main character, lost all of her spark. reid, the other main character, became a cardboard version of himself whose actions were strictly dictated by the plot. it soon became a mess of clichéd revelations and rushed and convenient events. i almost DNF 80% in, that’s how bad it got.
and the hole in the roof let sun shine on the cracks on the floor i’d ignored before. foreign words does not worlds build. i still have only a vague idea of what belterra looks like. 17th century france? 15th century france? also, although i loved the side characters—coco and ansel, count on me for everything—there was something missing. a spark. a nudge into three-dimensional-characterisation. and yes, the romance was cute, but i believe the exact moment i stopped enjoying this book was when it went from will-they-won’t-they straight into love-of-my-life territory.
no, thanks.
also, fair warning: this book is new adult. i know new adult doesn’t sell as well as young adult and that’s why publishers avoid the label, but this book is 100% new adult. i don’t know how old most characters are (again, hello, worldbuilding), but they’re too old. there’s even an extremely explicit sex scene (which caught me completely off-guard and might have contributed to my negative feelings. i don’t usually mind graphic sex when i know it’s coming, even if i don’t particularly enjoy it. but i did not know this one was coming. i repeat: no, thanks.)
anyway. this is the second time in a row that a highly anticipated book has let me down and I Am Not Here For It. pffft.
