Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon Teen
Publish Date:  June 4, 2019
Synopsis: 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.

Disclosure: ARC provided for an honest review. #partner

Margaret Rogerson is a superb writer. Her words compliment each other, and all serve a purpose. I have always felt her writing flows like water, simple and easy. I get lost in her words, and for Sorcery of Thorns, it was definitely not an exception.

Library adventures? Check.
Dashing sorcerer? Check.
Bad ass heroine? CHECK.

Sorcery of Thorns has easily been one of my favorite books of the year. Filled with an adventure in Austermeer’s Gret Libraries, inclusive of the magical grimoires that are kept under lock and key. Who wouldn’t want to live in this book and be a death-defying warden of the libraries? I know I do.

In Sorcery of Thorns, Elisabeth is a child of the library, in every sense of the word. Having been found on the steps of one, she was raised with the wardens to learn about grimoires and knowledge. I enjoyed getting to know her. She is filled with so much strength.

I loved Nathaniel. First, I love that he is pan. He was challenging to get to know, due to his tough exterior. He’s quirky, and can seem anti-social. I wasn’t sure how to accept him because of how much he quickly exited a scene. There’s a turning point with him, one that you’ll know once you get there. It’s what makes me appreciate him and love him as a character.

Sorcery of Thorns is bloody brilliant. And everyone needs to own a copy, or two for their own library.

*Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.*