Author: Margaret Rogerson
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Genre: YA Fantasy
Release Date: 06.04.19
My Rating: 3.5/5 stars
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. ”
I’m torn about this book. Really torn. I went into Sorcery of Thorns with low expectations because I honestly wasn’t a fan of Rogerson’s Debut An Enchantment of Ravens. Yet, I couldn’t help myself from hoping this book would be more enjoyable. I mean, hello, magical libraries? Sorcery? I am glad I gave this book a try, but I still didn’t get all the hype. There were enjoyable aspects of the story but overall it fell flat.
Everything I enjoyed about the book:
- The writing. Rogerson is a beautiful writer that will wrap you up with her words and transport you to another world.
- I loved the characters and their romance! They had an enjoyable dynamic and I couldn’t help but swoon at their love story
- It’s an easy to understand fantasy book
Everything I didn’t enjoy about the book:
- The world building was foggy. It wasn’t ever clear what the magical limits were and I never got a clear understanding of the world as a whole.
- The story dragged at points. The pacing was inconsistent and at it’s slowest moments have me bored.
- It was predictable. As little pieces started to come together I had no problem correctly guessing how the story was going to turn out
- The ending felt incomplete and rushed, it wasn’t very satisfying as a conclusion
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