Book Review :: SORCERY OF THORNS

Book: SORCERY OF THORNS by Margaret Rogerson
Genre: Fantasy
Series: N/A
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon and Schuster
Source: ARC via NetGalley!

Where to Buy: Shop local! Find your local independent bookstore at IndieBound!

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From the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an imaginative fantasy about an apprentice at a magical library who must battle a powerful sorcerer to save her kingdom.

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Goodreads 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.

My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I received a copy of SORCERY OF THORNS from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

So for those of you who don't know, I was an intern for KT Literary a few years back and to this date
it was one of the most incredible experiences I've had the pleasure of going through. Kate Testerman and Sara Megibow are some of the most amazing people in all of publishing and I am seriously blessed that we still keep in contact occasionally. If I thought I wanted to be a Literary Agent before I met them, they definitely reignited my fire after working for them for the brief time that I did.

Anyway! The reason I mention that now is because SORCERY OF THORNS is actually one of our books (I will forever say "our" even though I no longer intern because I am LOYAL! Haha), and was sold by Sara Megibow, who I'm thankful to call a great mentor and friend. After the crazy success of Enchantment of Ravens, Sara hinted to me that this was going to be big, because it was amazing. And RIGHT-O she hit it right on the head- Sorcery of Thorns is another magnificent novel from Margaret Rogerson, who just has the most incredible way with words.

From page 1, I was completely hooked into the story. I mean, realistically, I was hooked from the synopsis. You had me at magic library. I loved the idea of having magic books (grimoires), and a elite group of librarians who are sworn to protect them. Seriously, just a fantastic idea for a story.

I will admit, that the entire time I read this book, I pictured both Nathaniel and Silas as Ciel and Sebastian from Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) [Sebastian = Nathaniel, Silas = Ciel]. And it definitely worked for me, I mean, they're both demon butlers essentially 😭

However, the entire last half of the story completely sucked me in. I stayed up extremely late one night in order to finish reading it, and I just really loved all of the characters and the twists and turns that the plot took. I never really knew how it would end until it did, which was a perfect way to end it if you ask me. If you enjoy just a really fun fantasy that has bad-ass demon servants, magic libraries with crazy living books (think of the books in Harry potter, the one's with teeth!), and swoony romance, then please do yourself a favor and purchase this book from your local indie or add to your TBR! Teacher friends, this is definitely one you'll want on your classroom bookshelves!

I cannot wait to see what Rogerson will bring to the table for her next book as she has just become an auto-buy author (Joining Victoria Schwab, Kristen Ciccarelli, and Tricia Levenseller among many others!), I'm sure whatever it is will be just as fantastic!

Thanks again to Simon and Schuster & Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for my honesty!