Book Review: Sorcery of Thorns

 "Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”

If you are a book lover this is the perfect book for you filled with enchanted books, libraries, sorcerers and all sorts of evil magic.

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.

REVIEW

I loved the book mostly because of it's badass and amazing characters. Elisabeth is strong, fierce, brave and never apologises for who she is. Most of all, she has a magical relationship with books and has a dangerously curious soul. Her character growth was the most admirable in the book. I absolutely love her love/hate relationship with Nathaniel. Nathaniel is a complete disaster and I love him for it. He is damaged and scarred but is the most competent and amazing sorcerer of all, ignoring the fact that he sucks at everything else. He too shows beautiful character growth throughout the book. As for Silas, I have no words. I  can only describe him as a supposed demon, showing the most feelings of all.

As for the plot, there is not much to tell without giving spoilers. But, the world that the author has built is a haven for fantasy readers. With beautifully detailed libraries and Grimoires - magical books that can speak and display emotions, the world is the most enticing.

There were a few places where I felt like the plot got a little boring for me but that only lasted for a few pages. As the story developed, I simply could not put the book down.

All in all, the magic, the demonic bargains, the libraries, the monsters made of ink and paper, the adventurous spirit, and the wonderful character make Sorcery of Thorns a must read for me.

True moral of the book, demons are not bad and I must go summon one.

My Rating: 4/5

Author: Margaret Rogerson