Title: Sorcery of Thorns           

Author: Margaret Robertson               

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy        

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books        

Format: ebook

Pages: 464

Rating: 4/5 stars 

Synopsis (Goodreads):

“If you are looking for magic you will find it inside this book. Sorcery of Thorns is a bewitching gem, full of slow burning romance, loyal friendships, and extraordinary world building. I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series

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.

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:

Thank you @simonschusterca and @netgalley for the digital copy of Sorcery of Thorns!

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This was a delightful young adult fantasy book that really drew me in from the beginning! The book follows Elisabeth Scrivener, who is an apprentice at a library…..but the books are not as ordinary as they seem! They contain magical powers and demons and other forces, which is such a cool idea! Elisabeth wants to become a warden of the library, but after a magical attack, she gets thrown into an adventure that could change things forever!

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I really liked the character of Elisabeth! She was easy to get to know, but also interesting and complex and loveable all at the same time! I also thought that the world building in the book! The author did a great job of setting up the context of the story without overly explaining what’s going on, which was nice! It was dark and brooding, but with a flare of positive light! Definitely recommend this one if you’re a fan of fantasy!

Happy reading!