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A review by kaulhilo
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
5.0
omg okay so i really loved this! when i went into it, i wasn’t expecting much (see: disappointment over enchantment of ravens) but one of my dear friends said she really liked it, and i had to see it for myself. and trust me, it was so worth it. the main character, elisabeth, is someone you like from the very start — she’s easy to fall into, and so very brave and wonderful, or as nathaniel would say, a menace. she surprised me at every turn with her strength and how smart she was, and how, despite not knowing otherwise, she still makes the right choices again and again. we love 1 talented womans
nathaniel was well, to be honest - a very ya male mc, for lack of a better description. he’s smart, powerful, haunted, and witty with one liners available for every turn of fate. (he reminded me of will herondale at least a dozen times— and anything that’s reminiscent of will is appreciated in this house) all of that, i loved him so very very very much and he genuinely made me laugh so hard at the most grim moments and im just! yes! i love you nathaniel thorn
silas......baby.....no words. just. no words. i really hope the reunion alluded at the ending actually happened and now all three of them are together and happy *forever* even if silas wants to commit suic*de looking at nathaniel’s clothes hehe
just one question - if silas comes back will he still have to take some of elisabeth’s life in order to bind to her again? or have the rules changed, since silas is changed?
side note: i’m really wondrous at how elisabeth chose to “free” silas....a moment most satisfying in my career....if it hadn’t happened, i know i would’ve spent a long time thinking about what if it had - which side silas would’ve chosen, and how it would’ve gone down. and now i don’t have to wonder, because we know :-)
the plot was so so! so! so! so! good i loved how it centered around books and libraries and how elisabeth’s attachment to both leads her to be the savior the world needed — everything felt so homely and the writing absolutely transports you inside the book somehow, where you’re walking with the wardens and reading grimores that talk.
all in all, i really loved this book and all the characters so much, even if some of the aspects are already pretty common in ya. i know i gave it 5 stars, but like.. i’m mentally adding 5,000 more.
nathaniel was well, to be honest - a very ya male mc, for lack of a better description. he’s smart, powerful, haunted, and witty with one liners available for every turn of fate. (he reminded me of will herondale at least a dozen times— and anything that’s reminiscent of will is appreciated in this house) all of that, i loved him so very very very much and he genuinely made me laugh so hard at the most grim moments and im just! yes! i love you nathaniel thorn
silas......baby.....no words. just. no words. i really hope the reunion alluded at the ending actually happened and now all three of them are together and happy *forever* even if silas wants to commit suic*de looking at nathaniel’s clothes hehe
just one question - if silas comes back will he still have to take some of elisabeth’s life in order to bind to her again? or have the rules changed, since silas is changed?
side note: i’m really wondrous at how elisabeth chose to “free” silas....a moment most satisfying in my career....if it hadn’t happened, i know i would’ve spent a long time thinking about what if it had - which side silas would’ve chosen, and how it would’ve gone down. and now i don’t have to wonder, because we know :-)
the plot was so so! so! so! so! good i loved how it centered around books and libraries and how elisabeth’s attachment to both leads her to be the savior the world needed — everything felt so homely and the writing absolutely transports you inside the book somehow, where you’re walking with the wardens and reading grimores that talk.
all in all, i really loved this book and all the characters so much, even if some of the aspects are already pretty common in ya. i know i gave it 5 stars, but like.. i’m mentally adding 5,000 more.