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Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

56 reviews

ellenwilberg's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Murder

annikareads_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

sarah_cameron's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

Really solid read! Compelling characters and an intriguing plot. Predictable in some parts but overall a satisfying story

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

evarinyah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

delz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

In this beautiful fantasy that centers around the protection of books, Elisabeth is an apprentice in training to be a Warden of grimoires in the Great Library. The Wardens keep and maintain the Grimoires while providing protection against sorcerers who might try to use them to control people and lower demons. We meet Elisabeth who has the reputation as an outcast, since she was an orphan left at the library as a baby. She’s been Director Irena’s ward for 16 years. Irene is very fond of the girl, taking her under her wing and giving her the apprenticeship. One night Elisabeth is woken out of a dream, feeling as if something is wrong. What ensues is a fantastic adventure and a little romance that will keep you glued to this book. Sorcery of Thorns is a book I hadn’t heard about- my daughter put it in my hands- and I will definitely be recommending it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Abandonment, and War

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

dlrosebyh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Vomit

aloeverra's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

What a fantastic world and setting this book had! Sentient books are fantastic, along with the strange relationship between the Librarians and the Sorcerers, made this book really unique.  There were some aspects of the magic I would have liked more detail on in order to understand portions of the plot progression. This was the only thing I was craving by the end though, everything else gave me great satisfaction. 
Both of Margaret Rogerson's stand alone books have been a bright spot in my reading list, and I can't wait for another title coming this October.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Violence

Forced Institutionalization

She is brought to a very corrupt mental institution, but never goes inside and experiences it. You learn by word of mouth about the corruption

Misogyny: this blatantly is pointed out a few times, but the world itself does have women in higher positions of power. It depended on the environment.

valenpolack's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Initially I gave this book a 4.5 but the more time passes the more I want to reread it. It was that good. So yeah, 5 stars.

Edit: so… this is now my favorite book of all time. Rereading parts and constantly thinking about these characters does that to a person. 

Edit 2: So I reread it… and it’s still amazing. Good Soup 👌

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Gaslighting