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A review by atvreads
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
5.0
✹Five Senses Review✹
Looks Like: dimly lit corridors, cracked leather-bound tomes, emerald-hued flashes of light, raven strands, and shock-of-white locks
Smells Like: iron and rust, mold and dust, and most delightedly, old books and leather
Sounds Like: Boots on a stone floor, clashing of steel, and the air pregnant with static, weighted silence
Tastes Like: rain & tears intermingled, piping-hot tea, and your first kiss
Feels Like: your foundation cracking and crumbling beneath your feet, being braver than you've ever been, and giving more of yourself even after you've given all that you have
✹Final Thoughts✹
This novel was so much more than I expected. The magic system is unique and equal parts beautiful and haunting. I cannot get over the notion of sentient tomes with their own thoughts, feelings, desires, and discontent with their lot. Not to mention the ability to transform their selves into something* wholly misunderstood. (*this whole bit is truly speculation & criticism on how society treats "the unknown" in any given time and culture)
Once I gave in to the slow seduction crafted by the elegant prose, I was enraptured and entranced by this bewitching gem. The slow smolder of this enemies-to-lovers trope is fulfilling and well-deserved for both parties that have existed in the margins of a solitary, isolated existence. They've existed— yet, neither has truly lived until this quest forces them into confronting their misconceptions and prejudices to form the most unlikely and forbidden of alliances to save their realm from imminent destruction.
✩✩✩✩✩/5✩ highly recommend for quality escapism.
Looks Like: dimly lit corridors, cracked leather-bound tomes, emerald-hued flashes of light, raven strands, and shock-of-white locks
Smells Like: iron and rust, mold and dust, and most delightedly, old books and leather
Sounds Like: Boots on a stone floor, clashing of steel, and the air pregnant with static, weighted silence
Tastes Like: rain & tears intermingled, piping-hot tea, and your first kiss
Feels Like: your foundation cracking and crumbling beneath your feet, being braver than you've ever been, and giving more of yourself even after you've given all that you have
✹Final Thoughts✹
This novel was so much more than I expected. The magic system is unique and equal parts beautiful and haunting. I cannot get over the notion of sentient tomes with their own thoughts, feelings, desires, and discontent with their lot. Not to mention the ability to transform their selves into something* wholly misunderstood. (*this whole bit is truly speculation & criticism on how society treats "the unknown" in any given time and culture)
Once I gave in to the slow seduction crafted by the elegant prose, I was enraptured and entranced by this bewitching gem. The slow smolder of this enemies-to-lovers trope is fulfilling and well-deserved for both parties that have existed in the margins of a solitary, isolated existence. They've existed— yet, neither has truly lived until this quest forces them into confronting their misconceptions and prejudices to form the most unlikely and forbidden of alliances to save their realm from imminent destruction.
✩✩✩✩✩/5✩ highly recommend for quality escapism.