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withlovenil 's review for:
Sorcery of Thorns
by Margaret Rogerson
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i don’t think anything hurts me more as a reader than finally picking up a book i’ve been saving for years. the kind of book i passed by on my shelf and thought, “not yet, i’ll read it when i’m in the perfect mood” only to finish it and barely be able to give it 1.5 stars. that was my experience with sorcerer of thorns.
from the start, i was genuinely excited. i knew it might take a few chapters to get into the rhythm of the worldbuilding, and i was more than willing to give it time. but nothing dragged me into a slump quite like this book. the pacing was all over the place, sometimes dragging endlessly and other times rushing through, leaving me with no sense of balance.
the characters were the biggest disappointment. elizabeth, the main character, felt flat and strangely hollow. she was meant to be someone who grew up surrounded by books, but she never felt book-smart or just plain smart. she was naive, impulsive, and painfully gullible. she felt more like a child at times. not the kind of character i could ever really connect with, let alone believe as the heart of a fantasy novel. nathaniel, her love interest, had some clever one-liners, but beyond that, there wasn’t much to him either. their romance felt shallow, with no real build-up, no yearning, nothing that made me believe in their connection.
the antagonists were just as underwhelming. they were evil for the sake of being evil, and when the story tried to suddenly give them motivation at the very end, it felt random and undeserved, like it had been tacked on as an afterthought.
if i had to choose one redeeming part of the book, it would be silas. he had the most depth and complexity, and i found myself holding onto his parts of the book like a lifeline. honestly, he’s the reason this book earned even one star from me. the other half-star is simply for pity. pretty cover though.
in the end, sorcerer of thorns was nothing like the magical, atmospheric fantasy i had hoped for. instead, it was flat, inconsistent, and painfully boring. it took me months to finish, and even when i did, i felt let down in every way. not a book i would recommend.
from the start, i was genuinely excited. i knew it might take a few chapters to get into the rhythm of the worldbuilding, and i was more than willing to give it time. but nothing dragged me into a slump quite like this book. the pacing was all over the place, sometimes dragging endlessly and other times rushing through, leaving me with no sense of balance.
the characters were the biggest disappointment. elizabeth, the main character, felt flat and strangely hollow. she was meant to be someone who grew up surrounded by books, but she never felt book-smart or just plain smart. she was naive, impulsive, and painfully gullible. she felt more like a child at times. not the kind of character i could ever really connect with, let alone believe as the heart of a fantasy novel. nathaniel, her love interest, had some clever one-liners, but beyond that, there wasn’t much to him either. their romance felt shallow, with no real build-up, no yearning, nothing that made me believe in their connection.
the antagonists were just as underwhelming. they were evil for the sake of being evil, and when the story tried to suddenly give them motivation at the very end, it felt random and undeserved, like it had been tacked on as an afterthought.
if i had to choose one redeeming part of the book, it would be silas. he had the most depth and complexity, and i found myself holding onto his parts of the book like a lifeline. honestly, he’s the reason this book earned even one star from me. the other half-star is simply for pity. pretty cover though.
in the end, sorcerer of thorns was nothing like the magical, atmospheric fantasy i had hoped for. instead, it was flat, inconsistent, and painfully boring. it took me months to finish, and even when i did, i felt let down in every way. not a book i would recommend.