Sorcery of Thorns
Readers rate it 4.0 (409 on Hardcover)
Released Jun 4, 2019 · Margaret K. McElderry Books
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Sorcery of Thorns is a YA fantasy adventure with magical worldbuilding and strong character development that appeals to older teens. The book contains some dark themes, magical creatures that transform into monsters, and occasional intense moments, but violence is not graphic. The core narrative rewards questioning assumptions, personal growth, and challenging prejudice, with protagonists who demonstrate courage and moral reasoning.
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A New York Times bestseller! “A bewitching gem...I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series “If you loved the Hogwarts Library…you’ll be right at home at Summershall.” —Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and t... A New York Times bestseller! “A bewitching gem...I absolutely loved every moment of this story.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series “If you loved the Hogwarts Library…you’ll be right at home at Summershall.” —Katherine Arden, New York Times bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale From the New York Times bestselling author of An Enchantment of Ravens comes an “enthralling adventure” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) 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. Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. 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.
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Loveable Characters
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Diverse Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- Plot driven
- Weak Character Development
- ["A mix driven"]
- Own: hardcover
- owned
- Adventurous
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ISBN 9781481497619 · Margaret K. McElderry Books