Mysteries of Thorn Manor

This book was adorable. I still love Silas but have found him as odd as Elisabeth and Nathaniel seemed to find him. Not to say he's any less of an interesting character though.

Nathaniel and Elisabeth have my heart, they are a lovely duo and I think this novella served its purpose by being a pallet cleanser.

While I'm not typically a fan of cosy fantasy, this one proved to be a quick and easy read with characters I already knew who already had their fair share of action. While being good, I do wish there was more so 3.5 stars for not quite being enough for me

I was going to put a 4 just because it left me wanting MORE. I LOVE MY FAVORITE FAMILY TRIO Nathaniel, Elisabeth and Silas! I need more of Silas story, I need MORE.
I love this world, this type of magic, these characters t.t
I miss them so much more now.

I can't be the only one thinking this would be a TERRIFIC MOVIE OR TV SHOW UNIVERSE!

This was just fine, but there was a bit too much romance and a bit too little of everything else.
Which I suppose was the point of a mid-series novella of this sort.
It was nice to see the characters again and the manor itself proved quite curious. It was a bit like a romantic Harry Potter.
It's not a must to read, but it was not entirely a waste of time either.

Now this novella gave me everything I wanted and then some. I absolutely loved Sorcery of Thorns when I originally read it years ago and I did a reread of it right before picking this up to give myself a little bit of a refresher. I loved being back in this world following these characters. I even loved how the Manor felt like it's own character. Nathaniel brings the humor once again in this novella. He had me laughing so much throughout with all of his little comments. If I had to complain about anything it would just be that I wanted it to be longer. 

A companion novel to Sorcery of Thorns.

Oh no! Thorn manner is holding everyone hostage. Why? How do they fix it?

This novel is a chance to find out what's next for Elizabeth, Nathaniel, and the inhabitants of Yhorn Manner. It also delves a little into the history of the house.

Overall this book was cute. Elizabeth felt Luke a different character altogether. But the moments with Silas were great. Honestly I'd like a few novels following him around through the centuries.

This was one of those rare instances where I went into the book not knowing anything because Sorcery of Thorns was a favorite, and I was just excited to be back in this world.

This is a cozy, warm, full of love novella that's perfect to read while snug in your blanket and a hot chocolate in hand. This is domestic slice of life at its best, with lovely, charming, witty conversations between our favorite characters. And interspersed within it are moments full of exploring a magical house, discovering its hidden depths, and trying to bring some wayward grimoires to chill. Nathaniel is being his grumpy but witty self, Elisabeth is full of love and joy but also trying to find a way for her to use her skills more, and Silas is mysterious as ever but also just such an important part of this little found family. Mercy made a lovely new addition to this group. Everyone had their highlight moments and I just loved breezing through this audiobook in a single sitting.

Overall, I'm so glad we got a little glimpse into this world again and I can only hope that we might get more stories with these characters, because they are such fun to spend some time with. And if you loved the first book, you really can't give this a miss.

I absolutely adore this world and these characters!
What a treasure to visit them again. The real review is
actually just me sobbing over Silas. Embarrassing.

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Thank you to Netgalley and Margaret K. McElderry for providing an ARC copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I got approved for an ARC of this one yesterday around 3:00 pm. It is now 2:00 pm the next day, and I'm already done with this. Whoops. Destiny and I were supposed to buddy read it, but honestly, Mysteries of Thorn Manner just FLIES by as you read it. Those not even 200 pages barely feel like anything at all by the time you're done. And I don't mean that in a bad way at all — this was a delightful novella, and I'm so, so glad that I got the chance to read it a little early.

For those you that don't know, I am a huge fan of Margaret Rogerson's books (though i still need to read Vespertine!). She's primarily a YA author, and her books tend to have fairly low stakes, with sweet romances in them. It's hard to discuss this book without mentioning anything from Sorcery of Thorns, which is the first book in the series. You can read my review of that one here. ANYWAY, Mysteries of Thorn Manner picks up pretty much where Sorcery of Thorns left off, and does not bother to explain to you anything about that novel. It's just assumed that you've read it, and honestly that works 1000% here. No time to waste on that when we have such a short (but delicious) page count!

Elizabeth and Nathaniel are dancing around the edges of what their relationship means, and very quickly it becomes apparently that Thorn Manner wants them to decide what they are and what they mean to each other. There's barely any plot to this, but I was a-okay with it, because overall, this is a silly, cozy fantasy book. I (like Destiny) was giggling through the whole novella. There's almost zero stakes really felt, but again, it doesn't matter. This book exists purely to bring a smile to your face, especially if you are a fan of Rogerson's past work.

I loved this, and wish it was about 5000 more pages, personally.