Sorcery of Thorns

I will say that the biggest reason I picked this book up was because I loved Margaret Rogerson's first novel [b:An Enchantment of Ravens 30969741 An Enchantment of Ravens Margaret Rogerson https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486244049l/30969741.SY75.jpg 51586838]. I was absolutely enthralled with that book, so I was hoping that Sorcery of Thorns would leave me with the same feeling afterwards. It did and it didn't.It took a long time for me to finally settle into Sorcery of Thorns. The first few chapters I wasn't totally in love with, but once Nathaniel came into the story, I was much much more interested. Not that Elizabeth was UNinteresting...she just didn't have a whole lot to work off of. Together, along with Silas, the characters actually work. The gist of the story reminded me a lot of the Great Library in the Abhorsen trilogy. A library where evil things can dwell and attack the librarians. The magic in Sorcery of Thorns is set up very differently, but the general feel of the libraries seemed the same to me. Either way, I really enjoyed the setting of this book, and how it was used over the course of the story.Nathaniel and Elizabeth's romance is very PG-13, in a really cute way. Nothing happens other than kisses, but that's perfectly alright. They were cute together, and I really liked watching them finally figure out that they CARED about each other. Totally adorable.I recommend Sorcery of Thorns as long as you don't go into it thinking its going to be a deep Adult book. It's 100% what it is – a YA book about magic libraries. Still, a fun story!