Mysteries of Thorn Manor

“𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅. “𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒐, 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅.”Sorcery of Thorn is probably one of my favorite stand alone books, and I was absolutely thrilled to have a sequel novella. This was everything I imagined it to be, a fluffy, low stacks, fast read, with more Elizabeth, Nathaniel, and of course, Silas.I liked how this wrapped up Elizabeth and Nathaniel’s story in a cute way, even though the ending of Sorcery of Thorns was enough for me. And I was so happy to get more Silas.I read Sorcery of Thorns almost three years ago, so I forgot events, but Mysteries of Thorn Manor does an excellent job of reiterating the important bits and pieces.

Rogerson basically just extended an epilogue and gave all her fans exactly what they wanted. It’s a short and cozy follow up to A Sorcery of Thorns in which we get just as much beautiful and hilarious character interactions. I’m actually quite sad that this was just a novella (even though it’s so good). I would pay all the money in the world to just have endless silly adventures with Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas. Is this why people are compelled to write fan fiction? Ugh, I adore this

This is not a stand alone novella. But a followup or bonus short story.Still it is a lot of fun to read more about the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, the librarian Elisabeth Scrivener, and the very unusual demon Shows.Nathaniel, who is a bit socially awkward, is not following any discernible pattern of wooing his love Elisabeth and his house objects too his behavior. Meanwhile, Elisabeth knows Nathaniel loves her but not if she is his "true love.".It creates some very amusing situations.

4.5 stars! Sorcery of Thorns is one of my favorite books, so when I saw Mysteries of Thorn Manor was to be a thing, I pre-ordered it immediately. I was very disappointed to see how few pages it was. However, I was not at all let down by the content. I’m only giving it 4.5 stars because of the length. Other than that, it was a wonderful story true to the characters and moods of Sorcery of Thorns!!

I missed my favorite dramatic bisexual, and even injured Nathaniel manages to be his colorful self.And Silas!!! We don't have too many questions answered, but I loved to see him again, and get more closure around how the first book ended.This was a charming little story with magic and demons and books!

Five stars for content but the small size of the book is weird and no doubt hard to read for some. It will definitely look odd next to her other works (which are regular size) on my bookshelf. I guess the recession has made it to the book world or maybe Amazon is doing fulfillment from Wish.

I have yet to read it, but I know I'll love it. The issue is the weird size. I just wanted to give others a heads-up. I'm disappointed because I'm one of those people who likes my books to match in size. This one will stick out like a sore thumb next to her other novels. 😭

I loved this little peek into the lives of Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas after the previous book. It was adorable and cozy.

This review will contain light spoilers for Sorcery of ThornsI was super excited to see the Sorcery of Thorns trio again, and this novella didn’t disappoint in the slightest! These are some of my favourite characters (from one of my favourite books) and by the end of Sorcery it was incredibly clear that, regardless of romance, this is a trio and they all love each other deeply. This is carried over into this novella in the best possible way. Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas are all given opportunities to shine and all of their relationships with each other are given their time in the spotlight. Rogerson incorporates all this through a relatively lighthearted plot masterfully, and despite the novella’s short length nothing ever felt rushed.The new addition to the Thorn household, Mercy, didn’t feel like she was intruding at all. She’s not as close to any of them as they are with each other, but Elisabeth is firmly happy to have her around and she fits into the group seamlessly. Silas’ interactions with or about her were also highly entertaining. He makes no secret of how he’d prefer to work alone, but he simply has no say in the matter.The main plot of this novella is the manor effectively coming to life and trapping the four occupants inside until they can figure out how to make the manor calm down. This led to many humourous moments, some action, and some exploration into the history of both the Thorn family and the manor itself. I really enjoyed learning more about the magic and history of magic in this world! There’s also plenty of romantic moments, which may or may not have a connection to the magic keeping them trapped.We also learn a bit more about Nathaniel’s immediate family in this book. In Sorcery we learned that his mother and brother had died, and his father had been killed by Silas at some point after this while Nathaniel was still a child. In this novella we learn more about what exactly happened and also what Nathaniel’s family was like before everything went wrong. This is, ultimately, a lighthearted novella, but Rogerson also found room within it to deal with this heavy topic in a way that didn’t feel unnatural or shoehorned in and that didn’t subtract from the overall story.In what is surely a very popular opinion, Silas is my favourite character in this book/series, and this novella provides extra insight into him as a character which is nothing short of a delight to me! Something in particular that this novella addresses about Silas is how long lived he is. He’s served and made deals with members of the Thorn family for countless generations and there’s no way that Nathaniel and Elisabeth are the first people he’s truly loved. He’s lost a lot of people, and one day he’ll lose Nathaniel and Elisabeth as well. His grief for those he’s lost, and his sort of anticipatory grief for the people he’s yet to lose, is probably more present than he’d like to let on, but he doesn’t let this cast a shadow on the life he and people he loves are leading right now. He’s the source of many moments that had me smiling and even laughing, and my love for him has only grown through reading this.Also Elisabeth seems to carry Demonslayer around with her almost everywhere she goes, and I simply think that more characters should have emotional support swords like she does. Truly iconic of her.If you enjoyed Sorcery of Thorns, you don’t want to miss this sweet and thoughtful follow up!

I cannot tell you how happy I felt when this story was announced!Back with Nathaniel, Elisabeth, Silas and Mercy and Thorn Manor has got some ideas of what should be happening!!!I adored this. It was magical! The rooms. The ballroom. The clothes. The grimoires and above all Nathaniel and Elisabeth and highest of all, the lovely Silas.This was perfect. And I know I'm terrible....but I'd love more!!!!! I know! How greedy of me!'Not every story has a happy ending. But most do, if you're brave enough to keep reading to the end.'

"In that moment she thought fiercely that she would protrct him from anything; she would battle villains, demons, monsters, to keep him safe. If she could, she would even battle his memories."I've missed these characters and this world so much, being with them again has made me very emotional, and where this story goes didn't help because I cried multiple times while reading it.I will return to this story many times, just like I have with Sorcery of Thorns.

I loved Sorcery of Thorns and was very excited when I heard about the novella. I love the characters and the Magic system. I enjoyed diving right back in. However even though this was a novella, I felt I needed more. So I really hope that another sequel will be announced soon.

Sorcery of Thorns was great book, i noted it 5/5. I was so excited when the author annonce this novella ! Waiting the released was so hard.And i can said that was worth it ! This novella is wamth and a confort place. But this book is too short !