Author: Margaret Rogerson
Series: Stand-a-lone
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: June 4, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy/Paranormal
Format: Physical (OwlCrate)
Length: 456 pages
Rating: 5/5 Stars
“Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”
Goodreads Overview (4.28/5 stars)
ll 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. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power.
Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. 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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First Thoughts
Growing up in a library and full of adventures!? Count me 100% in!
Short Review
I didn’t read Margaret’s other book Enchantment of Ravens, but after this one, it’s headed straight to the top of my TBR pile! This unique story sends the main characters on crazy adventures involving books, sorcerers, and monsters alike. I loved all of the twists and turns that this story took! The hate-to-love romance was also a great side theme to the story.
Characters
Elisabeth Scrivener is the heroin of this story. The one that belongs to the library. She was left abandoned as a young girl and grew up living with the enchanted books (grimoires) that speak to her and hold the secrets of sorcery. She is training to become a warden of these books to protect the kingdom from their power. Elisabeth begins to question all that she knows as true and this adventure takes her on a wild ride.
Nathaniel Thorn is a mysterious dangerous sorcerer that becomes a partner of Elisabeth’s as she is thrown into a multi-century old conspiracy. He’s a rich sorcerer known for his family’s dark magic of necromancy. Together they have to embark on a dangerous adventure to save the kingdom.
Plot: 9
Characters: 9
World Building: 8
Pacing: 8
Writing: 10
Ending: 9
Average Total: 9/10
I absolutely loved Margaret Rogerson’s whimsical and fast paced writing of this story. Although a well-known fantasy story plot, she did so in such a different manner than I have ever ready before. All the stars for this one!
Moral of the Story/Take-away
Just because you grow up differently or in a different environment than most, doesn’t mean you don’t have your own special abilities. You don’t have to be born rich, have everything you can image, be popular, or the prettiest person in the world to become everything you wish to be. Don’t ever give up on your dreams and remember to keep shinning! I look forward to reading Margaret Rogerson’s other book!
Continuing Series: N/A
Recommending: Yes
Adventure On,
Amanda
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