Mysteries of Thorn Manor
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Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city’s most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart.
But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estate’s wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor'’ occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another…
With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas—along with their new maid Mercy—will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they’re due to host the city’s Midwinter Ball. Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace.
But when it becomes clear that the house, influenced by the magic of Nathaniel’s ancestors, requires a price for its obedience, Elisabeth and Nathaniel will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right.
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Verlängerter Epilog für eines meiner Lieblingsbücher.
Als ich vor zwei Jahren Sorcery of Thorns gelesen habe, hat mich das Ende traurig gemacht. Es fühlte sich für mich so unvollkommen an. Und ich bin froh das diese kleine Novelle jetzt ein weiteres Ende für Elisabeth, Nathaniel und Silas schreibt. Man sollte Sorcery of Thorns aber gelesen haben!! Vor allem für Silas. Ein Charakter der mich wohl ewig faszinieren wird. Und irgendwie will ich immer noch nicht gehen, aber ich bin eher bereit jetzt auf Wiedersehen zu sagen. Es ist ein Märchenende. Irgendwie. Aber das haben sie alle verdient und es passt zum Buch. Große Leseempfehlung für das Buch und diese Novelle und ein klarer Geheimtipp!
"Mysteries of Thorn Manor" picks up after "Sorcery of Thorns" as the old wards of Thorn Manor trap Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Silas, and Mercy inside the house. They soon find out that the magic was cast to adhere to old-fashioned notions of courtship, and the inhabitants of the house set out to find a solution to fight this old magic. This novella is much more light-hearted than "Sorcery of Thorn", more like a fan fiction plot focusing on the relationship between Elizabeth and Nathaniel, as well as the day-to-day life in Thorn Manor of all four of its inhabitants. The magical problem is not as dire as in the main novel, but the writing is still as nice and interesting, we still see quite a bit of glimpses into the world behind "Sorcery of Thorns" and into the relationships of the characters we met in the novel. I can really recommend this novella for fans of "Sorcery of Thorns" and am now hoping for another sequel detailing some adventure for Silas, because both the novel and this novella hint that there is still more to know about him.
3.5 ✨ So after I finished the Sorcery of Thorns, I needed fluffy and magical input ASAP. Luckily for me, this novel was released in January – so I could stay in this world with Elizabeth and Nathaniel (or even with Silas?) a little more. Mysteries of Thorn Manor takes place a few months after the end of Sorcery of Thorns. Elisabeth and Nathaniel are living a mostly quiet and mundane life in the manor, until the day they wake up to the manor having barricaded itself against the outside world. No one can come in or leave the manor, and things only seem to get worse when violent topiaries and deadly winds get thrown into the mix. Elisabeth and Nathaniel must figure out why the manor reacted this way, and how to fix it before somebody gets hurt. I laughed so hard and so often throughout this short little book, because of Nathaniel wit -it absolutely shines here. Mysteries of Thorn Manor depicts so much domestic bliss that we really get a chance to see how silly and playful he is with Elisabeth on a daily basis, and it's delightful. It felt so genuine, like looking into a real, breathing romance between two goofy best friends, and I adored it. And then, of course, I couldn't finish this review without touching on Silas. I adored the sweet, tender moments between him and Elisabeth. I'm a sucker for intimate found family moments, and we get plenty of those in this novella. No spoilers, but the ending leaves things open with Silas, and I’m hoping this means even more tales in this beloved setting to settle old scores. *fingers crossed* Was this book needed? No, not really. Am I glad it exists? Absolutely. I do wish this was a full on sequel, rather than a novella, but it was so enjoyable to be back in the world of Thorn Manor and see everyone again. “When she opened it, she discovered a handwritten dedication on the patterned endpapers: To my beloved—may you always believe in fairy tales. Smiling, she traced her fingers over the letters, feeling the indentations they had left on the paper. This was one of the things she loved best about books. She might never know who had written the dedication, or how long ago, or to whom, but she could briefly clasp hands with them across eternity, a chance meeting of souls made possible by their shared love of a story.”
I would have loved this if I had reread Sorcery of Thorns before going into this because I didn't remember anything from that. Some things came back slowly but not all of them so I was confused and just didn't have the full experience since this is practically a long epilogue. I will probably go back one day and reread both. If you loved the first book, you're gonna love this novella.
Description
Elisabeth Scrivener is finally settling into her new life with sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn. Now that their demon companion Silas has returned, so has scrutiny from nosy reporters hungry for gossip about the city’s most powerful sorcerer and the librarian who stole his heart.
But something strange is afoot at Thorn Manor: the estate’s wards, which are meant to keep their home safe, are acting up and forcibly trapping the Manor'’ occupants inside. Surely it must be a coincidence that this happened just as Nathaniel and Elisabeth started getting closer to one another…
With no access to the outside world, Elisabeth, Nathaniel, and Silas—along with their new maid Mercy—will have to work together to discover the source of the magic behind the malfunctioning wards before they’re due to host the city’s Midwinter Ball. Not an easy task when the house is filled with unexpected secrets, and all Elisabeth can think about is kissing Nathaniel in peace.
But when it becomes clear that the house, influenced by the magic of Nathaniel’s ancestors, requires a price for its obedience, Elisabeth and Nathaniel will have to lean on their connection like never before to set things right.
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Verlängerter Epilog für eines meiner Lieblingsbücher.
Als ich vor zwei Jahren Sorcery of Thorns gelesen habe, hat mich das Ende traurig gemacht. Es fühlte sich für mich so unvollkommen an. Und ich bin froh das diese kleine Novelle jetzt ein weiteres Ende für Elisabeth, Nathaniel und Silas schreibt. Man sollte Sorcery of Thorns aber gelesen haben!! Vor allem für Silas. Ein Charakter der mich wohl ewig faszinieren wird. Und irgendwie will ich immer noch nicht gehen, aber ich bin eher bereit jetzt auf Wiedersehen zu sagen. Es ist ein Märchenende. Irgendwie. Aber das haben sie alle verdient und es passt zum Buch. Große Leseempfehlung für das Buch und diese Novelle und ein klarer Geheimtipp!
"Mysteries of Thorn Manor" picks up after "Sorcery of Thorns" as the old wards of Thorn Manor trap Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Silas, and Mercy inside the house. They soon find out that the magic was cast to adhere to old-fashioned notions of courtship, and the inhabitants of the house set out to find a solution to fight this old magic. This novella is much more light-hearted than "Sorcery of Thorn", more like a fan fiction plot focusing on the relationship between Elizabeth and Nathaniel, as well as the day-to-day life in Thorn Manor of all four of its inhabitants. The magical problem is not as dire as in the main novel, but the writing is still as nice and interesting, we still see quite a bit of glimpses into the world behind "Sorcery of Thorns" and into the relationships of the characters we met in the novel. I can really recommend this novella for fans of "Sorcery of Thorns" and am now hoping for another sequel detailing some adventure for Silas, because both the novel and this novella hint that there is still more to know about him.
3.5 ✨ So after I finished the Sorcery of Thorns, I needed fluffy and magical input ASAP. Luckily for me, this novel was released in January – so I could stay in this world with Elizabeth and Nathaniel (or even with Silas?) a little more. Mysteries of Thorn Manor takes place a few months after the end of Sorcery of Thorns. Elisabeth and Nathaniel are living a mostly quiet and mundane life in the manor, until the day they wake up to the manor having barricaded itself against the outside world. No one can come in or leave the manor, and things only seem to get worse when violent topiaries and deadly winds get thrown into the mix. Elisabeth and Nathaniel must figure out why the manor reacted this way, and how to fix it before somebody gets hurt. I laughed so hard and so often throughout this short little book, because of Nathaniel wit -it absolutely shines here. Mysteries of Thorn Manor depicts so much domestic bliss that we really get a chance to see how silly and playful he is with Elisabeth on a daily basis, and it's delightful. It felt so genuine, like looking into a real, breathing romance between two goofy best friends, and I adored it. And then, of course, I couldn't finish this review without touching on Silas. I adored the sweet, tender moments between him and Elisabeth. I'm a sucker for intimate found family moments, and we get plenty of those in this novella. No spoilers, but the ending leaves things open with Silas, and I’m hoping this means even more tales in this beloved setting to settle old scores. *fingers crossed* Was this book needed? No, not really. Am I glad it exists? Absolutely. I do wish this was a full on sequel, rather than a novella, but it was so enjoyable to be back in the world of Thorn Manor and see everyone again. “When she opened it, she discovered a handwritten dedication on the patterned endpapers: To my beloved—may you always believe in fairy tales. Smiling, she traced her fingers over the letters, feeling the indentations they had left on the paper. This was one of the things she loved best about books. She might never know who had written the dedication, or how long ago, or to whom, but she could briefly clasp hands with them across eternity, a chance meeting of souls made possible by their shared love of a story.”
I would have loved this if I had reread Sorcery of Thorns before going into this because I didn't remember anything from that. Some things came back slowly but not all of them so I was confused and just didn't have the full experience since this is practically a long epilogue. I will probably go back one day and reread both. If you loved the first book, you're gonna love this novella.