#nathbeth

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“Not every story has a happy ending,” she offered.

“But most do, if you're brave enough to keep reading to the end.”

—Mysteries of Thorn Manor, by Margaret Rogerson

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Jacks, Prince of Hearts 🤝🏻 Nathaniel Thorn

magical boys, calling their beloved girls a menace

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ⓘ This user wants to be an unutterable & impossible menace, as well as an absolute & complete terror (affectionate) to someone who believes in something at last because of them, and by whom they're reminded to live.

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you stayed with me. And selfishly, I was glad—I had never wanted anything more in my life. Damn you. You unmanageable, contrary creature. You have made me believe in something at last. It feels as wretched as I imagined.

—Nathaniel Thorn, from Sorcery of Thorns

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This was one of the things she loved best about books ... She could briefly clasp hands with them across eternity, a chance meeting of souls made possible by their shared love of a story.

—Mysteries of Thorn Manor, by Margaret Rogerson

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Idk how to make people understand that I didn't much care about Sorcery of Thorns while also making it clear that I loved the vibes, the characters, and the way their stories went. I loved it so much (but not the book) that I ordered the novella, Mysteries of Thorn Manor (loved it btw) and still don't own SoT (for now, nor want to yet) because... I guess I just want to say the writing wasn't quite it for me, and the execution of the plot was okay-ish