magical realism, fantasy
Harvard's is home to The Library of Fates, a special library that is home to the Book of Dark Nights, a text that gives its keeper the ability to grant people's requests for the book that they need; the right book at the right time. The book it gives you might show you who you are, or teach you a lesson that you need to learn, or open you up to new opportunities.
Anyone who has ever read fiction, however, knows that magic requires sacrifice. The Book of Dark Nights requires secrets; confessions must be written on its pages to sustain the magic and, in return, the book offers predictions to its confessors.
When the book's keeper, the librarian, is murdered, and the Book of Dark Nights goes missing, her son, Daniel, and her apprentice, Eleanor, must put their confusing past behind them and work together to find the book, save the lives of those they love and maybe even the world. You know, nothing major.
I really enjoyed Margot Harrison's The Library of Fates. Admittedly, I'm a sucker for books about libraries and bookstores and the people in and around them, but I loved the creativity in this story. I particularly enjoyed that these characters were not young; they were in their 40s and had lived lives and were now forced to clean up a mess from their youth. I loved Daniel and Eleanor and the way they interacted with one another, particularly as Daniel tried to figure out why there were holes in his memory.
I often found myself shifting back and forth between characters trying to decide who had set the events in motion and who was the ultimate big bad guy pulling the strings. My guess was correct, but not complete, which made me happy. I love being wrong! And I loved the way it all sorted itself out in the end.
I read the book and listened to the audiobook and enjoyed both. The audiobook narrator Caroline Hewitt did a nice job with multiple voices and accents; I was never confused about who was speaking. I do think she spoke very quickly, but I also didn't mind that most of the time, though I can see that some people would be bothered by it.
If you're a fan of fantasy, magical realism or academic thrillers (I wouldn't really call this dark academia, but what do I know), give this one a try.
Anyone who has ever read fiction, however, knows that magic requires sacrifice. The Book of Dark Nights requires secrets; confessions must be written on its pages to sustain the magic and, in return, the book offers predictions to its confessors.
When the book's keeper, the librarian, is murdered, and the Book of Dark Nights goes missing, her son, Daniel, and her apprentice, Eleanor, must put their confusing past behind them and work together to find the book, save the lives of those they love and maybe even the world. You know, nothing major.
I really enjoyed Margot Harrison's The Library of Fates. Admittedly, I'm a sucker for books about libraries and bookstores and the people in and around them, but I loved the creativity in this story. I particularly enjoyed that these characters were not young; they were in their 40s and had lived lives and were now forced to clean up a mess from their youth. I loved Daniel and Eleanor and the way they interacted with one another, particularly as Daniel tried to figure out why there were holes in his memory.
I often found myself shifting back and forth between characters trying to decide who had set the events in motion and who was the ultimate big bad guy pulling the strings. My guess was correct, but not complete, which made me happy. I love being wrong! And I loved the way it all sorted itself out in the end.
I read the book and listened to the audiobook and enjoyed both. The audiobook narrator Caroline Hewitt did a nice job with multiple voices and accents; I was never confused about who was speaking. I do think she spoke very quickly, but I also didn't mind that most of the time, though I can see that some people would be bothered by it.
If you're a fan of fantasy, magical realism or academic thrillers (I wouldn't really call this dark academia, but what do I know), give this one a try.
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