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Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues--a bee, a key, and a sword--that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library, hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians--it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly-soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose--in both the mysterious book and in his own life.
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You know when you read a book and you just have to put it down for a second, because wow that author can turn a basic sentence into pure art? Yeah, well this book is definitely one of those books.
Right off the bat, I was immediately intrigued by this book and its entire plot, I mean who wouldn't want to read a book about an underground library organization? I'm pretty sure that's every bookworm's dream. This book always had my attention and I wasn't expecting half of what happened.
The multiple perspectives in this book were incredibly well done and were the perfect length to keep your attention with every character.
The characters in this book were just amazing and had such interesting backstories, and what was happening in their present was intriguing as well.
Overall, this book is a work of art and I feel incredibly honored to have read it before its publication date.
I received an Advanced Readers Copy in exchange for my honest review
You know when you read a book and you just have to put it down for a second, because wow that author can turn a basic sentence into pure art? Yeah, well this book is definitely one of those books.
Right off the bat, I was immediately intrigued by this book and its entire plot, I mean who wouldn't want to read a book about an underground library organization? I'm pretty sure that's every bookworm's dream. This book always had my attention and I wasn't expecting half of what happened.
The multiple perspectives in this book were incredibly well done and were the perfect length to keep your attention with every character.
The characters in this book were just amazing and had such interesting backstories, and what was happening in their present was intriguing as well.
Overall, this book is a work of art and I feel incredibly honored to have read it before its publication date.
I received an Advanced Readers Copy in exchange for my honest review
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