Hi Cara,
Today I am reviewing T.L. Huchu new book The Library of the Dead.
The Library of the Dead is being released into the world on the 4th of February 2021.
When a child goes missing in Edinburgh’s darkest streets, young Ropa investigates. She’ll need to call on Zimbabwean magic as well as her Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. But as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?
When ghosts talk, she will listen…
Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children–leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will change her world.
She’ll dice with death (not part of her life plan…), discovering an occult library and a taste for hidden magic. She’ll also experience dark times. For Edinburgh hides a wealth of secrets, and Ropa’s gonna hunt them all down.
(Synopsis from Goodreads.com)Â
T.L. Huchu has written a story that mixes magic, a mystery in a version of Scotland with a dystopia feel where you are unsure if it set in the past, present or future.Â
The leading lady is Ropa Moyo are green hair lady with the weight of the world on her shoulder. Ropa is only 15 year old, yet you would think she was older than that due to what she has to deal with. There are moments where the cheeky, rebellious 15-year-old pop out which is great to read.
The direction in which the book took me surprised me in a good way. There is one part regarding a house that blew me away. It created an interesting element to the mystery and magic of the book.Â
I would like to know more about The Library of the dead, the history, the people, who are members and if I could get a membership.Â
One of my favourite aspects of The Library of the Dead is they have a disabled character called Priya. She is part of the action and doesn’t let her disability stop her. She is a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Also, she has a spark in her, she is differently a character to watch out for.Â
T.L. Huchu creates a story and mystery that you get closure within this book but there is a little strand that makes me excited to read what happens next.
Anyone that enjoys mysteries in a world of magic, ghost than you should pick up The Library of the Dead.
My rating for The Library of the Dead is 4 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Torbook for gifting me an E-book copy for Review.Â
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