Book of Night
by Holly Black
Flap copy Description:
Charlie Hall has never found a lock she couldn't pick, a book she couldn't steal, or a bad decision she wouldn't make.
She spent half her life working for gloamists, magicians who manipulate shadows to peer into locked rooms, strangle people in their beds, or worse. Gloamists guard their secrets greedily, creating an underground economy if grimoires. And to rob their fellow magicians, they need Charlie Hall.
Now, she's trying to distance herself from past mistakes, but bartending at a local dive, she's still entirely too close to the corrupt underbelly of the Berkshires. Not to mention that her sister, Posey, is desperate for magic, and that Charlie's shadowless and possibly soulless boyfriend, Vince, has been hiding things from her. When a terrible figure from her past returns, Charlie descends into a maelstrom of murder and lies.
Determined to survive, she's up against a cast of doppelgangers, mercurial billionaires, gloamists, and the people she loves most in the world - all trying to steal a secret that will give them a vast and terrible power.
My Thoughts:
Since October is the month for frightening fantasy stories, I decided to review the dark novel, Book of Night, by Holly Black - even though it's definitely for the young adult/adult audience. This tome is Ms. Black's adult debut, and she didn't disappoint! Her years of crafting fantasy books for children - aged eight to eighteen - served her well with this novel. If you're a fan of Neil Gaiman, and Cassandra Clare, you'll love Book of Night. I highly recommend it to readers aged sixteen and up.
Click here to learn about the award-winning author, Holly Black.
