Released June 1, 2021 

 

The Library of the Dead 

By. T.L. Huchu 

Tor Books 

P. 336 

Format: eArc 

Rating: ***** 

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I received an e-arc from @Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. 

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I love a good Urban Fantasy story, and The Library of the Dead is an excellent start to a new series. The main character, Ropa, is a teenager who dropped out of school to take care of her grandmother and her sister. It wasn’t much of a loss, as school was boring for her anyway. To pay the rent Ropa delivers messages for ghosts. It may not be glamorous, but it pays the bills. 

 

Except one ghost will not leave her alone. Her son is missing and she wants Ropa to find him, one problem, she cannot pay. But Ropa is too nice for her own good and finally decides to find the missing kid. So, of course that means she needs to go to the super secret library that her friend works at - the one she shouldn’t even knows exists. 

 

The tale gets even more fantastical from there. What you are left with is an urban fantasy story that you do not want to put down. I flew through the book enjoying every second of it. While the MC is young, The Library of the Dead is not a young adult book. However, the characters are still true to their age - even if they had to grow up fast in this new world. There also were not any explicit scenes. So, why it isn’t a young adult novel it would be suitable for younger audiences. I also loved the disability rep, one of Ropa’s new friends is in a wheelchair. 

 

I am already anticipating the release of the next novel in the series.