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Description: Aria Stokes is finally feeling settled—she lives in a tiny New York apartment, works as a bookseller at a local shop, and has even taken a leap of faith in love by indulging her attraction to bookstore regular Jasper. And he seems to already know her so well.
As a Valentine’s Day surprise, Jasper gets the two of them tickets to an exclusive, after-dark tour of the Daedalus Library—the grandiose establishment famed for its immersive genre-based reading rooms and, more notoriously, its rumored hauntings. While Aria normally loves all things ghastly, this place holds more dark secrets than she’d prefer Jasper to know. Like that the last time she was here, she left a body behind.
But when the automatic-door entry malfunctions and Aria, Jasper, and the five other people in their tour group become trapped in the library, they are forced to venture through the storied rooms and hidden passageways of the Daedalus in search of escape . . . and Aria quite literally has nowhere to hide from the shadows of her past. Then the group learns there’s a murderer in their midst.
Now, as she tries to break out of the library’s intricate reading rooms, Aria has to decide who she can trust—and what secrets are best kept buried—if she wants to make it out alive.
Genre: Mystery - Horror
Why I Picked This Book: The blurb really caught my attention and how could I resist that cover?
My Impression: I wanted to love this. I knew it was going to be a bit darker and potentially gorier than I'm used to but it's a haunted library with a very grim edge so how could I resist? I was prepared for darker themes and more on page blood and violence. However, what I wasn't prepared for and couldn't get past is that I just couldn't get into this at all. I couldn't keep the characters straight and to be honest after a bit I didn't care enough to try.
Why I Picked This Book: The blurb really caught my attention and how could I resist that cover?
My Impression: I wanted to love this. I knew it was going to be a bit darker and potentially gorier than I'm used to but it's a haunted library with a very grim edge so how could I resist? I was prepared for darker themes and more on page blood and violence. However, what I wasn't prepared for and couldn't get past is that I just couldn't get into this at all. I couldn't keep the characters straight and to be honest after a bit I didn't care enough to try.
The writing style is very detailed with a lot of foreshadowing that I found frustratingly slow. That said, from the other reviews I've read online it seems like this is either a love it or hate it kind of book. Some people find the details and world building magical and very dark fairy tale-ish whereas others (me included) found it dull with hard to remember characters. I think it's worth giving a try in case you're part of the former school of opinions but this may be one you try to find from the library just in case.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? No I don't think so. I don't this author's style works for me.
Would I Recommend this Book? Yes, but with reservations. This is one I would try and borrow or get a sample of before buying.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? Yes, but with reservations. This is one I would try and borrow or get a sample of before buying.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
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