Book of Night by Holly BlackMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Charlie is a con artist. This wasn’t a choice she consciously made; it was thrust upon her through a series of events outside her control. She lives her life as a bartender and tries to stay away from the not-so-secret world of shadow trading. That is until someone from her past returns and Charlie’s life begins to crumble around her. Charlie needs to unravel the secrets she has been ignoring, but who can she trust? Will Charlie lose a part of herself along the way?
Book of Night is a stand-alone fantasy series that was interesting yet familiar. Black has created a brand new world of shadows and the people who can control them, yet the concept was not hard to understand and the events flowed smoothly. This is Black’s first adult fantasy book and thankfully it was not full of sex and violence. That isn’t saying there wasn’t anything risqué, but I can easily recommend this to my high school students and not worry about the content. Book of Night is a must-read for all fantasy fans.
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