Dav Ito (they/them) reviewed The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu
a terrifying future
2 stars
of which i have little desire to read more. maybe when my to read list is thinner.
Paperback, 336 pages
Published Feb. 15, 2022 by Tor Books, Tor Trade.
Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. 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 strength. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world.
Ropa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult library, a magical mentor and some unexpected allies.
Yet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250767769/thelibraryofthedead
of which i have little desire to read more. maybe when my to read list is thinner.