The Library of Shadows (Paperback) by Mikkel Birkegaard, Tiina Nunnally

from Ailinel

The Library of Shadows follows Jon Campelli, a rising star in his law firm who is known for remarkable oratory and brilliant closing arguments. After the death of his father Jon inherits his father's antiquarian bookshop, Libre de Luca, which is has been in the family for generations. As he is re...

from nicola26

''Texts without a reader can't speak. A reader is required, but then they certainly do speak. They sing, they whisper, they even scream.'' It was fairly decent, but not as good as I expected it to be. The build up of the story was really good, and pretty exciting. It got weak and disjointed towar...

from cameling

It wasn't what I was expecting after reading the jacket cover. I thought it'd be a simple murder mystery surrounding the owner of a bookstore, but it quickly turned out to be much more. A hidden society of bibliographers with a difference. One where individuals with specific gifts for enhancing t...

from cameling

It wasn't what I was expecting after reading the jacket cover. I thought it'd be a simple murder mystery surrounding the owner of a bookstore, but it quickly turned out to be much more. A hidden society of bibliographers with a difference. One where individuals with specific gifts for enhancing t...

from dono421846

For some reason, the tone of this book reminded me of the 1970s TV horror movies: an ordinary person somehow gets drawn into a disturbing situation full of odd happenings and emotional betrayals. In the movies, the evil tended to win the day. That's not the case here. A lawyer inherits a bookshop...