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A review by writerrhiannon
The Book Of Lamps And Banners by Elizabeth Hand
4.0
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Confession time. I made a mistake when I requested this one for review. I had no idea it was the fourth book in a series! I simply read the summary and saw there was a search for an ancient book, rumored to have been rescued from the Library at Alexandria, believed to contain an otherworldly power. I decided to dive in to the book and see if it was necessary to read the previous books in the series and thought that I'd set this to the side if I got confused. There were a couple references to what I believe were probably earlier storylines but overall this novel stood well on its own. It was full of lots of great characters, especially the protagonist, forty-something photographer Cass Neary. Whew, was she messy! She was also determined to track down the stolen book no matter where it lead--even into some super scary places. I was literally holding my breath turning the pages toward the end of the book as she got closer and closer to the book and the people who had it in their possession. I really did like Cass so much that I'll be circling back around to read the other books in this series.
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Confession time. I made a mistake when I requested this one for review. I had no idea it was the fourth book in a series! I simply read the summary and saw there was a search for an ancient book, rumored to have been rescued from the Library at Alexandria, believed to contain an otherworldly power. I decided to dive in to the book and see if it was necessary to read the previous books in the series and thought that I'd set this to the side if I got confused. There were a couple references to what I believe were probably earlier storylines but overall this novel stood well on its own. It was full of lots of great characters, especially the protagonist, forty-something photographer Cass Neary. Whew, was she messy! She was also determined to track down the stolen book no matter where it lead--even into some super scary places. I was literally holding my breath turning the pages toward the end of the book as she got closer and closer to the book and the people who had it in their possession. I really did like Cass so much that I'll be circling back around to read the other books in this series.
Come chat with me about books here, too:
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