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The Library of Shadows
by Rachel Moore
Disclaimer: I bought this book for the Summer Reading Camp hosted by Cassie ( @thick.thighs.thicker.reads ). Thanks for hosting! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Library of Shadows
Author: Rachel Moore
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Young Adult readers, Paranormal, Ghosts, Dark Academia, Fantasy, Boarding School
Publication Date: September 5, 2023
Genre: YA Paranormal Dark Academia
Age Relevance: 15+ (panic attacks, parental death, arson, death, romance, violence, sexual content)
Explanation of CWs: There are some panic attacks shown in the book. Parental death is mentioned. Arson is mentioned and shown. There is death and violence. There is romance and very slight sexual content.
If This Was a Taylor Swift Song: Daylight
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 366
Synopsis: Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn’t uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. She doesn’t believe in ghosts. Going to her dad’s school just seems like her best hope at figuring out who he was. But then Este meets Mateo, who is maybe—probably—definitely—a real ghost. And an annoying one at that. When Mateo frames Este for the theft of a rare book from the library’s secret spire and then vanishes, Este will have to track him down or risk being expelled and leaving Radcliffe early just like her father did. Except following her father’s footsteps might be more dangerous than Este ever anticipated. As she investigates the library with its secret passageways, hidden tunnels, and haunted halls, she learns that the student disappearances aren’t just myth. And if she isn’t careful, she’ll be next.
Review: Overall, I really liked this book. I thought it was a fun dark academia paranormal romance read. I really liked the setting, I'm a complete sucker for boarding school books. I also liked the World building and I thought that the premise of the paranormal aspect was pretty unique, I can't recall that I've read something like this. I really liked the romance aspect, I thought it was a super cute one. And overall it was just a really fun read!
However, I thought that the character development was lacking in everyone but the villain and Mateo. Basically. I thought that everyone could have used a little bit more development overall, but it wasn't something that overall affected the story that much.
Verdict: It was a great Dark Academia read!
Book: The Library of Shadows
Author: Rachel Moore
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Recommended For...: Young Adult readers, Paranormal, Ghosts, Dark Academia, Fantasy, Boarding School
Publication Date: September 5, 2023
Genre: YA Paranormal Dark Academia
Age Relevance: 15+ (panic attacks, parental death, arson, death, romance, violence, sexual content)
Explanation of CWs: There are some panic attacks shown in the book. Parental death is mentioned. Arson is mentioned and shown. There is death and violence. There is romance and very slight sexual content.
If This Was a Taylor Swift Song: Daylight
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 366
Synopsis: Radcliffe Prep. The third most haunted school in the country, where a student disappearance isn’t uncommon and no one dares stay in the library after dark. And Este Logano enrolls with the hopes of finding her dead father. Not literally, of course. She doesn’t believe in ghosts. Going to her dad’s school just seems like her best hope at figuring out who he was. But then Este meets Mateo, who is maybe—probably—definitely—a real ghost. And an annoying one at that. When Mateo frames Este for the theft of a rare book from the library’s secret spire and then vanishes, Este will have to track him down or risk being expelled and leaving Radcliffe early just like her father did. Except following her father’s footsteps might be more dangerous than Este ever anticipated. As she investigates the library with its secret passageways, hidden tunnels, and haunted halls, she learns that the student disappearances aren’t just myth. And if she isn’t careful, she’ll be next.
Review: Overall, I really liked this book. I thought it was a fun dark academia paranormal romance read. I really liked the setting, I'm a complete sucker for boarding school books. I also liked the World building and I thought that the premise of the paranormal aspect was pretty unique, I can't recall that I've read something like this. I really liked the romance aspect, I thought it was a super cute one. And overall it was just a really fun read!
However, I thought that the character development was lacking in everyone but the villain and Mateo. Basically. I thought that everyone could have used a little bit more development overall, but it wasn't something that overall affected the story that much.
Verdict: It was a great Dark Academia read!