When the recession of 2009 shuffles Clay Jannon out of his job he fishes the classifieds for a new job when he comes across a help wanted for a bookstore across town. He, after careful deliberation, decides to take the job, the late shift, from Midnight to 6am at the bookstore. He soon meets a girl who works for Google and they get into all sorts of mischief surrounding the store and its books. But when they uncover a secret that the books have kept for centuries, will it advance them in life, or will it bring them down?
This book is a fantastic read and it captures you from the first paragraph, you just can't put it down. At the same time it's an adventure, within the walls of Mr. penumbra's bookstore, it's also a mystery, why is the owner so secretive about the books? Why does he demand vigilant observation of his customers? Most importantly, why is a bookstore, being run like a library? AS you travel through the book, and get into all sorts of mischief with Clay and his friends everything becomes clearer. 10/10 I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, especially those who enjoy reading books, about books. (If this is the case I would also recommend "The Book Thief", and "The Thirteenth Tale")
As some of you may remember from y last post, this is Banned Books week, at least here in Canada (The American one if September 21-27 if my memory serves me correctly) and as such I'll be reviewing banned or challenged books, in an effort to promote the Freedom to Read. After that I'll be taking suggestions again for books I should read (It might take me until April or May to be able to get to a library or bookstore and pick up the suggestions but I will get to them, you may want to remind me in comments what you suggested, and don't be shy!) Of course, I'll always take book suggestions, it just might take a while for me to get through them.
Keep reading, writing, and doing what you love!! Until next time!!!
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