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A review by alexbthelibrarian
The Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu
4.0
I received an eARC of this title through NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I thought this book was an interesting almost post-apocalyptic fantasy.
Ropa Moyo is an interesting character. She dropped out of school to help support her family by delivering messages from the dead to the living. I enjoyed how she was constantly educating herself through podcasts even though she dropped out of school. It was a good choice to show that not all those who drop out of school, do so because they did not like learning and were not intelligent. On the contrary, Ropa is supposed to be extremely intelligent.
The story itself was, for the most part, well told and thought out. I felt it moved a little slow in the beginning as it was setting up to introduce the reader to important characters and people. However, it picks up with the action sequences. I would say the second half of the book went quicker than the first half as the story was hurtling towards its conclusion. The only part I did not like about the book was a part where the story takes a weird turn. I do not want to spoil it, but there is a part where the story feels clunky as if another idea for a story got shoved into the plot. I think there were other ways to get the information that was needed from this instance then having the character's momentum be halted by this happening.
All in all, this was a decent fantasy read. It was dark and had a somewhat satisfying ending leaving openings for a sequel. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a dark fantasy with paranormal and fantasy elements mixed with a post-apocalyptic world.
I thought this book was an interesting almost post-apocalyptic fantasy.
Ropa Moyo is an interesting character. She dropped out of school to help support her family by delivering messages from the dead to the living. I enjoyed how she was constantly educating herself through podcasts even though she dropped out of school. It was a good choice to show that not all those who drop out of school, do so because they did not like learning and were not intelligent. On the contrary, Ropa is supposed to be extremely intelligent.
The story itself was, for the most part, well told and thought out. I felt it moved a little slow in the beginning as it was setting up to introduce the reader to important characters and people. However, it picks up with the action sequences. I would say the second half of the book went quicker than the first half as the story was hurtling towards its conclusion. The only part I did not like about the book was a part where the story takes a weird turn. I do not want to spoil it, but there is a part where the story feels clunky as if another idea for a story got shoved into the plot. I think there were other ways to get the information that was needed from this instance then having the character's momentum be halted by this happening.
All in all, this was a decent fantasy read. It was dark and had a somewhat satisfying ending leaving openings for a sequel. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a dark fantasy with paranormal and fantasy elements mixed with a post-apocalyptic world.