The Book of Love by Kelly Link
Summary:
In the long-awaited debut novel from bestselling author and
Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a
supernatural power struggle.
“A dizzying dream ride you will never forget.”—Leigh Bardugo
“An astonishing, gorgeous novel.”—Holly Black
“An incredible achievement.”—Cassandra Clare
The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her
powers, channeling potent magic and attuned to all varieties of love—from
friendship to romance to abiding family ties—with her trademark compassion,
wit, and literary derring-do. Readers will find joy (and a little terror) and
an affirmation that love goes on, even when we cannot.
Late one night, Laura, Daniel, and Mo find
themselves beneath the fluorescent lights of a high school classroom, almost a
year after disappearing from their hometown, the small seaside community of
Lovesend, Massachusetts, having long been presumed dead. Which, in fact, they
are.
With them in the room is their previously
unremarkable high school music teacher, who seems to know something about their
disappearance—and what has brought them back again. Desperate to reclaim their
lives, the three agree to the terms of the bargain their music teacher
proposes. They will be given a series of magical tasks; while they undertake
them, they may return to their families and friends, but they can tell no one
where they’ve been. In the end, there will be winners and there will be losers.
But their resurrection has attracted the notice of
other supernatural figures, all with their own agendas. As Laura, Daniel, and
Mo grapple with the pieces of the lives they left behind, and Laura’s sister,
Susannah, attempts to reconcile what she remembers with what she fears, these
mysterious others begin to arrive, engulfing their community in danger and
chaos, and it becomes imperative that the teens solve the mystery of their
deaths to avert a looming disaster.
Welcome to Kelly Link’s incomparable Lovesend,
where you’ll encounter love and loss, laughter and dread, magic and karaoke,
and some really good pizza.
Review: 4-star
To be honest if I could give it a 3.5-star that is what it would have received.
The storyline is very intriguing, but at times the it was dry and I struggled
to finish the book. I feel this was more
me than the story itself. And here’s the reason why I feel it’s between that
3.5 and 4-star. The Charters all come
alive and you feel them as real people not just a person in a fictional story.
The flow of the story is flawless, the editing is top notched as I didn’t find
an errors. You can feel all the emotions and these are what I look for in a good
book. Will I read another book from Miss Link Yes.
I received this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
