THE LIBRARY OF CURIOSITIES

THE LIBRARY OF CURIOSITIES by Jenny Lundquist

Rowan Fitzgerald has just been kicked out of another boarding school for breaking the rules. This time her grandfather isn't immediately enrolling her into a new one. He's bringing her to Fitzgerald Manor, his home. It's time she learned about her heritage. She's never been there despite her grandfather becoming her guardian after the drowning accident of her parents years ago.

When she arrives she discovers her grandfather's house isn't a typical home. It houses a massive library but not just any library. There are no books here. Instead it is filled with Curiosities, items that contain just a bit of magic. People come and check them out, use them, and then return them. Items such as a key that can mold itself to fit any lock, a camera that takes a picture of what something will look like seven days in the future, and so on are found among the vast collection. There's a problem. Curiosities are disappearing, not from patrons but internally. But that's not the biggest problem.

The biggest problem is a magician named Silverjack. His name is spoken in feared whispers. Rowan discovers that there is a history that stretches back in time between Silverjack and her family that she is not being told. Somehow, Silverjack is holding her grandfather responsible for something that happened in the past, and his patience is wearing thin.

Overall, I really enjoyed The Library of Curiosities. There is a book two already in the works, and it's one I'll be watching for!

HEADS UP- There is an element of magic in the story that is wrapped into the curiosities. Because of this, the book has more of a feeling of a science magic than a witchy magic if that makes sense.

There is a talking cat.

Silverjack is definitely an antagonist bent on revenge and there is a slight air of creepiness around him.