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Jan 11, 2024
Susan Arkshaw’s life is turned upside down when she heads to London to find her father but later ends up involved in a magical world she’s never known, with only the help of a man named Merlin and his sister Vivian. Merlin only wants one…
Aug 19, 2023WritingChick65 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I very much wanted to like this book but it was a DNF for me. Characters just weren't compelling enough to keep reading. Put the book down and had no urge to ever pick it up again.
Apr 06, 2023ArapahoeBethM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'll read anything by Garth Nix. Urban fantasy at it's best, with magical characters spelling up London under the cover of selling books. Very fun read, and the sequel is out this month!
Jan 16, 2023
Susan is going to London to go to College and find a pub job before school starts. She just turned 18. She is also going to see if she can find out anything about who her Dad was as her mother is very vague about the whole thing. She is…
Aug 11, 2021MG_16 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What if old myths existed just beneath the surface of our world? The Lefthanded Booksellers of London tells the story of teen protagonist Susan as she moves to London to search for her father the summer before art school. Her mother…
AwhiCarol
Jun 26, 2021AwhiCarol rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A rollocking fun read. I would recommend to anyone looking for a bit of bite in their young adult reading. Great characters, endearing protagonist and about books. What fun!
Jun 25, 2021AMB_4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Ok, I have not been this excited over a YA fantasy book in... I think ever. Ever! This was awesome! It gripped me, my son & my daughter and wouldn't let go! We were on the edge of our seats, devouring this. It starts with a prologue, a…
May 11, 2021TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father. It’s the year 1983 in London, England, and everything seems normal enough until she stumbles across a most peculiar murder―disentegration?―committed with nothing but a hatpin by a young man of the…
Jan 20, 2021
Susan's unflappability proves invaluable as, on her first night in London, she becomes the target of ancient magic lurking just below the visible and joins forces with the booksellers (both left- and right-handed) who try to contain it. In…
Jan 20, 2021
Susan's unflappability proves invaluable as, on her first night in London, she becomes the target of ancient magic lurking just below the visible and joins forces with the booksellers (both left- and right-handed) who try to contain it. In…
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Jan 10, 2021LoganLib_Colleen rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a very enjoyable book, about a young girl trying to find her father, and finding much trouble and unexpected happenings along the way! It was action packed, full of fun, and contained very likeable characters. I would recommend…
Jan 04, 2021JessicaGma rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This was a really great read - a nice balance of world-building and solid characters in an action packed tale. What more could you want?? I love that it was set in 1983 so you have Sarah the punk and Merlin the glam rocker - there's not…
Nov 02, 2020Hillsboro_JeanineM rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Another book of parallel London worlds of magic and non-magic but with booksellers. A Fun and light YA fantasy.
Oct 19, 2020CaitlinG_OshLib rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A delightful twist on classic fairytale characters, Garth Nix has created an atmospheric and action packed YA Fantasy.
Sep 11, 2020
A Must-Read Young Adult staff pick 2020. The Old World and the New collide in the latest fantasy by the inimitable Garth Nix. Fabulous bookshops, magical beings, Merlin and more await in this tale set in alternate London. Both teen and…
Sep 03, 2020DracAthos rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This novel was thoroughly engaging. I was caught up in Susan's story from the first page I turned. The mystery of Susan's father was interesting and then it got extremely interesting as we learned of her true heritage. The booksellers was…