Secrets threaten to destroy not only a precious library but also the lives of those protecting it in The Library of Fates by Margot Harrison (Only She Came Back), a thrilling adventure packed with twists and turns.
Eleanor Dennet finds solace in 1995 when she is invited to an exclusive seminar with Odile Vernet, the commanding founder and librarian of Harvard's Library of Fates, where students can request a book and the library will deliver the book that could change their lives. Along with five classmates, Eleanor discovers the secret of the library: The Book of Dark Nights, whose magical properties fuel the library's abilities and is filled with confessions its readers have scribbled in exchange for a prediction about their futures. Years after that tumultuous semester, Eleanor is thrust into the role of librarian when Odile dies under bizarre circumstances. Odile's son, Daniel, who has forgotten the brief but intense romance he shared with Eleanor in 1995, is back in town. But The Book of Dark Nights is missing from its safe, and mysterious notes Odile left before her death send Eleanor and Daniel on a race to find the book--and the truth about its origins and purpose--before it falls into the wrong hands.
Told in chapters alternating between past and present, The Library of Fates is a wild journey of ambition, confessions, and betrayals. The cast of characters adds depth, and a steady build-up of danger leads to a shocking showdown and an unexpected but satisfying conclusion. --Dainy Bernstein, freelance reviewer