Author: Victoria Schwab
# of Pages: 328 (hardback)
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Mystery
Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Synopsis: Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.
Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often—violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous—it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
Review: I wouldn't usually read a book like this. At first glance, I knew it was going to be about something mysterious and/or creepy. Something that's going to freak me out. But I heard about it online, and, for some crazy reason, I thought I should buy it anyway.
Of course, I took off the jacket cover. Too scary for me.
Honestly, this book wasn't what I was expecting at all, to the point where it was disappointing. I was expecting at least a little bit of creepiness. But I didn't find it creepy at all. Sure, there are dead people and stuff, but the way it was written wasn't meant to be creepy. It was just like a normal book. And with every normal book, there are clichés.
SPOILERS AHEAD
Wes really bugged me. A lot. He is very self-absorbed and of course Mac falls in love with him! But what is even worse is that Owen person. Mac goes all out on him, ignoring the fact that HE'S WAY OLDER THAN HER!!! Not to mention that he's dead...I don't know what the heck she was thinking. But I suppose if it didn't stop Bella...
Mac herself wasn't that appealing of a protagonist either. Despite the fact that she's been a keeper for so long, she seemed surprisingly weak. If she has had that many years of experience, you would have thought that she would prepare to fight the unexpected.
The ending was exactly fantastic either. I wasn't able to guess everything, but I didn't find it surprising either.
SPOILERS END
So, in short, the book was just boring. It's NOT worth rereading, but I might read the second book, if I have the time.
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