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.
In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.
Release Date: January 22nd, 2013
Why I am waiting for it?
ISN'T THAT THE COOLEST COVER IN THE WORLD? That's it.
Nah, the summary makes it sound extremely awesome as well, and I have been meaning to read Victoria Schwab's debut, The Near Witch, but this looks cooler, honestly. (and has a cooler cover, did I say that?)
Depending on the reviews closer to release date, I might just have to buy it...
Actually, I think I originally saw a different cover for this book, which made me add it. It was like a curtain with a bunch of keys hanging from the top...but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Maybe it's a different book I'm thinking about?
Happy reading!
Jane
The cover is really nice! Great pick!
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