The Book of Peril, Melissa McShane
The Book of Peril, Melissa McShane
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The Book of Peril

Author: Melissa McShane

Narrator: Stephanie Spicer

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2020

Synopsis

As the custodian of the oracular bookstore Abernathy’s, Helena has faced any number of challenges in learning her new role. But when the store begins giving out false prophecies, Helena comes up against her greatest challenge yet: how can she fix Abernathy’s when she doesn’t truly know how it works?Armed only with a few special talents and her desire to protect her magical charge, Helena navigates the treacherous depths of the magical world, where secret enemies lurk behind illusions capable of fooling even the most powerful of magical entities. Helena is the only one who can see past those illusions, but will her abilities prove strong enough to save the oracle?

About Melissa McShane

Melissa McShane is the author of Emissary, The Smoke-Scented Girl, and the novels of Tremontane: Servant of the Crown, Rider of the Crown, and Agent of the Crown. Her love of reading has been a constant in her life and she still remembers the places she lived by the books she was reading there: the Riddle-Master trilogy in New York, the Foundation series in Colorado, Howl's Moving Castle in Texas, Crown Duel in Utah. That love of reading stayed with her after she settled with her family in Utah and grew into a love of writing, first critical essays and reviews, then fiction. Her family includes her husband (a long-suffering man willing to let ideas bounce off him at speed), four children (also long-suffering and happy to live off macaroni and cheese while Mom writes) and three very needy cats, one of whom is so dumb he frequently runs into walls.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on August 10, 2018

Review first posted on Fantasy Literature: Abernathy’s Bookstore is a powerful oracle, used by the community of mages to answer important questions and foretell the future. Its proprietor, Helena Davies, is a critical part of the bookstore’s oracular function: she takes augury slips of paper with que......more

Goodreads review by Jacob on July 03, 2018

This is second in a series and there's enough establishing in the first that I highly recommend reading in order. So this is another book written by the love of my life (and not in a creepy, stalkery way, but in the we're-married-and-very-happy-together-thank-you-very-much way). So weight this review......more

Goodreads review by Beth on July 01, 2018

The Book of Peril is a magical mystery. I love that a non-magical user has been put in charge of something so magical. Twists and turns, highlight McShane's 2nd edition in The Last Oracle series. I received this ARC copy of THE BOOK OF PERIL from Curiosity Quills Press. This is my honest and voluntar......more

Goodreads review by Jana on July 03, 2018

So I loved this book. I'm a fan of a lot of Melissa McShane's books, and this series is no exception. I love the strength of her characters, all while still being flawed people. And I love seeing the changes which have come about since book one, especially when it comes to Judy and seeing how someon......more

Goodreads review by Book Geek on June 21, 2018

I got an ARC copy of this book because I couldn't wait to read it and I basically begged. Loved it. The quirky characters are back in a new adventure. The magical bookstore is under attack again. The perfect blend of magic and cozy mystery. Highly recommended.......more

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