Left-Handed Booksellers of London

So I love Garth Nix's other YA series, namely Old Kingdom and Keys to the Kingdom and I had no idea he'd started a new series recently.

I'm also a fan of urban fiction, and blended myth and modern day, and this book had a few Dresden FIles / Rivers of London vibes.

On paper then a great match.

Unfortunately this felt really slow, and while it had some good ideas it just didn't lean into it to tell an interesting story. I'm gonna carry on to see if it picks up in the second book (and honestly I'll probably read the third when it comes out because why do 2/3)

OK, Susan just wants to be normal and Merlin is handsome. I felt like so much time was spent on the less interesting parts of the plot when you've just introduced the idea of a hidden society of more-than-mortal booksellers.

Just compelling enough to finish, but not a very memorable story. Colourful, a pleasant kind of weird, and occasionally funny. Don't look for a strong plot though, or a surprising twist. This book shows glimpses of a universe that potentially brings forth many sequels - that I'm probably not going to read. Although one day I might wonder about those sinister booksellers of Bath, who knows.