The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings

I'm finally reading books about characters who love books that actually work for me! Even more interesting is we have an illiterate side character who ends up being very helpful in taking care of the library.

This is a world where books come alive, and can be dangerous. We open with our main character Alex, who is apprentice to a librarian, finding the librarian has been killed by one of the books he was reading. Alex then become caretaker of the royal library, which has been left in disarray, possibly because of the murderous books.

I loved Alex's determination to be true to himself, even when so many people are trying to discourage him from becoming a librarian. He's headstrong and stubborn, but he acknowledges that it doesn't always lead to the best outcomes when he loses his temper with those around him. The libraries themselves were simply magical, and a little mysterious. I loved that all the librarians have literal pages that follow them around and assist them. It was so cute!

I will definitely reread this one when I want a fun, magical story