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[close] The Book of Speculations by Erika Swyler
3.5★'s
Not exactly what I thought it would be but not at all a bad read. It was a rather engrossing fantasy about women that could hold their breath under water for 10 minutes or more and a 16th century boy that could make himself invisible. Add the present day librarian and his less than likable sister and you get what seems to be a tangled mess but actually comes together and makes sense in the end. The past events are told in the third person which will bug some people to no end...but the present is a really fascinating story of the attempt of a middle aged librarian trying to figure out the mystery that has plagued all the women of his family...they all have died by drowning and all on July 24th. July 24th is only 10 days away in the story line and his sister has returned home...and she's the next female in the family. This is a first novel for the author Erika Swyler and she has done a remarkable job of enticing us with the next clue just around the corner..Keep reading you won't be sorry.