I had an unexpected extra day off today, so I got some reading done:
Nightingale by Deva Fagan is a 22-23 Bluebonnet Award Nominee. Part superhero story, part magical steampunk, it is a fun read! Lark is an orphan living in a boarding house run by an unscrupulous caretaker. Trying to avoid the deathly fate of the factory workers who share her sleeping quarters, Lark pays her way through petty thievery--until she breaks into the Royal Museum, bumps into the youngest Prince, and gets chosen by a sword to be the next Nightingale, defender of the people of Gallant.
Lark is an unlikely, unwilling hero, but we get to watch her transform in this story that has a twist here and there. It's just the story of good versus evil that I needed to read right now!
It's Monday, and I'm reading a Bluebonnet Award Nominee. How many have you read, 'Dillo Readers? Remember, it just takes five to vote for your favorite in January!
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