Ink Blood Sister Scribe: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKOF THE YEAR &ONE OF THE BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF THE YEAR¡°Astonishing and pristine, the kind of debut I love to be devastated by, already so assured and sophisticated that it¡¯s difficult to imagine where the author can go from here. . . . It¡¯s simply a delight from start to finish.¡±¨C AMAL EL-MOHTAR, New York Times Book Review¡°Follow where this novel leads and you will be lost in a bewitching spell, a book of magic about books of magic . . . extraordinary.¡± ¨C MARLON JAMESIn this spellbinding debut novel, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family¡¯s library of magical booksmust work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection¡ªa tale of familial loyalty and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power.For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements¡ªbooks of magic that half-sisters Joanna and Esther have been raised to revere and protect.All magic comes with a price, though, and for years the sisters have been separated. Esther has fled to a remote base in Antarctica to escape the fate that killed her own mother, and Joanna¡¯s isolated herself in their family home in Vermont, devoting her life to the study of these cherished volumes. But after their father dies suddenly while reading a book Joanna has never seen before, the sisters must reunite to preserve their family legacy. In the process, they¡¯ll uncover a world of magic far bigger and more dangerous than they ever imagined, and all the secrets their parents kept hidden; secrets that span centuries, continents, and even other libraries . . .In the great tradition ofNinth House, The Magicians,andPractical Magic,this is a suspenseful and richly atmospheric novel that draws readers into a vast world filled with mystery and magic, romance, and intrigue¡ªand marks the debut of an extraordinary new voice in speculative fiction.”Ink Blood Sister Scribeis so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance. . . . I adored it.¡± ¨C ALIX E. HARROW”If, like me, you¡¯re a fan of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, pick up this book at once.¡±¡ªKELLY LINK