I also felt she was rather one dimensional, but also so was the other characters as well. She was rather annoying and never took anyone’s advice even when it was solid advice. I will say that I wasn’t a fan of her character. It comes as a shock but since she doesn’t have much going for her, she takes the opportunity. She has recently lost all of her family and is now the new owner of an estate with the title Lady. The book is told from one point-of-view and it comes from Ivy Radcliffe. I think it’s time to just say that this author isn’t for me unfortunately. Lush, atmospheric and transporting, The Last Heir to Blackwood Library is a skillful reflection on memory and female agency, and a love letter to books from a writer at the height of her power.” (Goodreads) And as events grow more sinister, it will be up to Ivy to uncover the library’s mysteries in order to reclaim her own story-before it vanishes forever. Rumors swirl in the village about the abbey’s previous owners, about ghosts and curses, and an enigmatic manuscript at the center of it all. And she senses something else in the library too, a presence that seems to have a will of its own. Despite cryptic warnings from the staff, Ivy feels irresistibly drawn to its dusty shelves, where familiar works mingle with strange, esoteric texts. But there is a treasure waiting behind locked doors-a magnificent library. The abbey is foreboding, the servants reserved and suspicious. With nothing to keep her in London since losing her brother in the Great War, she warily makes her way to her new home. Ivy has never heard of Blackwood Abbey, or of the ancient bloodline from which she’s descended. With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. “In post–World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets… Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for a complimentary earc to read! All opinions are my own. Genre: Adult Historical Fiction / Mystery / Gothic Title: The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

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