"'Step down into the darkness with me, child.' Just that once, Father looked at her with real love. 'I will make of you a God.'" 
 The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins is, without a doubt, one of the strangest books I have ever read. And I loved every moment of it. 
 I think going into this novel with just the barest of knowledge is the best way to go, but essentially the story follows Carolyn, a woman under the guidance of a cryptic man known only as Father, who has spent her life locked in a vast Library. 
 Hawkins does an amazing job of blending a variety of genres - fantasy, literary fiction, magical realism - into a gripping, fast-paced, touching novel that will be stuck in your mind for quite awhile. 
 Much of the book left me in a dreamlike state, which reminded me of one of my favorite novels of all time, The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Hawkins made the reader feel as though they were placed in the middle of someone else's strange dream, which was unsettling... but simultaneously exciting. 
 For a debut novel, I thought The Library at Mount Char was absolutely incredible; I look forward to reading more from Scott Hawkins. 
 **I received this book from Blogging For Books in exchange for an honest review.**