The Library at Mount Char is by Scott Hawkins. One of the most violent books I have ever read. Once started I didn't expect to finish, but then found I couldn't stop reading. Carolyn and her "family" live in a vast library, adopted and forced to study various disciplines by a man they call Father - who might be a god. He is terribly cruel (this is a vast understatement actually) and Carolyn slowly begins to put a plan in place to get rid of him; for her plan to be successful she recruits the aid of a human burglar named Steve. The story flashes back and forth in time, slowly revealing both Steve's and Carolyn's past. Warning: there is extreme violence in this book, as well as a great deal of profanity. If you've got a trigger of any kind, it's in this book! The story however, is engaging and totally addictive.
Ratings: Adult - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (mature thematic content).
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