Mei Li really wishes the joke wasn't her life. For two years she's been stranded in a remote village with no knowledge of where her master is or what's going on in the world. What she does know is one: she refuses to be sacrificed to the "god" the villagers think live on the mountain, two: she fully plans on negotiating with said "god" (who, luckily for her, turns out to be a dragon more than happy to rescue her).
Her relief over being rescued is short lived when she learns that her master is still lost, along with the tomes detailing how to reseal and fix all the upcoming problems for the next decade. And at least four world disasters are due to be prevented in the next two months. To make matters worse, the Tomes Masters are the only people in the world who carry the knowledge of how to reseal the pesky problems like five-thousand-year-old sleeping demons and disintegrating harbor walls.
With her master gone, everyone is looking to Mei Li for answers she doesn't have, but still has to procure. Her options are to solve the disasters—with high potential for the world ending—or somehow find Master and the missing tomes.
Right now, Mei Li wants to go back in time and punch her six-year-old self for being an idiot. Being able to read books all day is not worth the stress of dealing with ancient, evil things on a regular basis.
From Goodreads:
Apparently, time-travel spells have a sense of humor and don't take direction well. Mei Li could've done with knowing that beforehand, and fully blames Shunlei for not forewarning her.
Instead of going back a few years to rescue the missing tomes, Mei Li finds herself thousands of years in the past, with the original events she needs to learn about still ten years into the future. She is stuck in a hurry-up-and-wait pattern she doesn't appreciate.
It doesn't help that this world is full of its own problems, and Mei Li has more than enough of those already. Now she must face shape shifting demons, volatile water deities, and a murderous sword on a rampage all while trying to figure out WHY the spell sent her here in the first place.
There are a few side benefits. Mei Li gets to meet younger Shunlei—or Shunlei the Red. Seeing him as a young dragon is fun. It's also fascinating being with the first group of magical troubleshooters, the original founders before the Tomes system ever existed.
And when the past starts to intertwine with the future in ways she could never have predicted, Mei Li prays she's able to navigate it without ruining the future. If she does, she fully plans on blaming Shunlei for that as well.
From Goodreads:
My first review of Tomes Apprentice, First of Tomes, Master of Tomes
Apparently, time-travel spells have a sense of humor and don't take direction well. Mei Li could've done with knowing that beforehand, and fully blames Shunlei for not forewarning her.
Instead of going back a few years to rescue the missing tomes, Mei Li finds herself thousands of years in the past, with the original events she needs to learn about still ten years into the future. She is stuck in a hurry-up-and-wait pattern she doesn't appreciate.
It doesn't help that this world is full of its own problems, and Mei Li has more than enough of those already. Now she must face shape shifting demons, volatile water deities, and a murderous sword on a rampage all while trying to figure out WHY the spell sent her here in the first place.
There are a few side benefits. Mei Li gets to meet younger Shunlei—or Shunlei the Red. Seeing him as a young dragon is fun. It's also fascinating being with the first group of magical troubleshooters, the original founders before the Tomes system ever existed.
And when the past starts to intertwine with the future in ways she could never have predicted, Mei Li prays she's able to navigate it without ruining the future. If she does, she fully plans on blaming Shunlei for that as well.
From Goodreads:
Mei's checklist for the next year is simple. On the surface, at least.
Travel into the past to get the necessary instructions - check.
Travel back into the present to defeat Odom, Zaffi, and Kovel Below - check.
Actually defeat Odom, Zaffi, and Kovel Below - well...that's a work in progress.
Mei Li and her team of experts have no time to catch their breath before the next wave of magical problems hit them. Saving the world will take stamina, patience, magic, and time. And a little help from dragons.
And by a little, she means a lot.
Mei Li is ready for the world-ending disasters to be over, please and thank you.
My first review of Tomes Apprentice, First of Tomes, Master of Tomes
My third review of Tomes Apprentice
My Review:
Well, a reread that I wasn't planning on! But it's been about a year since I last read them, and I just hold this series near and dear to my heart! I enjoy the world, these characters, and the time travel and the thing that she and Shunlei are married and she's the missing wife.
I had a thought right at the beginning. Why didn't Hui fly a translator, since they could talk to him and the girls who were being sacrificed to him, to the village, to talk to them? I could see why the translator wouldn't want to do that, but it would've made things easier...
I love the humour that Honor Raconteur adds to her books, the sarcasm that her characters have. And oh, the interactions between Mei Li and Shunlei...they're so great. Because at first the dynamic is he's got all the power but is claiming her as family, so it's weird. And then they're equals. And then they've got this past, and are comfortable with each other.
This is a story about how magic causes problems and how to deal with them. It's about the relationships that the people who are solving these problems deal with each other. And I just can't put them down, they're amazing to read, I love all of these characters!
This was a fantastic read, and if we ever got more in this world or these characters (even a novella of their 2nd wedding) I would pick it up in a heartbeat!
Author: Honor Raconteur
Series: The Tomes of Kaleria #1, 2, 3
First Read: February 21st, 2020, July 10th 2020, August 20th, 2021
Second Read: March 15th, 2020, July 22nd, 2021, September 12th, 2021
Series: The Tomes of Kaleria #1, 2, 3
First Read: February 21st, 2020, July 10th 2020, August 20th, 2021
Second Read: March 15th, 2020, July 22nd, 2021, September 12th, 2021
Third Read: July 21st, 2021
Read: September 3rd, 4th, 4th, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike, Own
Reason Why: Rereading because I needed to, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Books! And Master of Tomes is a End of Series 2022 Book!
Publisher: Raconteur House LLC
Published: December 3rd 2019, July 10th, 2020, August 20th 2021
Source: Ebook.bike, Own
Reason Why: Rereading because I needed to, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Books! And Master of Tomes is a End of Series 2022 Book!
Publisher: Raconteur House LLC
Published: December 3rd 2019, July 10th, 2020, August 20th 2021
Tomes Apprentice:
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
First of Tomes:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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| 5/5 Books |
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| 5/5 Stars |
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