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 fourth review of Tomes Apprentice
My Review:
Yeah I love this series so much! After all, this is the 5th time that I've read the first book, and the 4th time for the second and third. Honestly, it almost seems like it's going to be a yearly reread thing for me, at around this time of year. I just enjoy it so much!
This story is just near and dear to my heart. Of the beginning where he knows the truth and she doesn't, and then vice versa in the second, and where they both know in the third, and are together, it's just so heartwarming and cute!
And it was funny. There were two points where she was like, this is an action his wife did. I guess I'll step in until she comes around. I can't wait to meet her. Which was hilarious, because it was her. I just love their relationship so much!
I really cannot get enough of this world and these characters. I want so badly to see their wedding in the modern times. To see their lives now that things have calmed down a bit. Also, Shunlei mentioned that the Tomes system had failed once before, and I'm dying to know what the story was there! And we were only on this one continent-what about that threat that Hui was looking out for?
Loved reading these so much, and if we ever got more of this world, I would be ecstatic!
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, September 4th, 4th, 2022
Fourth Read: September 3rd, 2022
Read: July 30th, 30th, 30th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike, Own
Reason Why: Rereading again because I felt like it, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books! And Master of Tomes is a End of Series 2023 Book!
Publisher: Raconteur House LLC
Published: December 3rd 2019, July 10th, 2020, August 20th 2021
Source: Ebook.bike, Own
Reason Why: Rereading again because I felt like it, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books! And Master of Tomes is a End of Series 2023 Book!
Publisher: Raconteur House LLC
Published: December 3rd 2019, July 10th, 2020, August 20th 2021
Tomes Apprentice:
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| 5/5 Hearts |
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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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