Dally is grieving the death of her beloved grandfather. In his will, he left her a mysterious map that leads to a Secret Library, a library full of books that, when opened, will transport the reader back in time to learn a secret. Dally begins visiting the library every day. She goes back in time and sees her father when he was young. She sees the day that her parents first met, and she meets her ancestors who used to be pirates. But once she knows each secret, Dally has to decide what to do with that knowledge.

This book started out so fun, and it quickly devolved into a platform for the author to preach their own ideology. It ruined my enjoyment of the book, because the story was obviously constructed specifically to address certain issues that the author wanted to bring to the forefront. I wish authors would just focus on telling a good story, instead of forcing their political views onto the reader.

I ended up skimming through the last third of the book just to be done with it all.


Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review.