In this fast-paced, suspenseful novel, journalist Alienor Crespo discovers a trove of irreplaceable books rescued from the flames of the Spanish Inquisition. Using her gift of second sight, Alienor exploits her knowledge of the past and present to confront extremists, who are bent on destroying all evidence of harmony between Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Medieval Spain. The future of the underground library of Zahara is at stake as well as the lives of its protectors. Hailed as a dazzling journey through time, Zahara and the Lost Books of Light will hold you spellbound until the end.

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light is an incredible, thrilling, and unforgettable tale that will have its readers turning the pages with haste into the early hours of the morning! As I began to read Zahara and the Lost Books of Light I immediately knew that this was going to be a captivating novel, and now that I have finished the novel, I can happily write that the book is just this! It is an intriguing, unique, and entertaining story that captivated me and hooked me with its phenomenal literature courtesy of the excellent author Joyce Yarrow! If you are a reader who loves being taken on a journey that will compel and move you, then you will love Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, so do not miss out! If you need more convincing, then please continue to read my review to learn more about the stellar novel!

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light is a sensational novel that will take its readers on an action-packed but poignant journey from start to finish. Zahara and the Lost Books of Light is an incredible book that will introduce the reader to the protagonist of the novel, Alienor Crespo, a journalist whose life changes forever when she boards a plane from her home in Seattle to Spain to discover her Sephardic heritage. It is here in Spain that she stumbles across a library, filled with books saved from the Spanish Inquisition and comes to learn it was the bravery of her ancestors that ensured these texts were saved. Alienor, however, is no ordinary woman, she is gifted with second sight and so we follow her in the past and present as she finds herself having to protect the texts from extremists looking to erase the history of peace between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. The result is an unforgettable and thought-provoking tale that should not be missed and this book lovers is the short premise of the incredible Zahara and the Lost Books of Light!

Zahara and the Lost Books of Light is a stellar story that had me intrigued from the very start. I love any story with a history theme, so I knew from the beginning that Zahara and the Lost Books of Light would deliver thanks to these themes, and wow did it! Zahara and the Lost Books of Light captured my attention immediately thanks to the fast-paced story, enigmatic characters, and thrilling plot and as I read Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, I was honestly in awe; it was like a present was being unwrapped before my eyes, and the more the pages turned, the more excited I got for the finale!

Joyce Yarrow is a newly discovered author of mine, and I have to confess book lovers that I am kicking myself for not having found Yarrow’s book sooner! I am frustrated that I have not before because it has been a long time since a history book has captivated me this much! To write a good novel the reader needs to be fully immersed in the story and feel as if they are experiencing the same events as the protagonist and Yarrow manages to accomplish this with her writing in Zahara and the Lost Books of Light, so Yarrow is most certainly worthy of an abundance of praise!

Not only is Joyce Yarrow an outstanding writer for her ability to thrust her readers into the thick of the story, but she also is because she was able to describe all of the events that unravel perfectly! Every event and moment and even place is flawlessly described with a wealth of detail which in turn keeps the reader turning the pages!

To conclude my thoughts on this wonderful novel, Zahara and the Lost Books of Light is a gripping novel that is guaranteed to keep readers entertained for hours on end so I, of course, have to award the story five stars! Be sure to have a read of the preview below book lovers; you will not regret it! 

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