I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

If you haven't read The Rook by Daniel O'Malley yet, I would suggest that you go out to your nearest bookstore and buy a copy.  IT IS SO GOOD!  Okay, I might be a little bias, but I don't CARE!  I LOVE everything about this book, from the first word, to the last word (which is always the saddest word in a really, really good book, because you really want it to go on and on and on).

So, what if I am crazy about anything The X-files, or anything remotely resembling The X-files.  Yes, I will admit it helps if you're an X-files nut, and if you happen to not like the X-files, first off - shame on you, and second off - put your hate aside and read this book anyways (it's that good).  And humorous.  And good.

So, what is this good, humorous, X-filey book about anyways?  Hold, your horses . . . I'm getting to that.  So, anyways, the book starts in London, in a park, with a woman, named Myfanwy Thomas, but she doesn't know she's Myfanwy Thomas, because she had her memory licked away from her.  So, this woman, this Myfanwy Thomas who doesn't know she's Myfanwy Thomas, in the opening pages finds herself surrounded by bodies, dead bodies, all of whom are wearing latex gloves.

It turns out that Myfanwy Thomas is a Rook, an operative in a secret government agency called the Checquy that takes care of paranormal and supernatural disasters, incidents, and situations, all very confidential.  So, the story follows Myfanwy as she tries to navigate her way around this secretive world, all while trying to figure out who erased her memory, and trying to expose a bigger conspiracy in the works.  It's all so very technical and you are going to need level five clearance for me to say any more.

The real beauty about this book, is the growth that Myfanwy Thomas goes through.  She has her memory wiped clean, and she has the long and extensive letters of her previous self to help her get through her responsibilities of being a Rook.  It's not the old Myfanwy Thomas, who was shy and timid, this is the new Myfanwy Thomas, and she comes into her own nicely.  This book with it's handful of hilarious characters, will excite you, it will make you laugh, it will cause your heart to race and your lungs to halt . . . and who know's . . . you just may love it just as much as me.