Restitution

by Meghan Loeb

The Underhill Library is a place of mystery for sixteen-year-old Alvy when she becomes the Assistant Librarian. She can see faeries and she thinks that she understands the library’s inner workings because she knows that the Librarian is a faery and that the Page Master, Underhill, was once human. The Librarian Pereaux is the Great Emissary for the ruthless faery Queen of the Seelie Court, but Alvy doesn't fully realize what Pereaux's role in the Ethereal Realm entails.

When the Bridge between the faery realm and the human world begins malfunctioning, a group of renegade faeries start conjuring their own portals, entering the human world without permission, and bringing with them a world of magic, faeries, stolen souls, and uncovered pasts that were meant to be left hidden. It is up to a group of unlikely comrades to apprehend the perpetrators, and as these companions make mistakes, make deals, and find love, they come to realize that they don't always have to fight their battles alone.

411 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2014

About the author

Meghan Loeb is a senior at the University of the Arts, set to graduate in May 2015 with a BFA in Animation. The Underhill Series, Restitution is her debut novel, which she wrote with her co-author, Caitlyn Averett. They are currently editing the next book and writing the final two books in the series.
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Reviews

[Vicky P · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this young adult fantasy novel by newly-published duo Meghan Loeb and Caitlyn Averett, a charming cast of characters comes together as they discover that their worlds may be more intertwined than they realized. Meet Alvy, a teenage girl with a penchant for books and sticking her nose in where it might not belong. She works in what just so happens to be a magical library, run by the stoic, mysterious faerie Pereaux. When there’s trouble afoot in his world, it spills over into the human world, and Alvy and her new, unwilling companion Nick must infiltrate the faery realm with Pereaux and put a stop to the deadly threat. This delightful novel is well-paced and has strong characterization of all its players. It is a story about coming to understand the people you meet despite first impressions and about not giving in when you know you’re doing something right. This book is recommended to anyone who enjoys the young adult genre and to anyone who just wants an entertaining story to pick up.