This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
Call Numbers: The Not So Quiet Life of Librarians by Syntell Smith is a workplace drama that will leave you captivated and wanting more. Set in 1994, our protagonist is Robin Walker. He is a library clerk who has just transferred to a different branch of the New York Public Library. Robin is excited about the opportunity, but he was not expecting to be caught up in the workplace drama. Somehow and for some reason, his co-workers are not happy with him and they don’t want him there. However, Robin is not a quitter and is especially undeterred by unfriendly faces. There are fights and there is drama and Robin is ready to do whatever it takes to stay out of it all. Can he keep his sanity without making his co-workers any more hostile?
I am so grateful for the character list and the library terminology glossary at the beginning of the story. I love Robin and his development. He is not perfect; he is rude, opinionated, and passionate about the things he believes in. Syntell Smith has done a wonderful job of keeping the work environment as real as possible. Oh, the conspiracy and backbiting are as authentic as it gets in the real world. Robin is a real trooper and he handles the situations well. While the pace and the development of the story are great, it is Robin and his growth that caught my attention. I adore his responses, the way he reacts in any given situation, and kudos to the author for making Robin real! His background is given due attention, his present is interesting and the prospect of the future is very much alive in the story. Call Numbers is really good, incredibly well-written, and entertaining all at once. I cannot wait for the second novel in the series.
