Rating: 4 1/4 stars
In this exciting opening to a new series, The Keepers Trilogy, Goldie is thrilled to be finally at Separation Day. In the city where she has grown up, children are kept safe by the feared Blessed Guardians and perpetually wear silver guardchains, never being allowed to be away from adult supervision. But when Separation Day is unexpectedly canceled, Goldie can't take the thought of continuing to be chained, and she does the unthinkable--she runs away. Then the hunt is on for her! Goldie is herded unknowingly towards the Museum--a tiny dusty building she knows nothing about. But once inside she discovers that the Museum is bigger on the inside than on the outside, that the rooms can shift, that creatures thought extinct still exist, and that the Keepers are all important to soothe the Museum and prevent it from letting its wildness escape into the city of Jewel. As Goldie remains hidden at the Museum and learns new tricks and trades, much like the boy Toadspit who is also there, forces are set into motion by the powers that be in the city, looking to discover the secrets of the Museum. Soon, a conflict will be set in motion as someone makes a bid to take control of both the museum and the city. Can Goldie and the ragtag group of Keepers stop a catastrophe? This is a real pageturner of a book, and happily a second book, City of Lies, will be out soon. Fans of the book The City of Ember will find much to like here.
