Ascendance of a Bookworm
If you have ever wanted to spend all day surrounded by books, then you will love the main character’s personal mission to do the same!
Ascendance of a Bookworm by Miya Kazuki was my introduction to light novels and is one of my favorite series to read. The author does a great job at showing Myne’s determination and ability to push through setbacks that inevitably arise when she is scheming up a way to make or read books. It starts off very slow, but the worldbuilding grows along with the main character’s knowledge of her new world.
A librarian in modern day Japan named Urano dies and gets reincarnated as Myne, a sickly five-year-old child. She soon discovers that her beloved books are impossible to obtain in a world where only nobles can afford to access them. She decides that the only possible solution is to create books herself!
The first book describes her troubles at getting used to a new family, friends, and a world where modern technology doesn’t exist. She realizes that her main obstacle isn’t that everyone around her can’t read, but the mysterious illness that no one can figure out.
As the series goes on, she finds out the cause of her sickness and learns that the nobles not only have books but can use magic as well. Her desperate need to read a book constantly lands her in trouble with every noble she meets.
This series is perfect for those who love magical worlds and supporting a bookworm’s chaotic way to gain her own library.
Kayla H. is a Library Assistant at May Memorial Library.