Little Library Of Banned Books Novels & Stories

“It was a fucking library” Neat and surprisingly well-maintained, the library was lit with a dim, golden glow. A fireplace in the corner lent a soft warmth to the room, making it feel oddly inviting. Towering shelves lined the walls, packed tightly with books. I stepped inside, the faint creak of the wooden floor breaking the silence. I picked a book at random, scanning its title: Leadership for the Ruthless. My nose wrinkled. “Why would anyone willingly read this?” Another title caught my eye: Tactics of Power. I rolled my eyes. Of course. What did I expect? The library of a Mafia Don would be filled with books on control and domination.

That was simply blowing the matter out of proportion, did he think that just because he banned magic in his territory, it will vanish from the world? “ Fine, I get it …” she snapped flinging her arms as she glared at no one in particular. “ He might as well bring Lily to life by some sort of non-magic miracle then,” seriously, he burnt all the books in the library now where was she supposed to find a decent book with a counter curse for dark magic?

It's come to my notice that I actually do that to him a lot. "Rica wait!" he's voice boomed through out the library. I turned back and gave him a look like he was crazy, I mean he might have as well been, didn't he know the librarian Mrs Agboola was a no nonsense woman, she could banned us permanently from the Library. Dili probably might have not cared about that but I strongly did. The library was my only form of safehaven in school, and I was very determined to keep it that way. "I don't think the people at Zuma rock heard you well, why not be a little louder ehn" I whispered sarcastically with yet another eye roll.

I cursed hurriedly packing my things, "Calm down, I can help you back if you wouldn't mind" Mrs Rachel the librarian offered a small scowl on her face, "No, No it's fine, I can find my way back, it is just a few streets away nothing much, thank you" I politely declined pushing the rim of my glasses closer to my face, "Hmm, if you say so" she replied disapproval written all over her face, "If it will make you feel better, I will call you when I get to my dorm, my roommate won't be home anyways" I suggested, adding the extra information to ease her tension because I know how much she doesn't fancy my roommate and her lifestyle,

I appreciated that more than I probably should have. The library was behind a set of heavy doors at the end of a corridor I hadn't seen before. The room was massive, with bookshelves climbing all the way to the ceiling and a fire crackling low in a stone hearth. Someone had already set up a table in the center with stacks of old texts piled high. Kaelith picked up a book with a cracked spine. "These are the forbidden ones. Histories the fae courts tried to destroy centuries ago."

"You don't have anything to say?" Rosalind shrugged finally, her words coming out casually. "Fine. I went to the library and I ended up looking at a book. What is the big deal?" What was the big deal? Was she kidding me? Sacrilegious texts like these had been banned and it took common sense to know that when one was a royal, the person was under far more scrutiny than an average person. I bit out my words almost harshly. "You are a Princess now. The council wants you ousted, the last types of books you should be reading are books that spread rogue propaganda."

There was a low hum of conversation near the kitchen as I passed, the scent of grilled meat and spices drifting through the air. Selene might have skipped lunch again…she did that sometimes when she was thinking too hard. I had to remind myself to make sure she ate something later. The Denizen library was not as large as the ones kept by the royal bloodlines, but it had something far more valuable…information. We had a lot of old books, even forbidden manuscripts… all kept under careful lock and ward and only accessible to those I trusted. As I pushed open the huge library doors, a quiet hush settled over me like a second skin. The scent of books, ink, and old wood filled my nose, grounding

The ladies all giggle and Julie stands, handing a new bookmark to each of us. "Yes. We figured we'd get you ones that suited you a little better." she says. The new one is dark blue with gold lettering that says 'Real men read dirty books'. I smile and look over at Ev who's showing Harper his excitedly. "These are great. Thank you." I say just as Bri nudges me. "Oh! Tell them your joke, love!" Harper says excitedly. Ev rolls his eyes before addressing the group.

“ It’s nothing. Just a library book I checked out. By accident. Just a silly mistake.“ Now that was the understatement of the century. “A silly mistake, my behind,” Edith cackled. “The Kama Sutra. The Joy of Sex. Dating for Dummies. The Multi-Orgasmic Couple. The Girlfriend's Guide to Great Sex.” Edith pointed to each of the books as she listed off the titles. Picking up the books, Mattie said, “This is my business. My personal, private business.” “Poppycock.” Edith stood, hands on her generous hips, blocking the door. “If you wanted this to be private, you wouldn’t have brought those books here.“

Plastering one of my sweetest smiles, I say, “Hello, my name is Meredith. I am looking for a book about-“ “Not here,” he interrupts. “But you didn’t let me say what book I was looking for,” I pouted. “It doesn’t matter. Commoners are not allowed in this library,” he says coldly, and I think of a way to convince him to let me get at least one book. There are over a million of them in here, and I am sure it would not kill him if he got just one. “Please, it is urgent information, and I couldn’t find it in the other library-“