Gallant by VE Schwab

This is a YA fantasy by bestselling author VE Schwab. Her latest release and first of this year. Featuring illustrations throughout the novel, we follow Olivia Prior who has wondered where she truly belongs. Her only clue is an old journal belonging to her mother. This journal is full of entries and splattered ink, until Olivia notices a hand, a spell and a door. Her mother’s journal beckons her to not open the door to a place called Gallant. When Olivia decides to disobey its orders, she finds herself in a magical world filled with mysterious wonder. But what other mysterious and darkness haunts her? She will soon find out.