As I mentioned in my last reading roundup, I’ve been catching up with John Stephens’ Books of Beginning in preparation for the release of The Black Reckoning. As I’ve been on nightshift, I’ve listened to these books in audiobook format, narrated by Jim Dale. I’m generally not a big fan of Dale’s narration – a personal opinion; I know many listeners value his work highly – but I did enjoy his narration for this series. For those of you unfamiliar with this series, it’s about three sibling orphans who find that they are fated to be the Keepers of the mystical Books of Beginning. This concluding book brings all the threads of the series together. I did enjoy that the series didn’t end immediately after they defeated the Big Bad; it’s always interesting to see heroes try to adapt to the normal world and family life. While no Harry Potter or even Percy Jackson, this is an enjoyable series and is work picking up. I gave The Black Reckoning four stars out of five. Every month in the leadup to the release of Cassandra Clare’s Lady Midnight, the first in a new Shadowhunter series, she along with co-writers is…