The Invisible Library V1

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


*** Possible Spoilers ***

Fast paced and exciting this was an excellent story. I started off by reading book 6 in this series which I found a little confusing so thought I'd read number 1 to obtain the background. Unfortunately Genevieve Cogman plays things close to her chest and while I learned a little, I didn't learn what I'd really wanted to know - namely the nature of fae, dragons, and library politics. I expect she doles the information out bit by bit over a number of books. Did I enjoy the two I read sufficient to seek out the others? Maybe but I've got plenty of reading material at the moment so I'm in no hurry.

I was particularly impress by Ms. Cogman's organization. While Irene and Kai are her principle characters, she has quite a few others each with their own agenda. I love those sorts of intrigues. Mind you it would have been nice to learn a little more but the book was enjoyable as it. In any event, developing the necessary backstories to develop these agendas is hard work and it seems Ms. Cogman is a master at it. In fact, just keeping a large number of balls in the air so to speak is difficult.

If you like a good fantasy novel i highly recommend this one. I particularly recommend it for authors. It reads like a master class in backstories.



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