The Library of the Unwritten – Book Review
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a hard review to write because I have very mixed feelings about this book. Let’s see if I can explain.
Overall I loved it. It had almost all the elements I like in a book: mystery, fantasy, humor, wacky references to mythology, and good writing. With tropes like found family, redemption, second chances, and appearances can be deceiving this was a winner for me from the get go.
I stayed way past bedtime reading “just one more page” of this book, a sure sign that I really liked it. It was a weird story. In a good way.
On the other hand there were things about the plot and the fantastical world the author created that I wasn’t sure about. Things not always made sense to me. For example the reason why those unwritten books were kept so zealously in the library in Hell never quite clicked for me, not sure why. Maybe the plot was just too clever for my brain to unravel it fully.
But it was a great read nevertheless. I highly recommend it for lovers of fantasy with a touch of madness.
