Fantasy Friday: The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

 

Title: The Book That Wouldn't Burn

By: Mark Lawrence

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 551

Release Date: May 1st, 2023

Rating: ★★★★☆

 

Summary from Goodreads:A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities.
A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes.
The world has never even noticed them. That's about to change.
Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one into another. A journey on which knowledge erodes certainty, and on which, though the pen may be mightier than the sword, blood will be spilled and cities burned.

 

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Review:While the pacing dragged at times, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn is a story that sticks with you. The journey these characters take is nothing short of epic. I mean, right from the start, a little girl jumps into a monster’s mouth and kills it from the inside. Full-on Drax mode! The way time is used, especially within the library, is brilliant, and I loved how it helped the main characters uncover shared truths and break down the walls between them. If you can get through the slow bits, the payoff is absolutely worth it.