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Really interesting world-building. I'd read more, though not right away.
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Just not my cup of coffee. As a real librarian (and not a fantasy adventure agent Librarian with a capital L), I feel sometimes like titles such as this attempt to pander to people in my profession. Yeah, most of us librarians do feel a sense of importance and pride in our work, and most of us genuinely love books as objects, as art, and as vessels of information and knowledge. However, that in itself does not necessarily a compelling plot point make. This book will find its readers and its enth
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I wanted to love it- a book about librarian spies!- but it just didn't work for me.
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Had this as an ARC from BEA 2015...finally got around to it. I'm a sucker for "library" or "book" in a title, but despite this ostensibly being all about the workings of a mysterious omnipotent Library, other than a few literary nods here and there, it didn't really scratch that book-lover itch. It was a fun steampunky adventure, with a strong female lead. Wasn't a waste of time to read, but I don't think I'll pursue the series.
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Dec 01, 2017
Amy
marked it as to-read
Dec 04, 2017
Arianna
marked it as to-read
