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Oooh, delicious books about books! There's quite a bit of the setup that is ripped off from The Librarians movies and TV show, but I like what they've done with it anyway. The Library exists outside of time (and space?), and Librarians go on missions to alternate Earths to retrieve special texts, particularly fiction texts. And each alternate may have its own rules/reality about technology, science, magic, and magical creatures. Like it might have clockwork hybrid alligators and Fae who can glam
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I really enjoyed this book - there were points where I felt confused by the complex rules of the worlds it's set in, but I think that's because I was reading too fast because I wanted to know what would happen next. I wasn't as into the romance angle, it felt contrived, but it was really a very side bit and hopefully will be fleshed out better in future books. The concept of the Library was wonderful and I loved the mix of magic and steampunk and fantasy. I can't wait to read the next one!
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Read Harder 2017: Fantasy
This book was a Christmas gift I gave my husband and I chose well, if I do say so myself. The Invisible Library is set in a world with alternate universes and librarians who travel between them collecting important books. It's a world where Fae, vampires, werewolves and dragons are real. It's also a world where it's tough for a librarian to have actual friends because of the constant travel for missions.
In this book, Irene is given a mission to collect a copy of Grimm's ...more
This book was a Christmas gift I gave my husband and I chose well, if I do say so myself. The Invisible Library is set in a world with alternate universes and librarians who travel between them collecting important books. It's a world where Fae, vampires, werewolves and dragons are real. It's also a world where it's tough for a librarian to have actual friends because of the constant travel for missions.
In this book, Irene is given a mission to collect a copy of Grimm's ...more
An interesting premise which suffers in its being so much the setup for sequels. Why were certain mysteries not resolved? Not because of any intrinsic ambiguity, but more to motivate further book purchases. And it requires a bizarre lack of curiosity on the part of the heroine.
It’s nearly a really fun page-turner. And there are elements of the steam/magic scenario which has potential. And the Library power is quite possibly the niftiest thing in the book (except for one use that’s a bit of a che ...more
It’s nearly a really fun page-turner. And there are elements of the steam/magic scenario which has potential. And the Library power is quite possibly the niftiest thing in the book (except for one use that’s a bit of a che ...more
This is a fun book with action hero librarians running around collecting books from multiple dimensions. I think the world building could be a little more solid, but I’m interested to read more in the series.
Apr 30, 2017
Anne
marked it as to-read
Jun 27, 2017
Roman Colombo
marked it as to-read
