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Well, this book ticked all of my boxes for a fast-paced, light-hearted, entertaining adventure. There's a Library existing outside of time and space, collecting rare books from the many alternate worlds in order to balance the energies between chaos and order enough for humanity to survive in each world. Librarians for this shadowy organization are spies, detectives, time travelers, and quasi-magicians, facing down assorted mechanical, steampunk, supernatural, and/or magical beings (as well as y
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Perfect sci-fi/fantasy/steampunk vacation read. I can’t wait to delve into the rest of the series.
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
I got this in a surprise book box with the theme "books about books," which seemed promising. I probably wouldn't have picked it off the shelf myself, but it was a fun read. It reminded me of Jasper Fforde, plus a certain steampunk aesthetic. Entertaining, but it's not like I'm going to read the whole series.
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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.
Mar 23, 2016
gremlinkitten
marked it as to-read
