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Ink and Bone
Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1)
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March 12, 2016
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March 31, 2016
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Rachel N.
Aug 03, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: london, fantasy, egypt, alternate-history, young-adult, librarian, read-in-2019
Set in an alternate reality where the library in Alexandria wasn't destroyed and now the Great Library controls the flow of information though books in their codex and the ownership of original books is outlawed. Jess comes from a family who illegally trades in original books. His father decides to have Jess try to join the library to be a spy for the family. Jess joins a class of library recruits, only 6 of whom will be offered positions in the library. The story was interesting but I wish more ...more
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Logan
Aug 01, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: own-bought-ebook, young-adult, book-club, 2016-books-read
The world interested me far more than the plot. Loose ends left dangling eternally, back stories needlessly interjected, and writing that seemed designed to hold the reader at a distance. Most confusing was the decision to share information with the reader before the characters. The middle really dragged on but I'm so curious about where things are headed that I have to read on! Loved the side characters and the setting, and especially a male protagonist! ...more
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Cora
Jan 18, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: kindle, library, alternate-history, egypt, london, books-about-books, 1st-in-series, available-at-library, ebook-at-library, series
I really enjoyed reading this book. I liked the characters that Jess meets at school and the adventures that endure in the name of earning a place at the library. The world has an interesting premise, especially to someone that loves books and reading. I also liked the politics of the world that Caine created and look forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy.
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Rebekah
Aug 20, 2015 rated it really liked it
Shelves: genre-fantasy, genre-young-adult, genre-historical-fiction, genre-science-fiction, rating-4, genre-science-fiction-dystopia, series, genre-young-adult-young-adult-fanta, genre-fiction, nbrc-bom-br
Very enjoyable and clever new YA book. I really liked both the characters and the story. Will read the next in series!
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Karen
May 16, 2020 rated it liked it
First book I have been able to finish in a while. Probably would be 4 stars any time other than COVID19.
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Adrianne
Jul 10, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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