The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)

by Genevieve Cogman

If Alberich wanted the book, that meant it was important, possibly even vital, to this world,

Huh

Maybe there was a whole genre of literature

What a weird way to phrase this bit

Or maybe it was a bad idea to be distracting herself quite so thoroughly

Oh u think

They already know he is in this world, as they warned you about him.”

She hadn’t thought that through.

Durrr

At the bottom of her heart, Irene had faith in her superiors. Genuine doubt was worse than fashionable adolescent doubt had ever been.

Cult

“He has no reason to believe you have penetrated his imposture.

Didnt they nick his skin suit?

This bit of paranoid planning had helped her stroll through a number of Dark Ages exhibits without looking as panicked as she felt.

God forbid you look paranoid in front of…your boys? Passersby?

the woman squinting near-sightedly at a display card, who did look vaguely familiar—maybe

couldn’t this be the sort of story

blatantly obvious

“Paper knife,”

You're Opening it here

she translated automatically,

Oh that's a translation? Wouldn't Have guessed

Thoughts of letter bombs came a few seconds too late.

Oh wells whatever

Irene was an intelligent, self-possessed, practical woman.

We know because the narrator had to tell us

“You said you were here to do something about the silverfish!” the woman screamed at Kai. “Why didn’t you get rid of them?”

Hahahahaha

“It must have been keyed to our opening the door—look

Durrrr a timed trap? Whodathunkit

Alberich’s final gambit.

Lol

The woman. The sooner they could get her out of here, the better.

Or is she not a coincidence

“It was a delaying action,”

CALLED IT

“Our fourth meeting.

I sense monologuinh

somehow more a man’s

“Shall I go through the usual literary conventions?

Wait is this literary is real thing not just an Irene quirk?

Though if they all get killed, who comes back to tell the stories? an irritating part of her mind pointed out. She ignored it.

Yeah i hate it when my mind starts quoting jack sparrow too. Or when is starts questioning my cult leaders

more time to ask Kai about his capabilities.

I believe before you were all "hmmm i bet it works like this! Ok im good"

It was a reproach.

Its the third act falling out!

She couldn’t handle more deaths.

Yes your feelings are whart matter

I’m sure I’ve heard that somewhere before . . . Oh, never mind.

Omg he does it too

Ray,”

Coppelia with her clock-work limbs

But I won’t bore you with the details.

harridan,

She was afraid of touching off that anger again, afraid for Vale’s sake—and, more honestly, terrified for herself.

Fair. Im also givig her props for simply being afraid rather than doing solme weird mental ballet where she decides to be afraid

that you’ve never thought about using the knowledge you’ve helped preserve. To change the worlds around you for the better.

Irene felt as if she were having to run through a minefield blindfolded,

Oh poor you being asked to think

for a moment she wished she hadn’t used the word us; it brought them onto the same level—“out

But us could mean her and fellow librarians

“Don’t think I make this sort of offer to just any Librarian,”

BS

all of it made sense now.

Sure

You know that some key books can change the worlds to which they are linked.

But the thought of the pure irresponsibility of doing precisely as she wanted,

Uh is the part about making worlds better tempting at all???

She could be joining a secret group who were going to change reality and make the universe a better place.

Ok a bit tempted

She’d been as shaken as he was by Kai’s roar; he’d just recovered faster.

Bradamant was efficient but not remotely as perceptive.

Will we ever learn what happened to brad????

“I really shouldn’t give people so much time to decide,”

“Only a fool would make a deal with you,” Bradamant snapped.

but something else.

Yes i got that

I’ll give you to the White Singers and the Fallen Towers .

I.e. He will not slay her in her turn

and cut the final line into place.

I do like the final decision is hers.

Thank you for so helpfully stating the obvious, Irene thought,

Oh shut it. Brad can tell him off if she wants

and now Bradamant had an arm round her shoulder and was making her sit down.

Awwwwww