karanextweek's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Absolutely delightful. A true book lovers’ book.
There were a couple points in the book where I guessed what was going to happen (and wanted to strangle Irene for taking so long to see it!) and a few times I was genuinely surprised.
My only complaint is the teacher/student sexual tension trope. It’s weird and icky and I don’t like it.
There were a couple points in the book where I guessed what was going to happen (and wanted to strangle Irene for taking so long to see it!) and a few times I was genuinely surprised.
My only complaint is the teacher/student sexual tension trope. It’s weird and icky and I don’t like it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
Minor: Vomit and Sexism
julesh28's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Das Buch hat mir gefallen, meine Überwartungen aber nicht gesprengt. Die Geschichte ist manchmal etwas schleppend und ich habe ein ganzes Jahr gebraucht, um den Roman zu Ende zu lesen, aber es eignete sich gut als Gelegenheitsbuch.
Manchmal finde ich die Übersetzung etwas dürftig. Das macht denn teilweise wirren/umständlichen Schreibstil nicht gerade verständlicher.
Wie dieses Weltensystem konzipiert ist, finde ich jedoch total interessant. Ich bin gespannt, noch weiter eingeführt zu werden. Manchmal ist es mir aber alles etwas zu abstrakt und ich hätte gerne mehr Erklärung.
Ansonsten war der Roman aber an einigen Stellen wirklich ausgesprochen lustig, was ihn durchaus lesenswert gemacht hat. Des Weiteren ist er sehr anschaulich geschrieben und das Leseereignis hat sich angefühlt, als würde ich auf eine Fahrt mitgenommen.
Insgesamt kann ich es empfehlen, aber nur an Menschen, die ausgesprochen gerne lesen und viel Leseerfahrung haben. Ich denke, Leseneulinge hätten keinen Spaß an dem Buch.
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Meine Lieblingsanmerkung zu dem Buch:
S.194: Imagine, n paar Alligatoren stürmen deine Mittelalter-Fete, du versucht sie mir deinen Elfenkräften zu besiegen, scheiterst und ne gefühlt 100 jährige Lady sagt, sie hätte lieber ihre Pistole mitbringen sollen, als wäre es das Normalste der Welt, dass die Liechtensteiner Gesellschaft gerade Alligatoren schickt
(Die Stelle repräsentiert gut, wie wirr und zeitlich funny dieser Roman ist.)
Manchmal finde ich die Übersetzung etwas dürftig. Das macht denn teilweise wirren/umständlichen Schreibstil nicht gerade verständlicher.
Wie dieses Weltensystem konzipiert ist, finde ich jedoch total interessant. Ich bin gespannt, noch weiter eingeführt zu werden. Manchmal ist es mir aber alles etwas zu abstrakt und ich hätte gerne mehr Erklärung.
Ansonsten war der Roman aber an einigen Stellen wirklich ausgesprochen lustig, was ihn durchaus lesenswert gemacht hat. Des Weiteren ist er sehr anschaulich geschrieben und das Leseereignis hat sich angefühlt, als würde ich auf eine Fahrt mitgenommen.
Insgesamt kann ich es empfehlen, aber nur an Menschen, die ausgesprochen gerne lesen und viel Leseerfahrung haben. Ich denke, Leseneulinge hätten keinen Spaß an dem Buch.
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Meine Lieblingsanmerkung zu dem Buch:
S.194: Imagine, n paar Alligatoren stürmen deine Mittelalter-Fete, du versucht sie mir deinen Elfenkräften zu besiegen, scheiterst und ne gefühlt 100 jährige Lady sagt, sie hätte lieber ihre Pistole mitbringen sollen, als wäre es das Normalste der Welt, dass die Liechtensteiner Gesellschaft gerade Alligatoren schickt
(Die Stelle repräsentiert gut, wie wirr und zeitlich funny dieser Roman ist.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism
katievallin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Car accident, Death, and Gore
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Stalking
starrysteph's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
This was a fun concept, although a little light on the execution.
We're dropped into the secret society of the Library, which exists between alternate worlds and collects unique works of fiction. We follow Librarian Irene and her fresh assistant Kai as they attempt to recover a stolen book, unravel a mystery, & get out of a whole lot of trouble.
It's a playful mystery story, though it suffers a bit from underdeveloped/simple characters who lack the insight they perhaps should have had. I can imagine it would be more fun for perhaps young readers who don't catch on to the (fairly obvious) clues and suspicious situations.
The worldbuilding was intriguing and I actually liked being dropped RIGHT into the action and catching up as we went along. And of course - as a person who loves to read - a book about a mysterious society of Librarians is a pretty delightful concept. This is a long series with spin offs and I would consider reading more tales set in the world! Maybe the plotting & characterization has greater depth as we go on?
CW: body horror, injury, blood, death, violence, murder, animal death, sexual content, ableism, sexism
We're dropped into the secret society of the Library, which exists between alternate worlds and collects unique works of fiction. We follow Librarian Irene and her fresh assistant Kai as they attempt to recover a stolen book, unravel a mystery, & get out of a whole lot of trouble.
It's a playful mystery story, though it suffers a bit from underdeveloped/simple characters who lack the insight they perhaps should have had. I can imagine it would be more fun for perhaps young readers who don't catch on to the (fairly obvious) clues and suspicious situations.
The worldbuilding was intriguing and I actually liked being dropped RIGHT into the action and catching up as we went along. And of course - as a person who loves to read - a book about a mysterious society of Librarians is a pretty delightful concept. This is a long series with spin offs and I would consider reading more tales set in the world! Maybe the plotting & characterization has greater depth as we go on?
CW: body horror, injury, blood, death, violence, murder, animal death, sexual content, ableism, sexism
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gore, Medical content, and Sexism
shafaerie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
clarabooksit's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, and Sexism
dcheers's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
An enjoyable enough read, I liked the premise, the world building, and the characters to an extent, however I found some of the character dialogue, decision making, and descriptions a bit jarring and overly romantisized and out of place.
Though it wasn't a complete page turner, I am still looking forward to seeing what is next for the characters and continuing on in the series!
Though it wasn't a complete page turner, I am still looking forward to seeing what is next for the characters and continuing on in the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
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