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allieta's review
4.0
Even more action packed than the previous installments. The author is fantastic at work building while keeping the plot moving. Looking forward to the next one.
hypatia13's review
3.0
Entertaining. Fluffy, but entertaining. I enjoy the characters, and it's good escapist fiction. I was a little annoyed with parts of the beginning of the book, but in the end I enjoyed it enough to keep reading the series.
daydream_believer_01's review
3.0
Still just very meh. I thought Vail being forced even more into the role of Sherlock Holmes was interesting, but nothing much came of it. I actually liked Ziana and thought she was a fun character.
Was surprised by a bit of language that cropped up courtesy of a werewolf (or should I say SWEARwolf.)
Still desperately, slowly going to make my way through this series hoping it finally gets better.
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I thought it seemed a little too obvious when they thought she was behind the assassination attempts, and thought there would be a twist that it wasn't her, but no. I'm disappointed that she died. It would have been interesting to see more of her.Was surprised by a bit of language that cropped up courtesy of a werewolf (or should I say SWEARwolf.)
Still desperately, slowly going to make my way through this series hoping it finally gets better.
lipstickitotheman's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Some super cool details here, like the universe they went into and met Catherine the Great. But the quality of the writing has absolutely gone down with each book in the series. The first one was more precise and technically correct than than that ones that have come after, this one being the most careless in that sense. It could be genius level plotting--as Irene has friends to tether her in more human concerns, her language relaxes from the exactness of the Library--but that's a stretch. This isn't the most generous critique, but the author made a universe with strict and precise grammar.
It also ends extremely abruptly. The climactic confrontation is very very cool and was done well, but then there is very little time between the confrontation and the final sentence. I would have been very interested in some more time at the end there with these characters.
It also ends extremely abruptly. The climactic confrontation is very very cool and was done well, but then there is very little time between the confrontation and the final sentence. I would have been very interested in some more time at the end there with these characters.
zengoalie's review against another edition
5.0
This installment really kicked in on my enjoyment of this series. Irene and her friends all facing danger yet again, but this time it's truly a world ending danger. I love how we're getting slow characterization and relationship development from one book to the next. It's not the be all end all of the story and we're given the time for the characters to come to it on their own.
The Library as a world and the interconnectedness of different worlds has been set up and built since book 1 and it really comes into it's own in this book. I very much am looking forward to where the series goes from here.
The Library as a world and the interconnectedness of different worlds has been set up and built since book 1 and it really comes into it's own in this book. I very much am looking forward to where the series goes from here.
uncoordinatedcat's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
reuben18's review against another edition
3.0
Good easy read but much of it felt rushed and the ending was not very satisfying at all.
maddandroid's review
4.0
Absolutely loved this book, the more I read of the series the more it reminds me of another favorite of mine, Zelazny's Amber Series, with multiple alternative worlds. In this book
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Zayanna wwalks across worlds just like the first Amber book and the Dragons Fae conflict is also like Amber a battle between order and chaos. I was very sorry to see Zayanna killed off but it is a fantasy world perhaps Cogman will resurrect her in a coming volume I certainly hope so. I like the chaos characters, they make the story interesting and do it with style.sailorsav's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25