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A review by karionie
The Mortal Word by Genevieve Cogman
2.0
I started this series because I thought the premise was fun. Weak, but fun. I mean, stealing books to keep the balance between order and chaos in check? Um...how, exactly does stealing books do that? Oh, we don’t talk about that... But who cares? We’re having fun, the characters are quirky and quippy, and I was willing to overlook the obvious flaws in the logic of it all. Who needs logic when you have dragons and fairies, right?
Well, this installment went and ruined that by shining a very bright light on the weakest point of the whole series — the politics. Why, exactly, is the Library involved in this political struggle? Oh right... the Library maintains the balance between the two sides. Wait... how, exactly? No, we don’t talk about that... The whole premise never made any sense, but now there’s nothing to distract us from it. It’s the plot of the book!
The characters aren’t having any fun here. Kai might as well not be there, and when he is, he’s phoning it in. Even finally getting Kai and Irene together couldn’t save this stinker.
Well, this installment went and ruined that by shining a very bright light on the weakest point of the whole series — the politics. Why, exactly, is the Library involved in this political struggle? Oh right... the Library maintains the balance between the two sides. Wait... how, exactly? No, we don’t talk about that... The whole premise never made any sense, but now there’s nothing to distract us from it. It’s the plot of the book!
The characters aren’t having any fun here. Kai might as well not be there, and when he is, he’s phoning it in. Even finally getting Kai and Irene together couldn’t save this stinker.