A review by nicolemhewitt
The Hidden Library by Heather Lyons

5.0

I’m just doing a mini-review of this one because, honestly, I feel like I’d be saying all of the same things in this review that I have in my other two. That’s not to say that the books are too alike or unoriginal or anything – on the contrary, I’d just be raving about all the same things!! Everything that makes these books amazing is pretty much the same in all of the books – the kick-butt heroine, the incredible secondary characters, the fun and often hysterical references to the classics … I could go on and on. Instead I’ll just list the couple of things that made this second book stand out:

Past relationships and new relationships converge.
Jace. Oh, Jace. How can you not love the White King? You can’t. And Alice can’t either, but that’s okay because her love for Jace is part of who she is and what makes her capable of loving Finn so deeply. She has put Jace in her past, but their love definitely still remains. In this book, Alice’s life is in serious danger, and it is the undying, unconditional love of both Jace and Finn that eventually saves her. (I guess that’s kind of a spoiler, but you already see that I reviewed the next book, so it’s not like you thought she actually died or anything!)

Finn’s past.
We learn a lot more about Finn in this book and what drives him. We see how his upbringing in a racist world and his friendship with Jim shaped him and why he wants nothing more than to escape his past. Thought you couldn’t love Finn any more than you did in the first book? You were wrong.

The ending.
Man, Lyons loves to kill us with these endings! Some questions are answered during this second book, but plenty of mysteries still remain, and Lyons leaves us with some truly heart-stopping moments! Good thing book #3 is already out!

So, in other words, The Hidden Library is as absolutely amazing, spectacular and frabjous as the others! If you haven’t read this series yet, you are missing out!!