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A review by karenholmes
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
5.0
A book I love from cover to cover, from the first word to the last and beyond. Everything in it is amazing and makes me crave for a lot more, and the author delivers as I've already seen there is a second book and it will be a four book story.
A Library that connects all the worlds and alternative realities and collects the books that bind each reality to it; librarians that act as spies and detectives as well as use a Language that tells things to behave in a way and they do!; alternative London, with zeppelins, and werewolves, and vampires, and Fae. A villain that has been around for thousands of years and a librarian. And also a dragon. This world needs a lot more books to discover it all, but for a first book this one is perfect.
Also, Genevieve Cogman really masters the art of hooking the reader and making her (well, me at least) turn page after page until the book is done. I wanted it to last, so I kept saying stop, and forcing me to stop to read before I discovered there was more.
This book is about books, and about love of books about libraries and fantasies and detective stories. It will really tickle readers who enjoy Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Phillip Pullman. I'm asking for the second, third and if I can fourth book for Christmas!
A Library that connects all the worlds and alternative realities and collects the books that bind each reality to it; librarians that act as spies and detectives as well as use a Language that tells things to behave in a way and they do!; alternative London, with zeppelins, and werewolves, and vampires, and Fae. A villain that has been around for thousands of years and a librarian. And also a dragon. This world needs a lot more books to discover it all, but for a first book this one is perfect.
Also, Genevieve Cogman really masters the art of hooking the reader and making her (well, me at least) turn page after page until the book is done. I wanted it to last, so I kept saying stop, and forcing me to stop to read before I discovered there was more.
This book is about books, and about love of books about libraries and fantasies and detective stories. It will really tickle readers who enjoy Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Phillip Pullman. I'm asking for the second, third and if I can fourth book for Christmas!