A review by thereadinghammock
The Library of the Unwritten by A.J. Hackwith

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Another book club pick. The story was engaging, the characters were multi-dimensional and diverse, the world building was fantastic, but I kept finding myself distracted when I went to pick up the book. Maybe it's because I have been reading shorter books lately, or because I've been in a romance novel reading hole, but I didn't find myself wanting to carve out time to read this book at every opportunity. It was good, I'm glad to have read it, but I don't think I'll actively pursue the subsequent sequels, if I'm being completely honest.

I loved the characters--Claire, Brevity, Leto, even salty Hero and shady AF Andras. They were all written so well and I loved the interactions and banter among them all throughout the story.
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