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babyleo's review
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
conjurerachel's review against another edition
4.0
After a fight in France, the Librarians are quickly sent to Ireland to investigate a historical site that brings them on another adventure. Full of clever uses of Irish folklore and history, the dangers of having a mansion with a moat, and joy of relaxing at an Irish-themed pub, Cox does a fantastic job in this tie-in novel. The POVs Jenkins and Cassandra had was tightly done and individualized in particular (ex: Cassandra’s unique way of seeing math and magic, Jenkin’s long history of being a knight), giving fans an intimate look at favorite characters. Eve, Ezekiel, and Stone were also done justice, and as were the nods to their adventures in the TV series.
While the constant head-hopping made it sometimes difficult to follow the plot, Cox wrote an action-packed story with enough twists to keep readers entertained and wanting more.
I've received the arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
While the constant head-hopping made it sometimes difficult to follow the plot, Cox wrote an action-packed story with enough twists to keep readers entertained and wanting more.
I've received the arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
booktiamo's review
3.0
A novel based on the TV show The Librarians. For a thousand years the library has protected the world from magical items. Another great adventure with the librarians. As always full of detail and world building, especially around the magical items and in this case a leprechaun!
traci1974's review against another edition
4.0
This is the 3rd book in the Librarians tie-in series, and for me it was the best of them so far. The story was terrific fun, and as usual Cox gets the characterizations just right. You can hear their voices in the dialogue and see them in your head as if it were an episode. My only complaint is the lack of Flynn. He was my favorite thing about the movies, and while I see why he might not be written into the episodes (budgets, time conflicts, whatever) that shouldn't be the case with a novel. So where was he? Still, even with his absence, the book was tons of fun. I just hope there are more to come. I'll keep reading them as long as Cox keeps writing them.
bibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
Ridiculous good fun. Is it high literature? No. Did I care in the slightest? Nope!
mouseg's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve been watching the movies and TV shows for years and was quite surprised and elated to discover there are books are well. This was a fun little ride through USA, Ireland and the Faerie realm to find a certain pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
All of our favourite characters are there; Colonel Eve Baird, Jacob Stone, Cassandra Cillian, Ezekiel Jones, and Jenkins, with a brief mention of Flynn Carsen.
I’m not up to date on the TV show so I’m not sure where this book fits into the timeline but I think it takes place after season 3.
Even though the author is a tad heavy handed with the thesauruses, I will seek out the other books. This was an enjoyable romp with our favorite librarians.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
All of our favourite characters are there; Colonel Eve Baird, Jacob Stone, Cassandra Cillian, Ezekiel Jones, and Jenkins, with a brief mention of Flynn Carsen.
I’m not up to date on the TV show so I’m not sure where this book fits into the timeline but I think it takes place after season 3.
Even though the author is a tad heavy handed with the thesauruses, I will seek out the other books. This was an enjoyable romp with our favorite librarians.
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
adancewithbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Already the third addition to these tie-in novels to the show The Librarians. In case you don’t know The Librarians tv show is based on the movies The Librarian and its sequels who tell the story of Flynn, the librarian. A librarian who protects the world and make sure priceless artifacts are kept safe. In the tv show he gets three more librarians to help him out.
I was excited to read this. While I am certainly not up to date on the tv show as long as you know the basic concept of the characters and the idea you are quite set to enjoy these books. The book is set up like an episode in the tv show and does not move away from that. It is in a way a strength because what you see is what you get, but I also think it is its downfall. Downfall in the sense that there is little surprise or depth here. There were quite a few scenes where I thought there was room and intention to build on things more from the show character wise but then the author never does. I suppose it is hard to write characters that aren’t your own and that still need to fit in with the show.
The book starts off with another mission that has nothing to do with the plot of the book and felt like it took way too long to wrap up. It took up 50+ pages of a book that isn’t even 300 pages long and it made it feel like the book took forever to start. I thought that was a shame. There could have been more room to flesh out certain elements of the plot. For the most part I enjoyed the plot but there were inconsistencies with history. The fiddle in the 5th century for instance which didn’t exist back then I believe. It is a shame considering the nature of the job of these charactes... I hope that is caught before publication.
The book is set in Ireland for portions of the plot around St. Patricks Day and is heavily influenced by how popular media views the Irish, leprechauns and St. Patricks Day. There were some deviations from that like the role Padric played in the 5th century. I would have liked to have seen more things like that or for a book with this kind of place to focus more in Ireland than it did. It could have created a lovely atmosphere.
Even so for fans of the show this is a quick and nice read in between episodes.
Already the third addition to these tie-in novels to the show The Librarians. In case you don’t know The Librarians tv show is based on the movies The Librarian and its sequels who tell the story of Flynn, the librarian. A librarian who protects the world and make sure priceless artifacts are kept safe. In the tv show he gets three more librarians to help him out.
I was excited to read this. While I am certainly not up to date on the tv show as long as you know the basic concept of the characters and the idea you are quite set to enjoy these books. The book is set up like an episode in the tv show and does not move away from that. It is in a way a strength because what you see is what you get, but I also think it is its downfall. Downfall in the sense that there is little surprise or depth here. There were quite a few scenes where I thought there was room and intention to build on things more from the show character wise but then the author never does. I suppose it is hard to write characters that aren’t your own and that still need to fit in with the show.
The book starts off with another mission that has nothing to do with the plot of the book and felt like it took way too long to wrap up. It took up 50+ pages of a book that isn’t even 300 pages long and it made it feel like the book took forever to start. I thought that was a shame. There could have been more room to flesh out certain elements of the plot. For the most part I enjoyed the plot but there were inconsistencies with history. The fiddle in the 5th century for instance which didn’t exist back then I believe. It is a shame considering the nature of the job of these charactes... I hope that is caught before publication.
The book is set in Ireland for portions of the plot around St. Patricks Day and is heavily influenced by how popular media views the Irish, leprechauns and St. Patricks Day. There were some deviations from that like the role Padric played in the 5th century. I would have liked to have seen more things like that or for a book with this kind of place to focus more in Ireland than it did. It could have created a lovely atmosphere.
Even so for fans of the show this is a quick and nice read in between episodes.
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