4.01 AVERAGE

lous_world's profile picture

lous_world's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 31%

The pacing is so slow, I feel like nothing is happening and I can’t see where the author is trying to take the book
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

orangearcade's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 61%

Didn't enjoy the writing style

kim_the_canadian's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 49%

I liked the start. But it quickly got hard for me to follow. The story jumped around way too much and the names were so close that I struggled to follow the story line. I also found that there were a lot of parts that seemed deep in details but that felt like it slowed down the story. if you’re big in world building though you may love this book.

I felt like I didn’t fall in love with any of the characters bc it was more about the mechanism that the library is than characters. Idk. Not sure I like. 
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a great, interesting book, made for book nerds. Strange world, great worldbuilding. I was more excited for this book than anything I've read in years!
duvallhm's profile picture

duvallhm's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 60%

The book was boring and didn'  keep me engaged. It bounced around a lot without warning. The character names were similar so I would get them confused. Its a great concept but feels rushed