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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
It was so wonderful that my only complain is it is OVER!!! These are books which I will be purchasing for my daughter, that's how great they are!!! I especially love the power of the written and spoken word evoked in this series...so rich and lovely and such a necessary part of my life for sure! Looking forward to lots more from Ms. Cogman.
“If you make this a children’s story, then I’ll make it a cautionary tale..."
This book is a triumph! Easily my favorite in the series so far. It is very clever, has a lot of character development, and I love the relationships between the characters. Once again there are some interesting moral dilemmas and interesting internal conflict within Irene. I think she's a great protagonist and this series is very fun to read. Excited for the next!
This book is a triumph! Easily my favorite in the series so far. It is very clever, has a lot of character development, and I love the relationships between the characters. Once again there are some interesting moral dilemmas and interesting internal conflict within Irene. I think she's a great protagonist and this series is very fun to read. Excited for the next!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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:
No
Irene, our Librarian, is currently on probation but she and her apprentice Kai, have been kept busy retrieving books. At the end of their current mission, they are almost killed when a door to the library fails to open. It leads to a harrowing escape and sets the tone for Burning Pages. Librarians are called into the library via special transport and informed that Alberich the Library's nemesis had issued an ultimatum, "Surrender the library or all will fall." Irene is giving a new assignment. She must retrieve a book from the Crystal Palace in Saint Petersburg.
Cogman weaves colorful worlds spread across the universe and within it is a secret library where rare books are collected in an attempt to balance or protect the worlds. The premise of these worlds is fascinating. Each is similar, and yet vastly different. Some are ruled by order and others chaos. Within these worlds are humans, FAE and even DRAGONS! The author weaves in familiar elements for the reader from books, events, and secondary characters. In the world Irene is assigned as a librarian, she has friended Vale, the world's greatest detective who resides on Baker Street. He has aided them throughout the series. Vale is currently suffering from Chaos contamination after events in The Masked City.
Irene finds herself receiving messages from Alberich and someone is attempting to kill her. I loved the creative ways they tried to do away with her. Of course, our librarian is talented, and her abilities shine in The Burning Pages. Kai, her assistant, the dragon prince continues to be both stubborn and heroic. Li Ming his uncle is present. I liked that we see Kai and the Dragons offer a stronger role, and I'm curious to see how this progresses throughout the series. Silver, a powerful and influential FAE Lord, helps them when it suits him. He is a colorful character, whom I envision as Crowley from Supernatural.
Fast paced, with fascinating creatures Cogman had us traveling through portals, and dimensional streams as we raced to save the library. It was rather brilliant. The current story along with the overall ARC threads kept me guesses. I've grown attached to the characters and appreciate their growth and seeing their friendships strengthen.
What makes this series magical are the incredible scenes and creative imagination of the author. The creatures, portals, attacks and investigation are all surrounded by a feast for your mind's eye. Unimaginable creatures in an underground market, shifters for hire, the language of the library, and the worlds we travel to all from the comfort of our reading chair. The battle scenes are delivered in vivid 3-D and will have you holding your breath.
Copy provided by publisher. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer
Cogman weaves colorful worlds spread across the universe and within it is a secret library where rare books are collected in an attempt to balance or protect the worlds. The premise of these worlds is fascinating. Each is similar, and yet vastly different. Some are ruled by order and others chaos. Within these worlds are humans, FAE and even DRAGONS! The author weaves in familiar elements for the reader from books, events, and secondary characters. In the world Irene is assigned as a librarian, she has friended Vale, the world's greatest detective who resides on Baker Street. He has aided them throughout the series. Vale is currently suffering from Chaos contamination after events in The Masked City.
Irene finds herself receiving messages from Alberich and someone is attempting to kill her. I loved the creative ways they tried to do away with her. Of course, our librarian is talented, and her abilities shine in The Burning Pages. Kai, her assistant, the dragon prince continues to be both stubborn and heroic. Li Ming his uncle is present. I liked that we see Kai and the Dragons offer a stronger role, and I'm curious to see how this progresses throughout the series. Silver, a powerful and influential FAE Lord, helps them when it suits him. He is a colorful character, whom I envision as Crowley from Supernatural.
Fast paced, with fascinating creatures Cogman had us traveling through portals, and dimensional streams as we raced to save the library. It was rather brilliant. The current story along with the overall ARC threads kept me guesses. I've grown attached to the characters and appreciate their growth and seeing their friendships strengthen.
What makes this series magical are the incredible scenes and creative imagination of the author. The creatures, portals, attacks and investigation are all surrounded by a feast for your mind's eye. Unimaginable creatures in an underground market, shifters for hire, the language of the library, and the worlds we travel to all from the comfort of our reading chair. The battle scenes are delivered in vivid 3-D and will have you holding your breath.
Copy provided by publisher. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While I enjoyed the first two entries into this series, this volume was rather underwhelming in the end.
The traitor being revealed to be Zayanna with hardly any pushback made the entire plot of 'Who was the betrayer' fall flat. It could have gone somewhere very interesting if we could have at least suspected Vale or Inspector Singh. But the most we get is Irene saying "I hope not but she probably is the traitor".
Then there's, as a friend called it, the "incest jumpscare". Alberich has no reason to believe his child is male; the Brother's Grimm story retrieved last book made it clear his sister didn't give birth until she returned to the library, so it's painfully obvious Irene is his kid. And for what point? I guess we'll find out in later books, but right now the very idea just annoys me. The way we got the information was sloppy as well. Irene has been frantically checking lists of dead or missing Librarians every time she returns to the Library this book. But she suddenly decides her parents will be pefectly safe from Alberich because they're Librarians, even though she should know for a fact they wouldn't be, all so we get that reveal.
I know I complained a lot, but I am looking forward to the next book. We have interesting locations, world's, and charactes. I just hope book 4 won't be quite as much of a personal letdown.
Then there's, as a friend called it, the "incest jumpscare". Alberich has no reason to believe his child is male; the Brother's Grimm story retrieved last book made it clear his sister didn't give birth until she returned to the library, so it's painfully obvious Irene is his kid. And for what point? I guess we'll find out in later books, but right now the very idea just annoys me. The way we got the information was sloppy as well. Irene has been frantically checking lists of dead or missing Librarians every time she returns to the Library this book. But she suddenly decides her parents will be pefectly safe from Alberich because they're Librarians, even though she should know for a fact they wouldn't be, all so we get that reveal.
I know I complained a lot, but I am looking forward to the next book. We have interesting locations, world's, and charactes. I just hope book 4 won't be quite as much of a personal letdown.
I am loving these silly little books. Perfect summer vacation reads.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
It took me a lot longer to read this one. Partially my fault as December was a busy month but there seemed to be a bit of a meandering plot and then a crashing halt rather than an ending. I do hope that the next book in the series takes our heroine in a different direction. While I love her psuedo-Victorian world, maybe its time to take her somewhere else?
The third instalment of Cogman's Invisible Library series did not disappoint, with familiar characters in unfamiliar situations, new locations and difficult choices to be made throughout. My only complaint with the second book (The Masked City) was that I felt the ending was a little rushed, and I worried a little that this would be the case once again, but I was very pleasantly put at ease with this book's final chapters in that respect - although the ending happens at what might be considered a whirlwind pace, it was not rushed but just right. I preordered the fourth of the series before I'd even opened the third and don't regret the decision at all!