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littlewishling's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood
starrysteph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
We're dropped into the secret society of the Library, which exists between alternate worlds and collects unique works of fiction. We follow Librarian Irene and her fresh assistant Kai as they attempt to recover a stolen book, unravel a mystery, & get out of a whole lot of trouble.
It's a playful mystery story, though it suffers a bit from underdeveloped/simple characters who lack the insight they perhaps should have had. I can imagine it would be more fun for perhaps young readers who don't catch on to the (fairly obvious) clues and suspicious situations.
The worldbuilding was intriguing and I actually liked being dropped RIGHT into the action and catching up as we went along. And of course - as a person who loves to read - a book about a mysterious society of Librarians is a pretty delightful concept. This is a long series with spin offs and I would consider reading more tales set in the world! Maybe the plotting & characterization has greater depth as we go on?
CW: body horror, injury, blood, death, violence, murder, animal death, sexual content, ableism, sexism
Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Gore, Medical content, and Sexism
clarabooksit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, and Sexism
stwriter92's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Murder, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content
dcheers's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Though it wasn't a complete page turner, I am still looking forward to seeing what is next for the characters and continuing on in the series!
Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Abortion
emmyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror
rey_therese07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
tarotsystem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Blood