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sirensinspring's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
booksandcatsgalore's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
co2lreads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Invisible Library series gets better and better with each book. The Mortal Word introduces a murder investigation, more fae archetypes, and more dragon hierarchy that Irene has to face. Cogman writes an excellent mystery as always and the characters (both returning and new) are as charming and messy as always. I'm sure the next book will be "Irene gets to sit and read a book without anything happening" and definitely won't be another excellent adventure. 😉
_aoibheann_'s review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
gifpil's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
missnatalieann's review against another edition
5.0
This series is just getting better! I loved everything about this story, the new characters, the whodunit mystery, all of the twists and turns, it was such a great listen. The narrator is fantastic and really brings something unique to every character, they feel real and all like separate individuals. I hope the rest of the series continues on like this book and the previous one, they have been my favorites.
aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
While I did enjoy this story overall and it was quite fun, it definitely was too long/quite slow for anything to happen, which prevents me from giving it 4 stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder
itsfreelancer's review against another edition
4.0
This has been my guilty pleasure since I read book 1. After every 2-3 odd books, I come back to the Invisible Library series and check up on what my favourite librarian/spy is up to.
In book 5, she is apparently an investigator stuck between chaos and order. A classic whodunit at its core, book 5 is more of a filler where old characters come back for a reunion and a new, possibly more interesting character surfaces for the future. There is very less foreshadowing for the overall arc but as it stands in the series, it is nonetheless a good addition.
Irene, if you were to steal a book on this planet, you'd probably find it at my place. Here's my open invitation. And oh, leave Kai behind.
In book 5, she is apparently an investigator stuck between chaos and order. A classic whodunit at its core, book 5 is more of a filler where old characters come back for a reunion and a new, possibly more interesting character surfaces for the future. There is very less foreshadowing for the overall arc but as it stands in the series, it is nonetheless a good addition.
Irene, if you were to steal a book on this planet, you'd probably find it at my place. Here's my open invitation. And oh, leave Kai behind.