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A review by lattelibrarian
The Fourth Ruby, Volume 2 by James R. Hannibal
4.0
I have a knack for picking up sequels thinking that they're standalones. But not this time. This time, I happened upon an ARC of this book (even though it's already out), and I just felt a rush of love swell into my heart. I love this series, and the fact that I was able to get my hands on the sequel was just incredible. I read it as quickly as I could. In fact, I read it in one sitting.
There's just something about these characters that fully entrances me. And the world building oh my god. It's just so intriguing--all I want to do is read about the history of this underground society. (Secretly, I'm Gwen).
Okay, but also, I just gotta talk about this. Hannibal makes libraries sound so cool. So, I'm in library school right now. So of course all of my classmates realize how incredible libraries are and how useful they are to society. But a lot of people don't feel the same way. But in this book, we have an archivist who always knows exactly what you need. And there's a room filled with a special collection. That special collection is dragons. Dragons. Has there ever been a cooler librarian? Hashtag goals.
But really, even though this book is technically fantasy and steampunk and fiction, I learned quite a lot about history and geography. And about thieving. But that last bit's beside the point.
Overall, this series is incredible, and this sequel was amazing. It maintains the same tone as the first while allowing the characters to grow into themselves a little more. I highly recommend it.
Review cross-listed here!
There's just something about these characters that fully entrances me. And the world building oh my god. It's just so intriguing--all I want to do is read about the history of this underground society. (Secretly, I'm Gwen).
Okay, but also, I just gotta talk about this. Hannibal makes libraries sound so cool. So, I'm in library school right now. So of course all of my classmates realize how incredible libraries are and how useful they are to society. But a lot of people don't feel the same way. But in this book, we have an archivist who always knows exactly what you need. And there's a room filled with a special collection. That special collection is dragons. Dragons. Has there ever been a cooler librarian? Hashtag goals.
But really, even though this book is technically fantasy and steampunk and fiction, I learned quite a lot about history and geography. And about thieving. But that last bit's beside the point.
Overall, this series is incredible, and this sequel was amazing. It maintains the same tone as the first while allowing the characters to grow into themselves a little more. I highly recommend it.
Review cross-listed here!