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A review by ketutar
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
5.0
I liked it a lot. I like the fact that I wasn't certain about anyone's loyalties or sides or so. I was suspecting everyone, and half of the people weren't as bad as I feared they would be :-D Also, the bad guys were as bad as they were supposed to be. Or at least, that's the impression we got... now... there's always the possibility of things changing in the future. I suspect the fae might not be quite as bad as presented, and the library might not be as good as presented. I like that aspect of the story.
Also, this is sort of a "pilot episode" :-D It can be read as an independent story and forget everything about what will happen in the future. This story has an ending, and it's satisfactory, though it leaves plenty of threads hanging for people who are interested to read on. After all, there are 8 books in this series. I do hope it doesn't do me [b:A Discovery of Witches|8667848|A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)|Deborah Harkness|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525097370l/8667848._SY75_.jpg|13190160], where the first book was nice, the second book pure crap. [I think I hate those stories most of all. Like Game of Thrones. (Tv-series. I haven't read the books, and I doubt I will, because of the tv-series. Sorry, George.) The stories start very well, but then fall down and keep flopping. It's like I've been promised an iPad for a present, and then it's one of those sanitary pads with an eye drawn on. I seriously hope this isn't like that.]
This reminds me somewhat of [b:A Winter's Promise|40969531|A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor #1)|Christelle Dabos|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532807526l/40969531._SX50_.jpg|25320621]. If you liked that, you might like this, if you liked this, you might like that.
P.S. I love the characters. I like Irene, I'm in love with Lord Silver, Kai is amazing, and even Bradamant is somewhat interesting. I hope Vale improves, I just need to know more about the elder Miss Retrograde, if there is a younger Miss Retrograde, and who and what might that be :-D
Also, this is sort of a "pilot episode" :-D It can be read as an independent story and forget everything about what will happen in the future. This story has an ending, and it's satisfactory, though it leaves plenty of threads hanging for people who are interested to read on. After all, there are 8 books in this series. I do hope it doesn't do me [b:A Discovery of Witches|8667848|A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)|Deborah Harkness|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1525097370l/8667848._SY75_.jpg|13190160], where the first book was nice, the second book pure crap. [I think I hate those stories most of all. Like Game of Thrones. (Tv-series. I haven't read the books, and I doubt I will, because of the tv-series. Sorry, George.) The stories start very well, but then fall down and keep flopping. It's like I've been promised an iPad for a present, and then it's one of those sanitary pads with an eye drawn on. I seriously hope this isn't like that.]
This reminds me somewhat of [b:A Winter's Promise|40969531|A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor #1)|Christelle Dabos|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1532807526l/40969531._SX50_.jpg|25320621]. If you liked that, you might like this, if you liked this, you might like that.
P.S. I love the characters. I like Irene, I'm in love with Lord Silver, Kai is amazing, and even Bradamant is somewhat interesting. I hope Vale improves, I just need to know more about the elder Miss Retrograde, if there is a younger Miss Retrograde, and who and what might that be :-D