A review by emilywemily6
Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibañez

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

While I enjoyed this duology as a whole and especially enjoyed the premise, this book fell a little flat. Whit's deception (and subsequent betrayal) was huge but was forgiven too quickly. It made it hard to forgive or understand Whit myself because I was still so confused at his decisions and her decision to forgive him. I was really engaged in this book for the first 30% and then my interest waned because of this. It also felt like we kept having family members revealed throughout the book, so the trope from the first book got really old. The plot twists felt contrived as a result. In general I liked the setting and the characters, but some parts of the writing took me out of the story and weren't satisfying. And again, not enough magic, but there was more intentional magic in this book than the first, which is good. Inez needs therapy bad though.
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