A review by woahno
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

4.0

Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians is a fitting and satisfying conclusion to the Alcatraz series. I must say that it was a great choice to switch perspectives for the final book and for that perspective to be Bastille's. With that out of the way, this is the book where Alcatraz is a hero, and it does not have footnotes. It does have Bastille fighting everyone in the world though. And it has the plotting and pacing and twists and turns that we all have come to expect in this series. On the whole, I really enjoyed the imagination on display for all the books. Sometimes things get too absurd for my tastes but that is was this series does so I can't fault it too much for leaning into that. I think more Sanderson fans should check it out honestly. I bet that all six books here are probably not as long as a single Stormlight book but I think there is some serious crossover appeal. Yes, this is not intended for adults but the magic system and how it evolves over the books, the world building and the plotting are all similar enough that I could see a lot of Cosmere fans enjoying it. Even if they don't have kids to read this to or with.