Joe Z. (zelman) reviewed on 5/23/2016 + 215 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

This book wasn't exactly what I was expecting, which is a very, very good thing. The world building was much more intense, complex and made me slow down and actually read through certain passages to get what the author was trying to do and trying to tell me the reader. Irene is a librarian for not just a regular library, but the Library. She goes on missions to alternate worlds to capture key works for fiction for storage at the Library. Irene is unique as she comes from Library stock, this is all she has ever known. Her superiors give her an apprentice and what seems to be a relatively easy mission. Course not. From the get go Irene and her apprentice are met with Fae magic, vampire, werewolves and the baddest guy of all, the Librarian who turned evil. I'm not much for steampunk, but I enjoyed the mystery, the characters and the world building. Who couldn't love a book built on the foundation that great fiction works should be cherished? This seems to be the start of an exciting new series.
Thanks FirsttoRead for the opportunity to read this galley in exchange for an honest review.

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